Father's educational qualification
Father’s highest educational qualification when respondent was aged 14. Combines information from two versions of the question, where version A uses a showcard and version B does not.
See PAEDQF
Datafile
Derived variable note:
Father's highest educational qualification when respondent was aged 14. Combines information from two versions of the question, where version A uses a showcard and version B does not.
See PAEDQF
Derived variable note:
Uses PAEDQF_A PAEDQF_B/
Question asked in the latest wave:
familybackground_ip17.paedqf
Question label:
Father's educational qualifications
Question text:
Which of these best describes the type of qualifications your father gained?
Question universe:
if [(ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS) & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed, excluding rising 16 year olds
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2373 | 95.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.28% |
| He did not go to school at all | 1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| He left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 9 | 0.36% |
| He left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 23 | 0.92% |
| He gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds) | 4 | 23 | 0.92% |
| He gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 17 | 0.68% |
| Other | 97 | 9 | 0.36% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2700 | 94.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 19 | 0.67% |
| He did not go to school at all | 1 | 2 | 0.07% |
| He left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 27 | 0.95% |
| He left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 28 | 0.98% |
| He gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds) | 4 | 18 | 0.63% |
| He gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 20 | 0.7% |
| Other | 97 | 10 | 0.35% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2546 | 93.6% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.29% |
| He left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 31 | 1.14% |
| He left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 36 | 1.32% |
| He gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. an apprenticeship, nursing or teaching q | 4 | 29 | 1.07% |
| He gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 27 | 0.99% |
| Other | 97 | 7 | 0.26% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1456 | 61.05% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 110 | 4.61% |
| he did not go to school at all | 1 | 7 | 0.29% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 253 | 10.61% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 134 | 5.62% |
| he gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) | 4 | 160 | 6.71% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 55 | 2.31% |
| other | 97 | 4 | 0.17% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1652 | 88.34% |
| proxy respondent | -7 | 82 | 4.39% |
| don't know | -1 | 11 | 0.59% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 43 | 2.3% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 38 | 2.03% |
| he gained further qualifications or certificates after leavi | 4 | 26 | 1.39% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 14 | 0.75% |
| other | 97 | 4 | 0.21% |
| Total | 1870 | 100.0% |
