Highest qualification
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualeventhistory_ip10.qualhigh
Question label:
Highest qualification
Question text:
Can you tell me the highest educational or school qualification you have ever obtained?
Question universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if (QHIGHEDUK = 1)| (ff_UKBORN = 1|2|3|4) (Gained highest educational qualification in the UK or born in the UK)
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2344 | 91.21% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Higher Degree | 1 | 7 | 0.27% |
| Diploma in higher education | 3 | 12 | 0.47% |
| A Level | 6 | 12 | 0.47% |
| Welsh Baccalaureate | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| AS Level | 9 | 11 | 0.43% |
| Higher Grade | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| GCSE/O Level | 12 | 46 | 1.79% |
| cse | 13 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Credit Standard Grade / Ordinary (O) Grade (National 5 / Intermediate 2) | 14 | 1 | 0.04% |
| General Standard Grade (National 4 / Intermediate 1) | 17 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Foundation Standard Grade (National 3 / Access 3) | 18 | 2 | 0.08% |
| PGCE or equivalent | 19 | 2 | 0.08% |
| First degree level qualification (e.g. BA, BSc) | 20 | 11 | 0.43% |
| Teach qual sec/further ed (excl PGCE) | 22 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Teach qual prim ed (excl PGCE) | 23 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma | 24 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Advanced Higher | 25 | 2 | 0.08% |
| None of the above | 96 | 20 | 0.78% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
