mother's educational qualifications
Datafiles
Index term
Variable note:
Mothers educational qualifications. Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009). Collected of remaining sample members at Wave 2.
See PAEDQF
Uses W_MAEDQF on data file W_INDRESPUses BM_MAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/
Derived variable note:
mother's educational qualifications.
See PAEDQF
Derived variable note:
Uses W_MAEDQF on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BM_MAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/
Question asked in the latest wave:
familybackground_w15.maedqf
Question label:
Mother's educational qualifications
Question text:
Which of these best describes the type of qualifications your mother 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 | 31576 | 96.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 68 | 0.21% |
| She did not go to school at all | 1 | 43 | 0.13% |
| She left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 247 | 0.75% |
| She left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 386 | 1.18% |
| She gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds) | 4 | 212 | 0.65% |
| She gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 189 | 0.58% |
| Other | 97 | 43 | 0.13% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 26897 | 75.83% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 68 | 0.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 520 | 1.47% |
| She did not go to school at all | 1 | 217 | 0.61% |
| She left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 2345 | 6.61% |
| She left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 2679 | 7.55% |
| She gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. an apprenticeship, nursing or teaching q | 4 | 1348 | 3.8% |
| She gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 1028 | 2.9% |
| Other | 97 | 235 | 0.66% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only available for IEMB | -11 | 40577 | 89.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 51 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 539 | 1.19% |
| she did not go to school at all | 1 | 761 | 1.68% |
| she left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 943 | 2.09% |
| she left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 993 | 2.2% |
| she gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. | 4 | 540 | 1.19% |
| she gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 576 | 1.27% |
| other | 97 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 17553 | 32.17% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 3244 | 5.94% |
| she did not go to school at all | 1 | 1161 | 2.13% |
| she left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 13350 | 24.46% |
| she left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 8471 | 15.52% |
| she gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) | 4 | 4784 | 8.77% |
| she gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 2020 | 3.7% |
| other | 97 | 96 | 0.18% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 319 | 0.63% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 35295 | 69.21% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1306 | 2.56% |
| she did not go to school at all | 1 | 440 | 0.86% |
| she left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 5126 | 10.05% |
| she left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 2974 | 5.83% |
| she gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) | 4 | 1481 | 2.9% |
| she gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 734 | 1.44% |
| other | 97 | 55 | 0.11% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 891 | 5.49% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 1210 | 7.45% |
| Never went to school | 1 | 152 | 0.94% |
| Left school no quals | 2 | 7839 | 48.28% |
| Left sch w some qual | 3 | 3324 | 20.47% |
| Got Further Ed quals | 4 | 2182 | 13.44% |
| Got uni/highr degree | 5 | 636 | 3.92% |
| Total | 16238 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 103031 | 61.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 1032 | 0.61% |
| she did not go to school at all | 1 | 2735 | 1.62% |
| she left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 27979 | 16.62% |
| she left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 18073 | 10.73% |
| she gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. | 4 | 10026 | 5.95% |
| she gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 5051 | 3.0% |
| other | 97 | 450 | 0.27% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
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