father's educational qualifications
Datafiles
Index term
Variable note:
Fathers 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 MAEDQF
Uses W_PAEDQF on data file W_INDRESPUses BM_PAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/
Derived variable note:
Father's educational qualifications.
See MAEDQF
Derived variable note:
Uses W_PAEDQF on data file W_INDRESP
Uses BM_PAEDHI on data file BM_INDRESP/
Question asked in the latest wave:
familybackground_w15.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 | 31576 | 96.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 10 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 92 | 0.28% |
| He did not go to school at all | 1 | 35 | 0.11% |
| He left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 259 | 0.79% |
| He left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 325 | 0.99% |
| He gained post school quals or certs (e.g. City & Guilds) | 4 | 197 | 0.6% |
| He gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 196 | 0.6% |
| Other | 97 | 85 | 0.26% |
| 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 | 725 | 2.04% |
| He did not go to school at all | 1 | 185 | 0.52% |
| He left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 2154 | 6.07% |
| He left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 2126 | 5.99% |
| He gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. an apprenticeship, nursing or teaching q | 4 | 1545 | 4.36% |
| He gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 1225 | 3.45% |
| Other | 97 | 412 | 1.16% |
| 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 | 53 | 0.12% |
| don't know | -1 | 696 | 1.54% |
| he did not go to school at all | 1 | 409 | 0.91% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 841 | 1.86% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 1015 | 2.25% |
| he gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. a | 4 | 536 | 1.19% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 845 | 1.87% |
| other | 97 | 25 | 0.06% |
| 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 | 13 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 4581 | 8.4% |
| he did not go to school at all | 1 | 724 | 1.33% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 11692 | 21.43% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 6270 | 11.49% |
| he gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) | 4 | 6754 | 12.38% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 2931 | 5.37% |
| other | 97 | 167 | 0.31% |
| 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 | 1709 | 3.35% |
| he did not go to school at all | 1 | 280 | 0.55% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 4437 | 8.7% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 2252 | 4.42% |
| he gained post school quals or certs (e.g. city & guilds) | 4 | 2246 | 4.4% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 1127 | 2.21% |
| other | 97 | 65 | 0.13% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| proxy | -7 | 891 | 5.49% |
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1639 | 10.09% |
| Never went to school | 1 | 139 | 0.86% |
| Left school no quals | 2 | 6876 | 42.35% |
| Left sch w some qual | 3 | 2288 | 14.09% |
| Got Further Ed quals | 4 | 3449 | 21.24% |
| Got uni/highr degree | 5 | 950 | 5.85% |
| Total | 16238 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 105042 | 62.39% |
| don't know | -1 | 1444 | 0.86% |
| he did not go to school at all | 1 | 1738 | 1.03% |
| he left school with no qualifications or certificates | 2 | 24648 | 14.64% |
| he left school with some qualifications or certificates | 3 | 13772 | 8.18% |
| he gained further qualifications or certificates after leaving school (e.g. a | 4 | 13926 | 8.27% |
| he gained a university degree or higher degree | 5 | 7047 | 4.19% |
| other | 97 | 760 | 0.45% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
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