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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
qfhigh_dv Highest educational qualification ever reported
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 13
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 12
  11. 1
  12. 11
  13. 14
  14. 10
  15. 15
qfhighfl_dv Eligibility flag for QFHIGH in UKHLS format
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2
qfhighoth Highest qualification gained outside UK
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 11
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 6
  6. 14
  7. 15
  8. 13
qfi Qualifications: nursing SEN SRN SCM
  1. indresp
  1. BH17
  2. BH06
  3. BH16
  4. BH05
  5. BH15
  6. BH04
  7. BH14
  8. BH03
  9. BH13
  10. BH02
  11. BH12
  12. BH01
  13. BH11
  14. BH10
  15. BH09
  16. BH08
  17. BH18
  18. BH07
qfj Qualifications: teaching
  1. indresp
  1. BH07
  2. BH17
  3. BH06
  4. BH16
  5. BH05
  6. BH15
  7. BH04
  8. BH14
  9. BH03
  10. BH13
  11. BH02
  12. BH12
  13. BH01
  14. BH11
  15. BH10
  16. BH09
  17. BH08
  18. BH18
qfk Qualifications: university diploma
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH07
  3. BH17
  4. BH06
  5. BH16
  6. BH05
  7. BH15
  8. BH04
  9. BH14
  10. BH03
  11. BH13
  12. BH02
  13. BH12
  14. BH01
  15. BH11
  16. BH10
  17. BH09
  18. BH08
qfl Qualifications: Univ/CNAA first degree
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH07
  3. BH17
  4. BH06
  5. BH16
  6. BH05
  7. BH15
  8. BH04
  9. BH14
  10. BH03
  11. BH13
  12. BH02
  13. BH12
  14. BH01
  15. BH11
  16. BH10
  17. BH09
  18. BH08
qfm Qualifications: Univ/CNAA higher degree
  1. indresp
  1. BH08
  2. BH18
  3. BH07
  4. BH17
  5. BH06
  6. BH16
  7. BH05
  8. BH15
  9. BH04
  10. BH14
  11. BH03
  12. BH13
  13. BH02
  14. BH12
  15. BH01
  16. BH11
  17. BH10
  18. BH09
qfn Post school qualifications: other
  1. indresp
  1. BH08
  2. BH18
  3. BH07
  4. BH17
  5. BH06
  6. BH16
  7. BH05
  8. BH15
  9. BH04
  10. BH14
  11. BH03
  12. BH13
  13. BH02
  14. BH12
  15. BH01
  16. BH11
  17. BH10
  18. BH09
qfrec Any qualifications since reference date
  1. indresp
  1. BH18
  2. BH17
  3. BH16
  4. BH15
qfvoc Has vocational qualifications
  1. indresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH01
  3. BH11
  4. BH10
  5. BH09
  6. BH08
  7. BH18
  8. BH07
  9. BH17
  10. BH06
  11. BH16
  12. BH05
  13. BH15
  14. BH04
  15. BH14
  16. BH03
  17. BH13
  18. BH02
qfvoc1 Vocational qualifications: Youth training certificate
  1. indresp
  1. 14
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 13
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 12
  14. 1
  15. 11
qfvoc10 Vocational qualifications: NVQ/SVQ - Level 3 - 5
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. 11
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 5
qfvoc11 Vocational qualifications: HNC/HND
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 12
  10. 1
  11. 11
  12. 14
  13. 10
  14. 15
  15. 9
qfvoc12 Vocational qualifications: ONC/OND
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 1
  4. 11
  5. 14
  6. 10
  7. 15
  8. 9
  9. 8
  10. 7
  11. 6
  12. 5
  13. 4
  14. 13
  15. 3
qfvoc13 Vocational qualifications: BTEC/BEC/TEC/EdExcel/LQL
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 1
  9. 11
  10. 14
  11. 10
  12. 15
  13. 9
  14. 8
  15. 7
qfvoc14 Vocational qualifications: SCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 14
  3. 10
  4. 15
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 6
  9. 5
  10. 4
  11. 13
  12. 3
  13. 2
  14. 12
  15. 1
qfvoc15 Vocational qualifications: Other voc/tech/prof qual
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 1
  7. 11
  8. 14
  9. 10
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
  15. 5
qfvoc16 Vocational qualifications - NVQ/SVQ
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qfvoc2 Vocational qualifications: Key Skills
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 12
  12. 1
  13. 11
  14. 14
  15. 10
qfvoc3 Vocational qualifications: Basic skills
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 1
  6. 11
  7. 14
  8. 10
  9. 15
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
  15. 4
qfvoc4 Vocational qualifications: Entry lvl qual (Wales)
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 12
  9. 1
  10. 11
  11. 14
  12. 10
  13. 15
  14. 9
  15. 8
qfvoc5 Vocational qualifications: Modern/trade apprentice
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2
qfvoc6 Vocational qualifications: RSA/OCR/Cleri/comm qual
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 13
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 12
  7. 1
  8. 11
  9. 14
  10. 10
  11. 15
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
  15. 6
qfvoc7 Vocational qualifications: City and Guilds Cert
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 15
  3. 9
  4. 8
  5. 7
  6. 6
  7. 5
  8. 4
  9. 13
  10. 3
  11. 2
  12. 12
  13. 1
  14. 11
  15. 14
qfvoc8 Vocational qualifications: GNVQ/GSVQ
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 1
  6. 11
  7. 14
  8. 10
  9. 15
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
  15. 4
qfvoc9 Vocational qualifications: NVQ/SVQ - Level 1 - 2
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 12
  10. 1
  11. 11
  12. 14
  13. 10
  14. 15
  15. 9
qfvoc96 Vocational qualifications: None of the above
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 1
  3. 11
  4. 14
  5. 10
  6. 15
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
  15. 2
qfvoc_all Vocational Qualifications
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qfvocnonuk Vocational qualifications gained outside UK
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 6
  7. 14
  8. 15
qfvocuk Vocational qualifications gained in UK
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 6
  7. 14
  8. 15
qfx Has listed qualifications since 1.9.98
  1. indresp
  1. BH12
  2. BH11
  3. BH10
  4. BH09
  5. BH08
  6. BH18
  7. BH07
  8. BH17
  9. BH06
  10. BH16
  11. BH05
  12. BH15
  13. BH04
  14. BH14
  15. BH03
  16. BH13
  17. BH02

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