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VariableLabelDatafileWaves
qualhigh Highest qualification
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 9
qualhighoth Highest qualification gained outside UK
  1. indresp
  1. 9
qualnew1 New qualifications gained: Higher Degree
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 13
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 12
  14. 14
qualnew10 New qualifications gained: AS Level
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 14
  7. 11
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
qualnew11 New qualifications gained: Advanced Higher / Scottish Baccalaureate
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 3
  7. 2
qualnew13 New qualifications gained: GCSE
  1. indresp
  1. 9
  2. 8
  3. 7
  4. 6
  5. 5
  6. 4
  7. 13
  8. 3
  9. 2
  10. 12
  11. 14
  12. 11
  13. 15
  14. 10
qualnew15 New qualifications gained: Credit Standard Grade (National 5 / Intermediate 2)
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 3
  3. 2
  4. 12
  5. 14
  6. 11
  7. 15
  8. 10
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 7
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 4
qualnew16 New qualifications gained: Other school cert
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 13
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 12
  9. 14
  10. 11
  11. 15
  12. 10
  13. 9
  14. 8
qualnew17 New qualifications gained: Youth training cert
  1. indresp
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 11
  4. 15
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 4
  12. 13
  13. 3
  14. 2
qualnew18 New qualifications gained: Key Skills
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 13
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 12
  7. 14
  8. 11
  9. 15
  10. 10
  11. 9
  12. 8
  13. 7
  14. 6
qualnew19 New qualifications gained: Basic skills
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 12
  12. 14
  13. 11
  14. 15
qualnew2 New qualifications gained: First degree level qualification including foundation
  1. indresp
  1. 5
  2. 4
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
qualnew20 New qualifications gained: Entry lvl qual (Wales)
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 14
  7. 11
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
qualnew21 New qualifications gained: Modern apprenticeship
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 12
  10. 14
  11. 11
  12. 15
  13. 10
  14. 9
qualnew22 New qualifications gained: RSA/OCR/Cleri/comm qual
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 11
  5. 15
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
qualnew23 New qualifications gained: City and Guilds Cert
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 14
  9. 11
  10. 15
  11. 10
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
qualnew24 New qualifications gained: GNVQ/GSVQ
  1. indresp
  1. 11
  2. 15
  3. 10
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 7
  7. 6
  8. 5
  9. 4
  10. 13
  11. 3
  12. 2
  13. 12
  14. 14
qualnew25 New qualifications gained: NVQ/SVQ - level 1 - 2
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 8
  7. 7
qualnew26 New qualifications gained: NVQ/SVQ - level 3 - 5
  1. indresp
  1. 7
  2. 6
  3. 5
  4. 4
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 8
qualnew27 New qualifications gained: HNC/HND
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 14
  9. 11
  10. 15
  11. 10
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
qualnew28 New qualifications gained: ONC/OND
  1. indresp
  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 7
  5. 6
  6. 5
  7. 4
  8. 13
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 12
  12. 14
  13. 11
  14. 15
qualnew29 New qualifications gained: BTEC/BEC/TEC/EdExcel/LQL
  1. indresp
  1. 4
  2. 13
  3. 3
  4. 2
  5. 12
  6. 14
  7. 11
  8. 15
  9. 10
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 6
  14. 5
qualnew3 New qualifications gained: Diploma in HE
  1. indresp
  1. 8
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 13
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 12
  10. 14
  11. 11
  12. 15
  13. 10
  14. 9
qualnew30 New qualifications gained: SCOTVEC/SCOTEC/SCOTBEC
  1. indresp
  1. 2
  2. 12
  3. 14
  4. 11
  5. 15
  6. 10
  7. 9
  8. 8
  9. 7
  10. 6
  11. 5
  12. 4
  13. 13
  14. 3
qualnew31 New qualifications gained: Other voc/tech/prof qual
  1. indresp
  1. 6
  2. 5
  3. 4
  4. 13
  5. 3
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 14
  9. 11
  10. 15
  11. 10
  12. 9
  13. 8
  14. 7
qualnew32 New qualifications gained: General Standard Grade (National 4 / Intermediate 1)
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 8
  8. 7
  9. 14
qualnew33 New qualifications gained: Foundation Standard Grade (National 3 / Access 3)
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 8
  7. 7
  8. 14
  9. 15
qualnew35 New qualifications gained: PGCE
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qualnew36 New qualifications gained: First degree level qualification (e.g. BA, BSc)
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qualnew37 New qualifications gained: Foundation degree
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qualnew38 New qualifications gained: Teach qual sec/further ed (excl PGCE)
  1. indresp
  1. 13
  2. 12
  3. 11
  4. 10
  5. 9
  6. 14
  7. 15
qualnew39 New qualifications gained: Teach qual prim ed (excl PGCE)
  1. indresp
  1. 15
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 11
  5. 10
  6. 9
  7. 14

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