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Mainstage Variable

prfehq

Proxy's Highest FE qualification

Datafile

indresp

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14379	99.72%
Trade apprenticeship	2	3	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	4	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	4	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	4	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	2	0.01%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.02%
Nursing qualifications	9	1	0.01%
Teaching qualifications	10	1	0.01%
University diploma	11	2	0.01%
First degree	12	6	0.04%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	3	0.02%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14823	99.66%
Trade apprenticeship	2	5	0.03%
Clerical and commercial	3	1	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	10	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	3	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	5	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	2	0.01%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.02%
Teaching qualifications	10	1	0.01%
University diploma	11	2	0.01%
First degree	12	9	0.06%
Higher degree	13	2	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	5	0.03%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	15315	99.5%
Youth training cert	1	1	0.01%
Trade apprenticeship	2	7	0.05%
Clerical and commercial	3	3	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	9	0.06%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	5	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	5	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	4	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	7	0.05%
Nursing qualifications	9	1	0.01%
Teaching qualifications	10	3	0.02%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	8	0.05%
Higher degree	13	3	0.02%
Other tech or professional	14	8	0.05%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15542	99.52%
Trade apprenticeship	2	8	0.05%
Clerical and commercial	3	4	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	10	0.06%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	8	0.05%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	7	0.04%
ONC or OND	7	3	0.02%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.02%
Nursing qualifications	9	1	0.01%
Teaching qualifications	10	1	0.01%
University diploma	11	3	0.02%
First degree	12	6	0.04%
Higher degree	13	2	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	4	0.03%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	15705	99.46%
Youth training cert	1	1	0.01%
Trade apprenticeship	2	10	0.06%
Clerical and commercial	3	2	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	12	0.08%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	4	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	3	0.02%
ONC or OND	7	5	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	4	0.03%
Teaching qualifications	10	1	0.01%
University diploma	11	3	0.02%
First degree	12	13	0.08%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	10	0.06%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	16134	99.36%
Trade apprenticeship	2	13	0.08%
Clerical and commercial	3	5	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	12	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	6	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	8	0.05%
ONC or OND	7	5	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	4	0.02%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	15	0.09%
Higher degree	13	2	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	5	0.03%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	16493	99.37%
Youth training cert	1	3	0.02%
Trade apprenticeship	2	13	0.08%
Clerical and commercial	3	4	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	9	0.05%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	5	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	5	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	3	0.02%
HNC or HND	8	4	0.02%
Teaching qualifications	10	2	0.01%
University diploma	11	2	0.01%
First degree	12	18	0.11%
Higher degree	13	3	0.02%
Other tech or professional	14	3	0.02%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	18744	99.35%
Youth training cert	1	6	0.03%
Trade apprenticeship	2	20	0.11%
Clerical and commercial	3	7	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	12	0.06%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	4	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	12	0.06%
ONC or OND	7	6	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	7	0.04%
Nursing qualifications	9	5	0.03%
Teaching qualifications	10	2	0.01%
University diploma	11	6	0.03%
First degree	12	21	0.11%
Higher degree	13	2	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	8	0.04%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15553	99.68%
Trade apprenticeship	2	4	0.03%
Clerical and commercial	3	6	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	6	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	3	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	1	0.01%
ONC or OND	7	4	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.02%
University diploma	11	2	0.01%
First degree	12	10	0.06%
Higher degree	13	2	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	7	0.04%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15555	99.56%
Youth training cert	1	2	0.01%
Trade apprenticeship	2	10	0.06%
Clerical and commercial	3	3	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	11	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	4	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	2	0.01%
HNC or HND	8	7	0.04%
Nursing qualifications	9	2	0.01%
Teaching qualifications	10	1	0.01%
First degree	12	9	0.06%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	7	0.04%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	10848	99.47%
Youth training cert	1	2	0.02%
Trade apprenticeship	2	8	0.07%
Clerical and commercial	3	1	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	8	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	3	0.03%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	3	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	2	0.02%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.03%
Teaching qualifications	10	3	0.03%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	3	0.03%
Higher degree	13	2	0.02%
Other tech or professional	14	7	0.06%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	11109	99.25%
Youth training cert	1	5	0.04%
Trade apprenticeship	2	3	0.03%
Clerical and commercial	3	8	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	11	0.1%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	1	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	2	0.02%
ONC or OND	7	3	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	4	0.04%
Nursing qualifications	9	4	0.04%
Teaching qualifications	10	2	0.02%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	8	0.07%
Higher degree	13	2	0.02%
Other tech or professional	14	11	0.1%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9388	99.47%
Youth training cert	1	2	0.02%
Trade apprenticeship	2	4	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	7	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	1	0.01%
ONC or OND	7	1	0.01%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.03%
First degree	12	5	0.05%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	9	0.1%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	9191	99.37%
Youth training cert	1	3	0.03%
Trade apprenticeship	2	6	0.06%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	8	0.09%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	2	0.02%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	4	0.04%
HNC or HND	8	1	0.01%
First degree	12	2	0.02%
Other tech or professional	14	12	0.13%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	9425	99.41%
Youth training cert	1	3	0.03%
Trade apprenticeship	2	9	0.09%
Clerical and commercial	3	1	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	8	0.08%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	5	0.05%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	4	0.04%
ONC or OND	7	3	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	3	0.03%
Nursing qualifications	9	1	0.01%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	5	0.05%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	3	0.03%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	9509	99.05%
Youth training cert	1	5	0.05%
Trade apprenticeship	2	17	0.18%
Clerical and commercial	3	1	0.01%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	8	0.08%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	4	0.04%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	3	0.03%
ONC or OND	7	5	0.05%
HNC or HND	8	1	0.01%
First degree	12	6	0.06%
Higher degree	13	1	0.01%
Other tech or professional	14	10	0.1%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9714	98.67%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Youth training cert	1	2	0.02%
Trade apprenticeship	2	22	0.22%
Clerical and commercial	3	6	0.06%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	23	0.23%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	7	0.07%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	10	0.1%
ONC or OND	7	3	0.03%
HNC or HND	8	7	0.07%
Nursing qualifications	9	2	0.02%
Teaching qualifications	10	5	0.05%
First degree	12	15	0.15%
Higher degree	13	4	0.04%
Other tech or professional	14	23	0.23%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	10143	98.82%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Youth training cert	1	2	0.02%
Trade apprenticeship	2	20	0.19%
Clerical and commercial	3	9	0.09%
City and Guilds Pt I	4	16	0.16%
City and Guilds Pt 2	5	9	0.09%
City and Guilds Pt 3	6	7	0.07%
ONC or OND	7	4	0.04%
HNC or HND	8	5	0.05%
Nursing qualifications	9	5	0.05%
Teaching qualifications	10	3	0.03%
University diploma	11	1	0.01%
First degree	12	10	0.1%
Higher degree	13	5	0.05%
Other tech or professional	14	22	0.21%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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