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Mainstage Variable

qfh

Qualifications: HNC HND BEC Higher cert

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13136	91.1%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Not mentioned	0	296	2.05%
HNC or HND	1	22	0.15%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13525	90.94%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Not mentioned	0	370	2.49%
HNC or HND	1	30	0.2%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13979	90.82%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Not mentioned	0	406	2.64%
HNC or HND	1	30	0.19%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	14123	90.43%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Not mentioned	0	447	2.86%
HNC or HND	1	38	0.24%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	14302	90.57%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	416	2.63%
HNC or HND	1	37	0.23%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14999	92.37%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	309	1.9%
HNC or HND	1	35	0.22%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	2643	15.92%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	12165	73.3%
HNC or HND	1	852	5.13%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14336	75.98%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	3515	18.63%
HNC or HND	1	197	1.04%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13967	89.51%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	1037	6.65%
HNC or HND	1	74	0.47%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	10087	64.57%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	4751	30.41%
HNC or HND	1	322	2.06%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10083	92.45%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	433	3.97%
HNC or HND	1	32	0.29%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8697	77.7%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	2035	18.18%
HNC or HND	1	89	0.8%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8639	91.53%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	466	4.94%
HNC or HND	1	31	0.33%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	8420	91.04%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	389	4.21%
HNC or HND	1	14	0.15%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	8580	90.5%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	445	4.69%
HNC or HND	1	25	0.26%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8530	88.85%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	471	4.91%
HNC or HND	1	17	0.18%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8709	88.46%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	706	7.17%
HNC or HND	1	32	0.33%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	173	1.69%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Not mentioned	0	9402	91.6%
HNC or HND	1	320	3.12%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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