Highest qualification gained outside UK
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Question asked in the latest wave:
initialconditions_w15.qfhighoth
Question label:
Highest qualification gained outside UK
Question text:
Can you tell me the highest educational or school qualification you have obtained?
Question universe:
if [(ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1) & (UKBORN = 5)] // New entrant never interviewed and not born in the UK
And if [HIGHEDUK = 2] // Gained highest educational qualification outside the UK
Question interviewer instructions:
PRIORITY FROM 1 = HIGHEST TO 10 = LOWEST
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32691 | 99.52% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| PhD or equivalent doctoral level qualification | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 24 | 0.07% |
| None of the above | 96 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34649 | 97.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.01% |
| PhD or equivalent doctoral level qualification | 1 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 121 | 0.34% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 36 | 0.1% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 171 | 0.48% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 29 | 0.08% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 43 | 0.12% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 135 | 0.38% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 12 | 0.03% |
| None of the above | 96 | 77 | 0.22% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27867 | 99.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 7 | 0.03% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 29016 | 99.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 198 | 0.68% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 10 | 0.03% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 13 | 0.04% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 6 | 0.02% |
| None of the above | 96 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Total | 29271 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31504 | 98.43% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| PhD or equivalent doctoral level qualification | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 1 | 0.0% |
| None of the above | 96 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33442 | 97.44% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| PhD or equivalent doctoral level qualification | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or Diploma) | 3 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 18 | 0.05% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 8 | 0.02% |
| None of the above | 96 | 14 | 0.04% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34861 | 96.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Postgraduate academic below-Masters level qualification (e.g. Certificate or | 3 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 19 | 0.05% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Completed secondary school | 9 | 27 | 0.07% |
| Completed primary school | 10 | 5 | 0.01% |
| None of the above | 96 | 27 | 0.07% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only available for IEMB | -11 | 40577 | 89.79% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2506 | 5.55% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 16 | 0.04% |
| phd or equivalent doctoral level qualification | 1 | 23 | 0.05% |
| masters or equivalent higher degree level qualification | 2 | 210 | 0.46% |
| postgraduate academic below-masters level qualification (e.g. certificate or | 3 | 94 | 0.21% |
| bachelors or equivalent first degree qualification | 4 | 334 | 0.74% |
| post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (up to 1 year) | 5 | 113 | 0.25% |
| post-secondary academic below-degree level qualification (2 and more years) | 6 | 117 | 0.26% |
| post-secondary vocational training (up to 1 year) | 7 | 31 | 0.07% |
| post-secondary vocational training (2 and more years) | 8 | 77 | 0.17% |
| completed secondary school | 9 | 530 | 1.17% |
| completed primary school | 10 | 128 | 0.28% |
| none of the above | 96 | 229 | 0.51% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
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