Highest qualification
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualeventhistory_w11.qualhigh
Question label:
Highest qualification
Question text:
Can you tell me the highest educational or school qualification you have ever obtained?
Question universe:
if ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1 (interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously)
and if QHighEdUK = 1 | (ff_UKBORN = 1|2|3|4) (Gained highest educational qualification in the UK or born in the UK)
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 9359 | 29.24% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 161 | 0.5% |
| don't know | -1 | 203 | 0.63% |
| Higher Degree | 1 | 2303 | 7.2% |
| Diploma in higher education | 3 | 1429 | 4.46% |
| Nursing/other med qual | 5 | 391 | 1.22% |
| A Level | 6 | 2210 | 6.9% |
| Welsh Baccalaureate | 7 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Internt'l Baccalaureate | 8 | 10 | 0.03% |
| AS Level | 9 | 198 | 0.62% |
| Higher Grade | 10 | 231 | 0.72% |
| Certificate of sixth year studies | 11 | 47 | 0.15% |
| GCSE/O Level | 12 | 4145 | 12.95% |
| cse | 13 | 749 | 2.34% |
| Credit Standard Grade / Ordinary (O) Grade (National 5 / Intermediate 2) | 14 | 142 | 0.44% |
| Other school cert | 15 | 481 | 1.5% |
| General Standard Grade (National 4 / Intermediate 1) | 17 | 61 | 0.19% |
| Foundation Standard Grade (National 3 / Access 3) | 18 | 83 | 0.26% |
| PGCE or equivalent | 19 | 687 | 2.15% |
| First degree level qualification (e.g. BA, BSc) | 20 | 3664 | 11.45% |
| Foundation degree | 21 | 335 | 1.05% |
| Teach qual sec/further ed (excl PGCE) | 22 | 175 | 0.55% |
| Teach qual prim ed (excl PGCE) | 23 | 151 | 0.47% |
| Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma | 24 | 367 | 1.15% |
| Advanced Higher | 25 | 108 | 0.34% |
| Scottish Baccalaureate | 26 | 2 | 0.01% |
| None of the above | 96 | 3847 | 12.02% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 13581 | 37.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 67 | 0.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 132 | 0.37% |
| Higher Degree | 1 | 2011 | 5.58% |
| Diploma in higher education | 3 | 1455 | 4.04% |
| Nursing/other med qual | 5 | 355 | 0.98% |
| A Level | 6 | 2023 | 5.61% |
| Welsh Baccalaureate | 7 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Internt'l Baccalaureate | 8 | 11 | 0.03% |
| AS Level | 9 | 314 | 0.87% |
| Higher Grade | 10 | 203 | 0.56% |
| Certificate of sixth year studies | 11 | 46 | 0.13% |
| GCSE/O Level | 12 | 4336 | 12.03% |
| cse | 13 | 758 | 2.1% |
| Credit Standard Grade / Ordinary (O) Grade (National 5 / Intermediate 2) | 14 | 99 | 0.27% |
| Other school cert | 15 | 429 | 1.19% |
| General Standard Grade (National 4 / Intermediate 1) | 17 | 66 | 0.18% |
| Foundation Standard Grade (National 3 / Access 3) | 18 | 63 | 0.17% |
| PGCE or equivalent | 19 | 592 | 1.64% |
| First degree level qualification (e.g. BA, BSc) | 20 | 3398 | 9.42% |
| Foundation degree | 21 | 269 | 0.75% |
| Teach qual sec/further ed (excl PGCE) | 22 | 163 | 0.45% |
| Teach qual prim ed (excl PGCE) | 23 | 162 | 0.45% |
| Access to Higher Education (HE) Diploma | 24 | 283 | 0.78% |
| Advanced Higher | 25 | 92 | 0.26% |
| Scottish Baccalaureate | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| None of the above | 96 | 4049 | 11.23% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
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