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LS variable metadata

HLQP21
TableME21 2021 Census - LS members
Short descriptionHighest qualification. 2021.
Source2021 Census. Questions P30 (Have you achieved a qualification at degree level or above?)/P31 (Have you achieved any other qualifications?)
Code notes10-16, -6 Missing, -9 No code required (Aged less than 16, Students not at their term-time address)

Variable coding

ValueLabel
10No academic or professional qualifications (England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
11Level 1: 1-4 O Levels/CSE/GCSEs (any grades), Entry Level, Foundation Diploma, NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ, Basic/Essential Skills (England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
12Level 2: 5+ O Level (Passes)/CSEs (Grade 1)/GCSEs (Grades A*-C), School Certificate, 1 A Level/ 2-3 AS Levels/VCEs, Intermediate/Higher Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate, Intermediate Diploma, NVQ level 2, Intermediate GNVQ, City and Guilds Craft, BTEC First/G
13Apprenticeship (England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
14Level 3: 2+ A Levels/VCEs, 4+ AS Levels, Higher School Certificate, Progression/Advanced Diploma, Welsh Baccalaureate Advance Diploma, NVQ Level 3; Advanced GNVQ, City and Guilds Advanced Craft, ONC, OND, BTEC National, RSA Advanced Diploma (England & Wal
15Level 4+: Degree (BA, BSc), Higher Degree (MA, PhD, PGCE), NVQ Level 4-5, HNC, HND, RSA Higher Diploma, BTEC Higher level, Foundation degree (NI), Professional, Qualifications (Teaching, Nursing, Accountancy) (England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
16Other: Vocational/Work-related Qualifications, Foreign Qualifications/ Qualifications gained outside the UK (NI) (Not stated/ level unknown) (England & Wales & Northern Ireland)
-6Missing
-9No code required (Aged less than 16, Students not at their term-time address)

Additional information

ValueLabel
id5393
fullname(ME21)HLQP21
description
codedas
source2021 Census. Questions P30 (Have you achieved a qualification at degree level or above?)/P31 (Have you achieved any other qualifications?)
derivedY
codelistY
notesThe highest level of qualification is derived from the question asking people to indicate all qualifications held, or their nearest equivalent. This may include foreign qualifications where they were matched to the closest UK equivalent. There is a difference in the 2011 and 2021 Qualifications Census Questions.
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
keywordEducation
classification
comvarind
comvartime

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS