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1971 Census - IPUMS Subset

United Kingdom, 1971
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GBR_1971_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Office of Population and Surveys for England and Wales, IPUMS
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Highest qualification level (UK1971A_EDLEV)

Data file: GBR1971_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 79
End: 79
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="em">The remaining questions (13-24) do not apply to children under 15 years of age. If you are an overseas visitor (that is, if you normally reside overseas, are not working or seeking work in England, Scotland or Wales and are visiting this country for less than 1 month) you need not answer these questions. If you are over 70, see special note below.</span></p>

<p><span class="em">Persons over 70</span><div class="i1">If you are over 70 and retired, you need not answer any questions on this page except 15-17 (which refer to the last job you had). But if you had a job last week, all questions 13-22 should be answered.</div><p>13. Have you obtained any of the following?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 G.C.E. 'A' level or Higher School Certificate (HSC)<br />[] 2 Higher grade of Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE) or Higher grade of Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC)<br />[] 3 Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) or Ordinary National Diploma (OND)<br />[] 4 None of these</div><p>14. Have you obtained any of the following qualifications since reaching the age of 18?</p>
<div class="i1">a. H.N.C. or H.N.D.<br />b. Nursing qualifications<br />c. Teaching qualifications<br />d. Degrees, diplomas or other educational qualifications<br />e. Graduate or corporate membership of professional institutions<br />f. Any other professional or vocational qualifications<br /><br />If so, give full details of all such qualifications in the order in which they were obtained, even if not relevant to your present job or if you are not working. If none, write 'none'.</div><div class="i2">________ Qualification<br />________ Major subject or subjects<br />________ Awarding institution</div><p>B13. Has the person obtained any of the following?</p>
<div class="i1">This question need not be answered for children under 15 or retired persons over 70.<br /><br />[] 1 G.C.E. 'A' level or Higher School Certificate (HSC)<br />[] 2 Higher grade of Scottish Certificate of Education (SCE) or Higher grade of Scottish Leaving Certificate (SLC)<br />[] 3 Ordinary National Certificate (ONC) or Ordinary National Diploma (OND)<br />[] 4 None of these</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Level A, higher university degree
2 Lavel B, first degrees and all other qualifications of first degree standard
3 Level C, above General Certificate of Education (GCE) A level, below first degree
4 No relevant qualification
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the person's highest qualification level.
Universe
United Kingdom 1971: Present persons [discrepancies: none]

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