Understanding Society User Support

Dear Albert.

Thank you for your email.

FOR BHPS WAVES – hiqual_dv “other qualifications” is made from the following values

qfachi - Highest educational qualification https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/variable/qfachi

qfedhi - Highest academic qualification https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/variable/qfedhi

QFEDHI VALUE 4 = Other higher qualification

QFEDHI VALUE 8 = Commercial QF , no o levels

QFEDHI VALUE 9 = CSE Grades 2-5, Scot Grade 4-5

QFACHI VALUE 6 = CSE

FOR UKHLS WAVES

Qfhigh – Highest Qualifcation https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/variable/qfhigh

Qfvoc 1,2,3,4,6,7,15 – Various Vocational qualification variables https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation?search_api_views_fulltext=qfvoc

QFHIGH VALUE 13 = CSE'S

QFHIGH VALUE 15 = Other school leavers exam certificate

QFVOC1 = Youth training certificate

QFVOC2 = Key skills

QFVOC3 = Basic skills

QFVOC4 = Entry lvl qualification (WALES)

QFVOC6 = RSA/OCR/CLERI/COMM qualification

QFVOC7 = City and Guilds

QFVOC15 - Other vocational/tech/prof qualification

Many thanks