Predictor variables included demographic information (such as age, years of experience, profession and higher degree qualification) and the baseline measures such as compliance classification (compliant vs non compliant), biomedical belief score, behavioural belief score, and knowledge score.
Sixty-nine percen=239=239) held a higher degree (Masters, NHS management qualification, clinical qualification or a PhD).
According to the NCVO UK Civil Society Almanac there are an estimated 732,000 people employed in the voluntary sector of which more than a third hold a degree or higher level qualification; in the public sector this rises to 41%.
Respondent Characteristics and Treatment Details Respondents' characteristics showed that just over half were male (53.4%, n = 70), with a mean age (SD) of 37.7 years (12.4), married (56.5%, n = 74), Caucasian (100%, n = 131), employed (74.8%, n = 98), had completed secondary school (84.0%, n = 110), and held a higher degree or professional qualification (54.2%, n = 71) (Table 2).
Preferred Intern Qualifications: Academic background: High level qualifications and a degree if possibly achieved.
There is a significant difference in consent for people who have a higher degree, A-levels, a commercial qualification or no qualifications.
This result may be explained by the fact that a high share of vacant jobs originates in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Helmrich and Zika, [2010]), which usually require a high degree of qualification.
Educational attainment was indicated by reporting having no qualifications, qualifications up to GCSE or Ordinary level (e.g., high school diploma), qualifications up to Advanced level (e.g., advanced placement qualification) and higher degree or above (e.g., university degree).
Two had completed GCSE level education; six had completed A level education; five had a degree or higher degree; four had completed professional qualifications.
More than 33% of the county's population possess a level 4 qualification or above, such as a Higher National Diploma, Degree or a Higher Degree; while nearly 6.3% have no qualifications at all.
