The main independent variable is educational attainment, measured as highest educational qualification obtained, coded in detailed ISCED.
Respondents were asked about their highest educational qualification, these were classified into four groups: higher education (degree or equivalent), secondary (A level, GCSE, or equivalent), foreign qualifications, or none.
○ No. What is your highest educational qualification?
"The number of employers who hire our services for background investigation, which usually covers highest educational qualification, criminal record and work experience, has doubled in the past two years".
Similarly, mother's highest educational qualification and gross household income accounted for none of the variability.
Demographic variables available for each group included age, gender, marital status, highest educational qualification, and employment status.
What is your highest educational qualification?
We assessed the highest educational qualification using the two questions from the Census [ 8].
Socio-economic indicators were household income, occupational social class and highest educational qualification.
In HeSSup, SES was based on self-reported highest educational qualification.
