All types of qualification held by people aged 16 to 74
This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify counts of the types of qualification held by people aged 16 to 74 in England and Wales by sex. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

This table shows the number of people with each type of qualification. Therefore people can appear in the table multiple times

All professional qualifications held by people aged 16 to 74
This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify professional qualifications held by people aged 16 to 74 in England and Wales by employment activity and sex and professional qualifications by occupation. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

This table shows the number of people with each type of qualification. Therefore people can appear in the table multiple times.

'Occupation not coded' includes people aged 65 to 74 not working in the week before the Census and people aged 16 to 64 who last worked before 1996.

The occupations are defined using the Standard Occupational Classification 2000 as follows: Teaching professionals: SOC231; Nurse, midwife, health visitor: SOC3211, 3212; Other health associate professionals and therapists: SOC3213-3218, SOC3221-3229; Medical practitioners: SOC2211; Dental practitioners: SOC2215.

This dataset provides 2001 Census estimates that classify usual residents aged 16 to 74 in England and Wales by age and highest level of qualification by ethnic group. The estimates are as at census day, 29 April 2001.

The highest level of qualification variable uses both the educational and vocational qualifications question, and the professional qualifications question.
   No qualifications: No academic, vocational or professional qualifications.	
   Level 1: 1+ 'O' levels/CSE/GCSE (any grade), NVQ level 1, Foundation GNVQ.	
   Level 2: 5+ 'O' levels, 5+ CSEs (grade 1), 5+ GCSEs (grade A - C), School Certificate, 1+ 'A' levels/'AS' levels, NVQ level 2, Intermediate GNVQ or equivalents.	
   Level 3: 2+ 'A' levels, 4+ 'AS' levels, Higher School Certificate, NVQ level 3, Advanced GNVQ or equivalents.	
   Level 4/5: First degree, Higher Degree, NVQ levels 4 - 5, HNC, HND, Qualified Teacher Status, Qualified Medical Doctor, Qualified Dentist, Qualified Nurse, Midwife, Health Visitor or equivalents.	
   Other qualifications/level unknown: Other qualifications (e.g. City and Guilds, RSA/OCR, BTEC/Edexcel), Other Professional Qualifications.