Graduate Outcomes Survey Results record 2017/18
Graduate Outcomes Survey Results record 2017/18 - Data supply
Version 1.2 Produced 2021-05-25
The data supply table is supplied in TSV and XML formats.
The tables contain the following types of field:
- Cyy051/Cyy054.InstanceKEY and Cyy072.GraduateKEY are unique keys within the database used to link records across tables.
Core table
| Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
| Graduate.GraduateKEY | Unique key for every Graduate instance | GRADUATEKEY | 25 |
| Cyy051.INSTANCEKEY Cyy054.INSTANCEKEY |
Unique key for every student instance | INSTANCEKEY | 13 |
| ILRKEY | Individualised learner record | ILRKEY | 25 |
| Provider.RECID | HESA record type indicator | RECID | 5 |
| Provider.UKPRN | UK Provider Reference Number | UKPRN | 8 |
| Provider.CENSUS | Census | CENSUS | 3 |
| Graduate.ACTCHECK | Activity check | ACTCHECK | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.ACTMEAN | Activity meaningful | ACTMEAN | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.ACTONTRACK | Activity on-track | ACTONTRACK | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.ACTSKILLS | Activity skills | ACTSKILLS | 2 |
| Graduate.ALLACT01 | Activity - Paid work for an employer | ALLACT01 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT02 | Activity - Self-employment/freelancing | ALLACT02 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT03 | Activity - Running my own business | ALLACT03 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT04 | Activity - Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio | ALLACT04 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT05 | Activity - Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer | ALLACT05 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT06 | Activity - Engaged in a course of study, training or research | ALLACT06 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT07 | Activity - Taking time out to travel - this does not include short-term holidays | ALLACT07 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT08 | Activity - Caring for someone (unpaid) | ALLACT08 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT09 | Activity - Retired | ALLACT09 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT10 | Activity - Unemployed and looking for work | ALLACT10 | 1 |
| Graduate.ALLACT11 | Activity - Doing something else | ALLACT11 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND1 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Self/family | BUSCOMPFUND1 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND2 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Crowdfunding | BUSCOMPFUND2 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND3 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Loan | BUSCOMPFUND3 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND4 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Venture Capital | BUSCOMPFUND4 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND5 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - University business incubation | BUSCOMPFUND5 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSCOMPFUND6 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Other | BUSCOMPFUND6 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPCITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer city | BUSEMPCITY | 200 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPCOUNTRY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country | BUSEMPCOUNTRY | 5 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country other | BUSEMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio job duties | BUSEMPDUTIES | 200 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPINTENSITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio intensity | BUSEMPINTENSITY | 2 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPNAME | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer name | BUSEMPNAME | 200 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPPCODE | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode | BUSEMPPCODE | 8 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode unknown | BUSEMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSEMPPLOC | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer location | BUSEMPPLOC | 2 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio job duties | BUSJOBDUTIES | 200 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNMAIN | Business, self-employment or portfolio main reason for taking the job | BUSJOBRSNMAIN | 2 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBTITLE | Business, self-employment or portfolio job title | BUSJOBTITLE | 200 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL1 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It fitted into my career plan/it was exctly the type of work I wanted | BUSJOBRSNALL1 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL10 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - To work in my family business | BUSJOBRSNALL10 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL2 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was the best job offer I received | BUSJOBRSNALL2 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL3 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation | BUSJOBRSNALL3 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL4 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - To see if I would like the type of work it involved | BUSJOBRSNALL4 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL5 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want | BUSJOBRSNALL5 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL6 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was the right location | BUSJOBRSNALL6 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJONRSNALL7 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - The job was well paid | BUSJOBRSNALL7 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL8 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - In order to earn a living | BUSJOBRSNALL8 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSJOBRSNALL9 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - In order to pay off debts | BUSJOBRSNALL9 | 1 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSOWNEMP | Business, self-employment or portfolio employees | BUSOWNEMP | 2 |
| SelfEmpBusinessPortofolio.BUSSUPERVISE | Business, self-employment or portfolio supervising responsibility | BUSSUPERVISE | 2 |
| Graduate.CONSTART01 | Contract start - Contracted to start a job in the next month | CONSTART01 | 1 |
| Graduate.CONSTART02 | Contract start - Due to start studying in the next month | CONSTART02 | 1 |
| Graduate.CONSTART03 | Contract start - No | CONSTART03 | 1 |
| Employment.EMPBASIS | Employment basis | EMPBASIS | 2 |
| Employment.EMPCITY | Employer city | EMPCITY | 200 |
| Employment.EMPCOUNTRY | Employer country | EMPCOUNTRY | 5 |
| Employment.EMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Employer country other | EMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| Employment.EMPCURRENCY | Salary currency | EMPCURRENCY | 2 |
| Employment.EMPCURRENCY_OTHER | Salary currency other | EMPCURRENCY_OTHER | 50 |
| Employment.EMPDUTIES | Employer duties | EMPDUTIES | 200 |
| Employment.EMPINTENSITY | Employment intensity | EMPINTENSITY | 2 |
| Employment.EMPMONTH | Months worked | EMPMONTH | 2 |
| Employment.EMPNAME | Employer name | EMPNAME | 200 |
| Employment.EMPPCODE | Employer postcode | EMPPCODE | 8 |
| Employment.EMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Employer postcode unknown | EMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | 1 |
| Employment.EMPPLOC | Employer location | EMPPLOC | 2 |
| Employment.EMPYEAR | Employment length | EMPYEAR | 2 |
| Graduate.FEPUSID | FE Unique student identifier | FEPUSID | 12 |
| Employment.FIRSTJOB | First job since graduating | FIRSTJOB | 2 |
| PreviousActivity.FTPREVEMP | Full-time or part-time previous employment | FTPREVEMP | 2 |
| Employment.FURSTU | Further study since graduating | FURSTU | 2 |
| Graduate.HEPCON | Provider contact | HEPCON | 2 |
| Graduate.HOMECOUNTRY | Home country | HOMECOUNTRY | 5 |
| Graduate.HOMECOUNTRY_OTHER | Home country other | HOMECOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| Graduate.HUSID | HESA unique student identifier | HUSID | 13 |
| Employment.JOBDUTIES | Job duties | JOBDUTIES | 200 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL1 | Reason for taking the job - It fitted into my career plan/it was exctly the type of work I wanted | JOBRSNALL1 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL10 | Reason for taking the job - To work in my family business | JOBRSNALL10 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL2 | Reason for taking the job - It was the best job offer I received | JOBRSNALL2 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL3 | Reason for taking the job - It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation | JOBRSNALL3 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL4 | Reason for taking the job - To see if I would like the type of work it involved | JOBRSNALL4 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL5 | Reason for taking the job - To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want | JOBRSNALL5 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL6 | Reason for taking the job - It was the right location | JOBRSNALL6 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL7 | Reason for taking the job - The job was well paid | JOBRSNALL7 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL8 | Reason for taking the job - In order to earn a living | JOBRSNALL8 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNALL9 | Reason for taking the job - In order to pay off debts | JOBRSNALL9 | 1 |
| Employment.JOBRSNMAIN | Main reason for taking the job | JOBRSNMAIN | 2 |
| Employment.JOBTITLE | Job title | JOBTITLE | 200 |
| Graudate.MIMPACT | Main activity | MIMPACT | 2 |
| Employment.MULTIJOB | Multiple jobs | MULTIJOB | 2 |
| Employment.NHSORG | NHS organisation | NHSORG | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVCOURSENUM | Previous number of courses | PREVCOURSENUM | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVINTENSITY1 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY1 | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVINTENSITY2 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY2 | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVINTENSITY3 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY3 | 2 |
| PreviousActivity.PREVJOBNUM | Previous number of jobs | PREVJOBNUM | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVTYPEQUAL1 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL1 | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVTYPEQUAL2 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL2 | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVTYPEQUAL3 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL3 | 2 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME_OTHER1 | Previous university or college name other | PREVUCNAME_OTHER1 | 200 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME_OTHER2 | Previous university or college name other | PREVUCNAME_OTHER2 | 200 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME_OTHER3 | Previous university or college name other | PREVUCNAME_OTHER3 | 200 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME1 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME1 | 8 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME2 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME2 | 8 |
| PreviousStudy.PREVUCNAME3 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME3 | 8 |
| Employment.QUALREQ | Qualification required for the job | QUALREQ | 2 |
| Employment.SALARY | Salary annually | SALARY | 20 |
| Study.STUCOUNTRY | Study country | STUCOUNTRY | 5 |
| Study.STUCOUNTRY_OTHER | Study country other | STUCOUNTRY_OTHER | 1 |
| Study.STUINTENSITY | Study intensity | STUINTENSITY | 1 |
| ActivityReflection.STUMEAN | Study meaningful | STUMEAN | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.STUONTRACK | Study on-track | STUONTRACK | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.STUSKILLS | Study skills | STUSKILLS | 2 |
| Employment.SUPERVISE | Supervising responsibility | SUPERVISE | 2 |
| Study.TYPEQUAL | Type of qualification | TYPEQUAL | 2 |
| Study.UCNAME | University or college name | UCNAME | 8 |
| Study.UCNAME_OTHER | University or college name other | UCNAME_OTHER | 200 |
| ActivityReflection.WRKMEAN | Work meaningful | WRKMEAN | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.WRKONTRACK | Work on-track | WRKONTRACK | 2 |
| ActivityReflection.WRKSKILLS | Work skills | WRKSKILLS | 2 |
| Employment.YEARWORK | Years worked | YEARWORK | 2 |
Opt in questions table for Cohort A
| Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
| GraduateKEY | Unique key for every Graduate instance | GraduateKEY | 25 |
| OptInQuestions.CAREERSERV | Career support | CAREERSERV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.COLLOUT | Collaborating with others outside HE research | COLLOUT | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.COLLSUBDIFF | Collaborating with others in different subject | COLLSUBDIFF | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.COLLSUBSAME | Collaborating with others in same subject | COLLSUBSAME | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.COMPDIFF | Completely different course | COMPDIFF | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.CONDRSCH | Conduct research | CONDRSCH | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.DIFFPROV | Different provider | DIFFPROV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.DIFFQUAL | Different qualification | DIFFQUAL | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.DIFFSUB | Different subject | DIFFSUB | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.DISKNOW | General disciplinary knowledge | DISKNOW | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.EMPLDTEACH | Employed as a teacher | EMPLDTEACH | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.GENSKILDEV | General skills developed | GENSKILDEV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.GTCSTIS | GTC Scotland teacher induction scheme | GTCSTIS | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.INTLMOB | International mobility | INTLMOB | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND1 | Finding the job - Your university/college Careers service | JOBFOUND1 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND2 | Finding the job - Employer's website | JOBFOUND2 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND3 | Finding the job - Other university/college source (e.g. lecturer, website) | JOBFOUND3 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND4 | Finding the job - Recrutiment agency/website | JOBFOUND4 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND5 | Finding the job - Media (e.g. newspaper/magazine advertisement) | JOBFOUND5 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND6 | Finding the job - Speculative application | JOBFOUND6 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND7 | Finding the job - Network, including family and friends | JOBFOUND7 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND8 | Finding the job - Already worked there (including on an internship/placement/apprenticeship) | JOBFOUND8 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND9 | Finding the job - Social media/professional networking sites | JOBFOUND9 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND10 | Finding the job - Online job site | JOBFOUND10 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.JOBFOUND11 | Finding the job - Other | JOBFOUND11 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.KNOWBASE | Knowledge on which research degree based | KNOWBASE | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.KNOWSKILDEV | Development of knowledge and skills | KNOWSKILDEV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.MRSCHDEG | Main reason for research degree | MRSCHDEG | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG1 | Other reasons for research degree - Interested in subject | OTHRRSCDEG1 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG2 | Other reasons for research degree - Interested in research | OTHRRSCDEG2 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG3 | Other reasons for research degree - Wanted to continue being a student/postpone job hunting | OTHRRSCDEG3 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG4 | Other reasons for research degree - Awarded funded studentship | OTHRRSCDEG4 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG5 | Other reasons for research degree - Encouraged or required to do so by my employer | OTHRRSCDEG5 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG6 | Other reasons for research degree - Wanted an academic career | OTHRRSCDEG6 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG7 | Other reasons for research degree - It would improve my career prospects | OTHRRSCDEG7 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG8 | Other reasons for research degree - Essential to get into area of employment I wanted | OTHRRSCDEG8 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG9 | Other reasons for research degree - I wanted to change career | OTHRRSCDEG9 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG10 | Other reasons for research degree - Encouraged to do so by university (including lecturer, tutor) | OTHRRSCDEG10 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.OTHRRSCDEG11 | Other reasons for research degree - Other | OTHRRSCDEG11 | 1 |
| OptInQuestions.PLCINTSHP | Work placement(s) or internship(s) | PLCINTSHP | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.PROVSCORE | Provider score | PROVSCORE | 8000 |
| OptInQuestions.RECPROV | Recommend the provider | RECPROV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.RSCHFIND | Research findings | RSCHFIND | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.RSCHSKILDEV | Research skills developed | RSCHSKILDEV | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.SEEKTEACH | Seeking a teaching post | SEEKTEACH | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.TEACHFUND | State-funded or non-state-funded school or college | TEACHFUND | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.TEACHPHS | Teaching phase | TEACHPHS | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.WRKAUTO | Work autonomously | WRKAUTO | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.WRKOWN | Working on your own | WRKOWN | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.WRKPART | Work as part of a team | WRKPART | 2 |
| OptInQuestions.WRKSUPER | Work under supervision | WRKSUPER | 2 |
Subjective wellbeing table for Cohort A
| Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
| GraduateKEY | Unique key for every Graduate instance | GraduateKEY | 25 |
| SubjectiveWellbeing.ANXYEST | Anxious yesterday | ANXYEST | 2 |
| SubjectiveWellbeing.HAPYEST | Happy yesterdayt | HAPYEST | 2 |
| SubjectiveWellbeing.LIFEWORTH | Life worthwhile | LIFEWORTH | 2 |
| SubjectiveWellbeing.SATLIFE | Life satisfaction | SATLIFE | 2 |
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