Graduate Outcomes Survey Results record 2019/20
Data supply
Version 1.0 Produced 2020-10-28
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 | Field length |
| GRADUATEKEY | Graduate key | 10 |
| INSTANCEKEY | Instance key | 13 |
| ILRKEY | ILR key | 25 |
| ZEMPSICSOCKEY | Key for the employment activity to enable linking to the SIC / SOC table | 10 |
| ZBUSSICSOCKEY | Key for the business employment activity to enable linking to the SIC / SOC table | 10 |
| RECID | Record type indicator | 5 |
| HUSID | HESA unique student identifier | 13 |
| UKPRN | UK Provider reference number | 8 |
| NUMHUS | Student instance identifier | 20 |
| CENSUS | Census | 3 |
| FEPUSID | FE Unique student identifier | 12 |
| ACTCHECK | Activity check | 2 |
| ACTMEAN | Activity meaningful | 2 |
| ACTONTRACK | Activity on-track | 2 |
| ACTSKILLS | Activity skills | 2 |
| ALLACT01 | Activity - Paid work for an employer | 1 |
| ALLACT02 | Activity - Self-employment/freelancing | 1 |
| ALLACT03 | Activity - Running my own business | 1 |
| ALLACT04 | Activity - Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio | 1 |
| ALLACT05 | Activity - Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer | 1 |
| ALLACT06 | Activity - Engaged in a course of study, training or research | 1 |
| ALLACT07 | Activity - Taking time out to travel - this does not include short-term holidays | 1 |
| ALLACT08 | Activity - Caring for someone (unpaid) | 1 |
| ALLACT09 | Activity - Retired | 1 |
| ALLACT10 | Activity - Unemployed and looking for work | 1 |
| ALLACT11 | Activity - Doing something else | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND1 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Self/family | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND2 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Crowdfunding | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND3 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Loan | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND4 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Venture Capital | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND5 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - University business incubation | 1 |
| BUSCOMPFUND6 | Business, self-employment or portfolio company funding - Other | 1 |
| BUSEMPCITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer city | 500 |
| BUSEMPCOUNTRY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country | 5 |
| BUSEMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country other | 250 |
| BUSEMPDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer duties | 4000 |
| BUSEMPINTENSITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio intensity | 2 |
| BUSEMPNAME | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer name | 1000 |
| BUSEMPPCODE | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode | 100 |
| BUSEMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode unknown | 1 |
| BUSEMPPLOC | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer location | 2 |
| BUSJOBDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio job duties | 4000 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL1 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It fitted into my career plan/it was exactly the type of work I wanted | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL10 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - To work in my family business | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL2 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was the best job offer I received | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL3 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL4 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - To see if I would like the type of work it involved | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL6 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - It was the right location | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL7 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - The job was well paid | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL8 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - In order to earn a living | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNALL9 | Business, self-employment or portfolio reason for taking the job - In order to pay off debts | 1 |
| BUSJOBRSNMAIN | Business, self-employment or portfolio main reason for taking the job | 2 |
| BUSJOBTITLE | Business, self-employment or portfolio job title | 2000 |
| BUSOWNEMP | Business, self-employment or portfolio employees | 2 |
| BUSSUPERVISE | Business, self-employment or portfolio supervising responsibility | 2 |
| CONSTART01 | Contract start - Contracted to start a job in the next month | 1 |
| CONSTART02 | Contract start - Due to start studying in the next month | 1 |
| CONSTART03 | Contract start - No | 1 |
| EMPBASIS | Employment basis | 2 |
| EMPCITY | Employer city | 500 |
| EMPCOUNTRY | Employer country | 5 |
| EMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Employer country other | 250 |
| EMPCURRENCY | Salary currency | 3 |
| EMPCURRENCY_OTHER | Salary currency other | 100 |
| EMPDUTIES | Employer duties | 8000 |
| EMPINTENSITY | Employment intensity | 2 |
| EMPMONTH | Months worked | 2 |
| EMPNAME | Employer name | 1000 |
| EMPPCODE | Employer postcode | 100 |
| EMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Employer postcode unknown | 1 |
| EMPPLOC | Employer location | 2 |
| EMPYEAR | Employment length | 2 |
| FIRSTJOB | First job since graduating | 2 |
| FTPREVEMP | Full-time or part-time previous employment | 2 |
| FURSTU | Further study since graduating | 2 |
| HEPCON | Provider contact | 2 |
| HOMECOUNTRY | Home country | 5 |
| HOMECOUNTRY_OTHER | Home country other | 250 |
| JOBDUTIES | Job duties | 8000 |
| JOBRSNALL1 | Reason for taking the job - It fitted into my career plan/it was exactly the type of work I wanted | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL10 | Reason for taking the job - To work in my family business | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL2 | Reason for taking the job - It was the best job offer I received | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL3 | Reason for taking the job - It was an opportunity to progress in the organisation | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL4 | Reason for taking the job - To see if I would like the type of work it involved | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL5 | Reason for taking the job - To gain and broaden my experience in order to get the type of job I really want | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL6 | Reason for taking the job - It was the right location | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL7 | Reason for taking the job - The job was well paid | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL8 | Reason for taking the job - In order to earn a living | 1 |
| JOBRSNALL9 | Reason for taking the job - In order to pay off debts | 1 |
| JOBRSNMAIN | Main reason for taking the job | 2 |
| JOBTITLE | Job title | 1000 |
| MIMPACT | Main activity | 2 |
| MULTIJOB | Multiple jobs | 2 |
| NHSORG | NHS organisation | 2 |
| PREVCOURSENUM | Previous number of courses | 3 |
| PREVINTENSITY1 | Previous course intensity 1 | 2 |
| PREVINTENSITY2 | Previous course intensity 2 | 2 |
| PREVINTENSITY3 | Previous course intensity 3 | 2 |
| PREVJOBNUM | Previous number of jobs | 3 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL1 | Previous type of qualification 1 | 2 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL2 | Previous type of qualification 2 | 2 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL3 | Previous type of qualification 3 | 2 |
| PREVUCNAME1 | Previous university or college UKPRN 1 | 8 |
| PREVUCNAME2 | Previous university or college UKPRN 2 | 8 |
| PREVUCNAME3 | Previous university or college UKPRN 3 | 8 |
| PREVUCNAME_OTHER1 | Previous university or college name other 1 | 500 |
| PREVUCNAME_OTHER2 | Previous university or college name other 2 | 500 |
| PREVUCNAME_OTHER3 | Previous university or college name other 3 | 500 |
| QUALREQ | Qualification required for the job | 2 |
| SALARY | Salary annually | 20 |
| STUCOUNTRY | Study country | 5 |
| STUCOUNTRY_OTHER | Study country other | 500 |
| STUINTENSITY | Study intensity | 2 |
| STUMEAN | Study meaningful | 2 |
| STUONTRACK | Study on-track | 2 |
| STUSKILLS | Study skills | 2 |
| SUPERVISE | Supervising responsibility | 2 |
| TYPEQUAL | Type of qualification | 2 |
| UCNAME | University or college UKPRN | 8 |
| UCNAME_OTHER | University or college name other | 500 |
| WRKMEAN | Work meaningful | 2 |
| WRKONTRACK | Work on-track | 2 |
| WRKSKILLS | Work skills | 2 |
| YEARWORK | Years worked | 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.GENSKILLDEV | General skills developed | GENSKILLDEV | 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 | 200 |
| 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 |
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