Outcomes Survey Results record 2019/20
Data supply
Version 1.0 Produced 2021-12-21
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 |
| UKPRN | UK Provider Reference Number | UKPRN | 8 |
| ID | Unique key for every Graduate instance | GRADUATEKEY | 25 |
| HUSID | HESA unique student identifier | HUSID | 13 |
| FEPUSID | FE Unique student identifier | FEPUSID | 12 |
| Cyy051.NUMHUS Cyy054.NUMHUS |
Student instance identifier | NUMHUS | 20 |
| Cyy051.INSTANCEKEY Cyy054.INSTANCEKEY |
Unique key for every student instance | INSTANCEKEY | 13 |
| ILRKEY | Individualised learner record | ILRKEY | 25 |
| RECID | HESA record type indicator | RECID | 5 |
| CENSUS | Census | CENSUS | 3 |
| Cyy051.OWNSTU Cyy054.OWNSTU |
Provider's own identifier for student | OWNSTU | 20 |
| Cyy051.OWNINST Cyy054.OWNINST |
Provider's own instance identifier | OWNINST | 30 |
| ACTCHECK | Activity check | ACTCHECK | 2 |
| ACTMEAN | Activity meaningful | ACTMEAN | 2 |
| ACTONTRACK | Activity on-track | ACTONTRACK | 2 |
| ACTSKILLS | Activity skills | ACTSKILLS | 2 |
| ALLACT01 | Activity - Paid work for an employer | ALLACT01 | 1 |
| ALLACT02 | Activity - Self-employment/freelancing | ALLACT02 | 1 |
| ALLACT03 | Activity - Running my own business | ALLACT03 | 1 |
| ALLACT04 | Activity - Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio | ALLACT04 | 1 |
| ALLACT05 | Activity - Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer | ALLACT05 | 1 |
| ALLACT06 | Activity - Engaged in a course of study, training or research | ALLACT06 | 1 |
| ALLACT07 | Activity - Taking time out to travel - this does not include short-term holidays | ALLACT07 | 1 |
| ALLACT08 | Activity - Caring for someone (unpaid) | ALLACT08 | 1 |
| ALLACT09 | Activity - Retired | ALLACT09 | 1 |
| ALLACT10 | Activity - Unemployed and looking for work | ALLACT10 | 1 |
| ALLACT11 | Activity - Doing something else | ALLACT11 | 1 |
| BUSEMPCITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer city | BUSEMPCITY | 100 |
| BUSEMPCOUNTRY | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country | BUSEMPCOUNTRY | 5 |
| BUSEMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer country other | BUSEMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| BUSEMPDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio job duties | BUSEMPDUTIES | 750 |
| BUSEMPINTENSITY | Business, self-employment or portfolio intensity | BUSEMPINTENSITY | 2 |
| BUSEMPNAME | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer name | BUSEMPNAME | 100 |
| BUSEMPPCODE | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode | BUSEMPPCODE | 8 |
| BUSEMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer postcode unknown | BUSEMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | 1 |
| BUSEMPPLOC | Business, self-employment or portfolio employer location | BUSEMPPLOC | 2 |
| BUSJOBDUTIES | Business, self-employment or portfolio job duties | BUSJOBDUTIES | 750 |
| BUSJOBRSNMAIN | Business, self-employment or portfolio main reason for taking the job | BUSJOBRSNMAIN | 2 |
| BUSJOBTITLE | Business, self-employment or portfolio job title | BUSJOBTITLE | 100 |
| COMPLETIONMODE | Survey Completion Mode | COMPLETIONMODE | 1 |
| EMPBASIS | Employment basis | EMPBASIS | 2 |
| EMPCITY | Employer city | EMPCITY | 100 |
| EMPCOUNTRY | Employer country | EMPCOUNTRY | 5 |
| EMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | Employer country other | EMPCOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| EMPCURRENCY | Salary currency | EMPCURRENCY | 2 |
| EMPCURRENCY_OTHER | Salary currency other | EMPCURRENCY_OTHER | 50 |
| EMPDUTIES | Employer duties | EMPDUTIES | 750 |
| EMPINTENSITY | Employment intensity | EMPINTENSITY | 2 |
| EMPNAME | Employer name | EMPNAME | 100 |
| EMPPCODE | Employer postcode | EMPPCODE | 8 |
| EMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | Employer postcode unknown | EMPPCODE_UNKNOWN | 1 |
| EMPPLOC | Employer location | EMPPLOC | 2 |
| EMPYEAR | Employment length | EMPYEAR | 4 |
| FURSTU | Further study since graduating | FURSTU | 2 |
| HEPCON | Provider contact | HEPCON | 2 |
| HOMECOUNTRY | Home country | HOMECOUNTRY | 5 |
| HOMECOUNTRY_OTHER | Home country other | HOMECOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| JOBDUTIES | Job duties | JOBDUTIES | 750 |
| JOBRSNMAIN | Main reason for taking the job | JOBRSNMAIN | 2 |
| JOBTITLE | Job title | JOBTITLE | 100 |
| MIMPACT | Main activity | MIMPACT | 2 |
| MULTIJOB | Multiple jobs | MULTIJOB | 2 |
| NHSORG | NHS organisation | NHSORG | 2 |
| PREVCOURSENUM | Previous number of courses | PREVCOURSENUM | 2 |
| PREVINTENSITY1 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY1 | 2 |
| PREVINTENSITY2 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY2 | 2 |
| PREVINTENSITY3 | Previous course intensity | PREVINTENSITY3 | 2 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL1 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL1 | 2 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL2 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL2 | 2 |
| PREVTYPEQUAL3 | Previous type of qualification | PREVTYPEQUAL3 | 2 |
| PREVUCNAME1 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME1 | 8 |
| PREVUCNAME2 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME2 | 8 |
| PREVUCNAME3 | Previous university or college name | PREVUCNAME3 | 8 |
| QUALREQ | Qualification required for the job | QUALREQ | 2 |
| SALARY | Salary annually | SALARY | 10 |
| STARTMODE | Survey start mode | STARTMODE | 1 |
| STUCOUNTRY | Study country | STUCOUNTRY | 5 |
| STUCOUNTRY_OTHER | Study country other | STUCOUNTRY_OTHER | 100 |
| STUINTENSITY | Study intensity | STUINTENSITY | 1 |
| STUMEAN | Study meaningful | STUMEAN | 2 |
| STUONTRACK | Study on-track | STUONTRACK | 2 |
| STUSKILLS | Study skills | STUSKILLS | 2 |
| TYPEQUAL | Type of qualification | TYPEQUAL | 2 |
| UCNAME | University or college name | UCNAME | 8 |
| WRKMEAN | Work meaningful | WRKMEAN | 2 |
| WRKONTRACK | Work on-track | WRKONTRACK | 2 |
| WRKSKILLS | Work skills | WRKSKILLS | 2 |
Opt in questions table
| Field name | Description | Element name in XML output | Field length |
| ID | Unique key for every Graduate instance | GRADUATEKEY | 25 |
| CAREERSERV | Career support | CAREERSERV | 2 |
| COLLOUT | Collaborating with others outside HE research | COLLOUT | 2 |
| COLLSUBDIFF | Collaborating with others in different subject | COLLSUBDIFF | 2 |
| COLLSUBSAME | Collaborating with others in same subject | COLLSUBSAME | 2 |
| COMPDIFF | Completely different course | COMPDIFF | 2 |
| CONDRSCH | Conduct research | CONDRSCH | 2 |
| DIFFPROV | Different provider | DIFFPROV | 2 |
| DIFFQUAL | Different qualification | DIFFQUAL | 2 |
| DIFFSUB | Different subject | DIFFSUB | 2 |
| DISKNOW | General disciplinary knowledge | DISKNOW | 2 |
| EMPLDTEACH | Employed as a teacher | EMPLDTEACH | 2 |
| GENSKILLDEV | General skills developed | GENSKILLDEV | 2 |
| GTCSTIS | GTC Scotland teacher induction scheme | GTCSTIS | 2 |
| INTLMOB | International mobility | INTLMOB | 2 |
| JOBFOUND1 | Finding the job - Your university/college Careers service | JOBFOUND1 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND2 | Finding the job - Employer's website | JOBFOUND2 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND3 | Finding the job - Other university/college source (e.g. lecturer, website) | JOBFOUND3 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND4 | Finding the job - Recrutiment agency/website | JOBFOUND4 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND5 | Finding the job - Media (e.g. newspaper/magazine advertisement) | JOBFOUND5 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND6 | Finding the job - Speculative application | JOBFOUND6 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND7 | Finding the job - Network, including family and friends | JOBFOUND7 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND8 | Finding the job - Already worked there (including on an internship/placement/apprenticeship) | JOBFOUND8 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND9 | Finding the job - Social media/professional networking sites | JOBFOUND9 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND10 | Finding the job - Online job site | JOBFOUND10 | 1 |
| JOBFOUND11 | Finding the job - Other | JOBFOUND11 | 1 |
| KNOWBASE | Knowledge on which research degree based | KNOWBASE | 2 |
| KNOWSKILDEV | Development of knowledge and skills | KNOWSKILDEV | 2 |
| MRSCHDEG | Main reason for research degree | MRSCHDEG | 2 |
| OTHRRSCDEG1 | Other reasons for research degree - Interested in subject | OTHRRSCDEG1 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG2 | Other reasons for research degree - Interested in research | OTHRRSCDEG2 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG3 | Other reasons for research degree - Wanted to continue being a student/postpone job hunting | OTHRRSCDEG3 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG4 | Other reasons for research degree - Awarded funded studentship | OTHRRSCDEG4 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG5 | Other reasons for research degree - Encouraged or required to do so by my employer | OTHRRSCDEG5 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG6 | Other reasons for research degree - Wanted an academic career | OTHRRSCDEG6 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG7 | Other reasons for research degree - It would improve my career prospects | OTHRRSCDEG7 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG8 | Other reasons for research degree - Essential to get into area of employment I wanted | OTHRRSCDEG8 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG9 | Other reasons for research degree - I wanted to change career | OTHRRSCDEG9 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG10 | Other reasons for research degree - Encouraged to do so by university (including lecturer, tutor) | OTHRRSCDEG10 | 1 |
| OTHRRSCDEG11 | Other reasons for research degree - Other | OTHRRSCDEG11 | 1 |
| PLCINTSHP | Work placement(s) or internship(s) | PLCINTSHP | 2 |
| PROVSCORE | Provider score | PROVSCORE | 200 |
| RECPROV | Recommend the provider | RECPROV | 2 |
| RSCHFIND | Research findings | RSCHFIND | 2 |
| RSCHSKILDEV | Research skills developed | RSCHSKILDEV | 2 |
| SEEKTEACH | Seeking a teaching post | SEEKTEACH | 2 |
| TEACHFUND | State-funded or non-state-funded school or college | TEACHFUND | 2 |
| TEACHPHS | Teaching phase | TEACHPHS | 2 |
| WRKAUTO | Work autonomously | WRKAUTO | 2 |
| WRKOWN | Working on your own | WRKOWN | 2 |
| WRKPART | Work as part of a team | WRKPART | 2 |
| WRKSUPER | Work under supervision | WRKSUPER | 2 |
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