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The main purpose of this survey was to provide information on the link between higher education and employment.

Main Topics:

Variables Subject and class of first degree; sex, age, marital status; details of first and latest job (including occupation, type of work, sector of employment, dates, salary and broad location); methods of finding job; Career aspirations during degree course; reasons for choosing jobs; details of post-graduate qualifications, details of training course, school attended, 'A' level information; social class of parents when the graduate entered university or polytechnic.

No sampling (total universe)

all CNAA and external graduates from polytechnics were included in the sample, along with a simple random sample of one in five university graduates.

Postal survey