Associations Between Characteristics of Students (ABCS) part-time progression model results datafile,,,,,
Published as official statistics by the Office for Students on 30th September 2022,,,,,
"This workbook provides the parameter estimates from the statistical model for the Office for Students' ABCS part-time progression measure, which uses student, geographic and study characteristics to predict progression to employment and further study. ",,,,,
Details of the methodology used to create these quintiles can be found in the ABCS publication:,,,,,
https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/associations-between-characteristics-of-students,,,,,
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Population,,,,,
UK domiciled part-time undergraduate respondents at English providers to the Graduate Outcomes survey who graduated in the academic years 2017-18 to 2018-19,,,,,
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Data sources,,,,,
"The data tables presented in this workbook were produced using data from the following sources, for the population of learners described above.",,,,,
 - the National Pupil Database (NPD) provided by the Department for Education;,,,,,
 - the Higher Education Statistics Agency’s (HESA’s) student record; ,,,,,
" - the HESA Alternative Provider (AP), or Student Alternative (SA), record; ",,,,,
 - the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s (ESFA’s) individualised learner record (ILR);,,,,,
 - the Graduate Outcomes survey,,,,,
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Notes,,,,,
1. This datafile contains 125 data lines.,,,,,
2. Please note this analysis contains data sourced from the Department for Education’s National Pupil Database. The DfE do not accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived from the NPD data by third parties.,,,,,
"3. The characteristics used to inform this measure are: age group, disability, ethnicity, sex, IDACI, IMD, Adult HE quintile, local or distance learner. Full definitions and reference categories for each characteristic can be found in the report at the link above.",,,,,
"4. All parameter estimates and standard errors are rounded to two decimal places, while p-values are rounded to four decimal places.",,,,,
5. A zero coefficient and a blank standard error and p-value indicates that the statistical model was unable to estimate parameters for the combination of factors shown.,,,,,
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The Office for Students is committed to following the Code of Practice for the statistics it produces. Details can be found on the website of the UK Statistics Authority at www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/code-of-practice/.,,,,,
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Enquiries,,,,,
"For enquiries regarding this data, please contact: ",,,,,
"Jules Clayton, Senior Analyst",,,,,
official.statistics@officeforstudents.org.uk,,,,,
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Table 1: Parameter estimates for ABCS part-time progression,,,,,
Effect,Variable 1,Variable 2,Coefficient,Standard error,p-value
Intercept,,,2.12,0.1,<.0001
Adult HE,Quintile 1,,-0.27,0.06,<.0001
Adult HE,Quintile 2,,-0.16,0.05,0.0018
Adult HE,Quintile 3,,-0.14,0.05,0.0065
Adult HE,Quintile 4,,-0.06,0.05,0.2255
Adult HE,Unknown or N/A,,0.31,0.32,0.3389
Age group,18 and under,,-0.75,0.34,0.0277
Age group,19,,-1.06,0.34,0.0019
Age group,20,,-1.04,0.34,0.0022
Age group,21-25,,-0.23,0.09,0.0136
Age group,31-40,,0.16,0.1,0.1299
Age group,41-50,,0.22,0.11,0.0463
Age group,51+,,0.18,0.14,0.2007
Disability,Cognitive or learning difficulties,,0.05,0.07,0.4581
Disability,Mental health condition,,-0.47,0.09,<.0001
Disability,Multiple or other impairments,,-0.18,0.07,0.0065
Disability,"Sensory, medical or physical impairments",,-0.07,0.09,0.4189
Disability,Social or communication impairment,,-0.45,0.23,0.0514
Ethnicity,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,,-0.23,1.11,0.837
Ethnicity,Asian or Asian British - Indian,,0.37,0.34,0.2721
Ethnicity,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,,-1.33,0.4,0.001
Ethnicity,Asian or Asian British - other,,-0.77,0.37,0.0381
Ethnicity,Black or black British - African,,0.87,0.47,0.0626
Ethnicity,Black or black British - Caribbean,,0.72,0.61,0.2368
Ethnicity,Black or black British - other,,1.01,1.05,0.3344
Ethnicity,Mixed - white and Asian,,-0.16,0.51,0.7509
Ethnicity,Mixed - white and black African,,-0.95,0.63,0.1347
Ethnicity,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,,0.3,0.54,0.5804
Ethnicity,Mixed - other,,-0.6,0.4,0.14
Ethnicity,Other ethnic group,,0.14,0.49,0.7681
Ethnicity,Refused or unknown,,0.21,0.31,0.507
IDACI,Quintile 1,,0.04,0.09,0.6511
IDACI,Quintile 2,,0.02,0.08,0.8373
IDACI,Quintile 3,,-0.08,0.06,0.2177
IDACI,Quintile 4,,-0.04,0.05,0.4706
IDACI,Unknown or N/A,,0,,
IMD,Quintile 1,,-0.35,0.09,0.0001
IMD,Quintile 2,,-0.22,0.07,0.0028
IMD,Quintile 3,,-0.12,0.06,0.0568
IMD,Quintile 4,,-0.04,0.05,0.4994
IMD,Unknown or N/A,,-0.31,0.07,<.0001
Local or distance learner,Distance,,-0.61,0.1,<.0001
Local or distance learner,Local,,-0.3,0.11,0.0057
Sex,Male,,-0.05,0.06,0.4064
Age group*Local or distance learner,18 and under,Distance,-0.03,0.18,0.8884
Age group*Local or distance learner,18 and under,Local,-0.12,0.18,0.4921
Age group*Local or distance learner,19,Distance,0.29,0.18,0.1104
Age group*Local or distance learner,19,Local,-0.13,0.17,0.4727
Age group*Local or distance learner,20,Distance,0.25,0.18,0.1575
Age group*Local or distance learner,20,Local,-0.09,0.17,0.5789
Age group*Local or distance learner,21-25,Distance,0.18,0.12,0.1241
Age group*Local or distance learner,21-25,Local,-0.18,0.13,0.1548
Age group*Local or distance learner,31-40,Distance,-0.27,0.12,0.0253
Age group*Local or distance learner,31-40,Local,-0.21,0.13,0.1115
Age group*Local or distance learner,41-50,Distance,-0.32,0.13,0.0161
Age group*Local or distance learner,41-50,Local,-0.15,0.15,0.3266
Age group*Local or distance learner,51+,Distance,0.21,0.17,0.2113
Age group*Local or distance learner,51+,Local,0.05,0.19,0.7836
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,Quintile 1,0.45,1.15,0.696
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,Quintile 2,0.09,1.16,0.9348
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,Quintile 3,-0.86,1.2,0.4747
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,Quintile 4,-0.64,1.26,0.6148
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi,Unknown or N/A,-2.28,1.61,0.1579
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Indian,Quintile 1,-0.58,0.41,0.1528
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Indian,Quintile 2,-0.33,0.41,0.4092
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Indian,Quintile 3,-0.55,0.41,0.1796
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Indian,Quintile 4,-0.05,0.46,0.9059
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Indian,Unknown or N/A,-1.25,0.68,0.0648
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,Quintile 1,0.93,0.44,0.0339
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,Quintile 2,0.72,0.44,0.1068
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,Quintile 3,1.14,0.46,0.0135
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,Quintile 4,1.34,0.59,0.0224
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - Pakistani,Unknown or N/A,1.79,0.76,0.0184
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - other,Quintile 1,0.78,0.46,0.0948
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - other,Quintile 2,0.61,0.45,0.1728
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - other,Quintile 3,0.53,0.47,0.261
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - other,Quintile 4,0.68,0.53,0.1929
Ethnicity*IDACI,Asian or Asian British - other,Unknown or N/A,0.13,0.72,0.8618
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - African,Quintile 1,-0.98,0.48,0.0436
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - African,Quintile 2,-0.98,0.49,0.0465
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - African,Quintile 3,-1.2,0.51,0.0175
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - African,Quintile 4,-1.3,0.53,0.0138
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - African,Unknown or N/A,-1.27,0.62,0.0408
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - Caribbean,Quintile 1,-1.09,0.63,0.0841
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - Caribbean,Quintile 2,-0.81,0.64,0.2076
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - Caribbean,Quintile 3,-0.94,0.65,0.1499
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - Caribbean,Quintile 4,-0.62,0.76,0.4154
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - Caribbean,Unknown or N/A,5.21,27.45,0.8494
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - other,Quintile 1,-1.57,1.09,0.1475
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - other,Quintile 2,-1.1,1.13,0.3292
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - other,Quintile 3,-2.61,1.17,0.0258
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - other,Quintile 4,-0.44,1.49,0.7686
Ethnicity*IDACI,Black or black British - other,Unknown or N/A,0,,
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and Asian,Quintile 1,0.53,0.71,0.4544
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and Asian,Quintile 2,0.52,0.71,0.4593
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and Asian,Quintile 3,-0.18,0.68,0.7853
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and Asian,Quintile 4,-0.83,0.68,0.2205
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and Asian,Unknown or N/A,-0.16,0.99,0.8727
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black African,Quintile 1,0.98,0.78,0.2126
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black African,Quintile 2,0.17,0.79,0.8268
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black African,Quintile 3,1.68,0.99,0.0891
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black African,Quintile 4,0.98,0.9,0.2755
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black African,Unknown or N/A,0.8,1.06,0.4535
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,Quintile 1,0.73,0.69,0.2892
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,Quintile 2,-0.45,0.65,0.4857
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,Quintile 3,-0.56,0.67,0.3989
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,Quintile 4,-0.54,0.72,0.4505
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - white and black Caribbean,Unknown or N/A,-0.6,1,0.5489
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - other,Quintile 1,0.18,0.5,0.721
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - other,Quintile 2,0.53,0.53,0.316
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - other,Quintile 3,0.73,0.61,0.2313
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - other,Quintile 4,0.52,0.59,0.3827
Ethnicity*IDACI,Mixed - other,Unknown or N/A,2.4,1.11,0.0304
Ethnicity*IDACI,Other ethnic group,Quintile 1,-0.88,0.54,0.1059
Ethnicity*IDACI,Other ethnic group,Quintile 2,-0.23,0.59,0.7002
Ethnicity*IDACI,Other ethnic group,Quintile 3,-0.13,0.62,0.8276
Ethnicity*IDACI,Other ethnic group,Quintile 4,-0.12,0.64,0.857
Ethnicity*IDACI,Other ethnic group,Unknown or N/A,0.97,1.17,0.4065
Ethnicity*IDACI,Refused or unknown,Quintile 1,0.14,0.43,0.7497
Ethnicity*IDACI,Refused or unknown,Quintile 2,-0.1,0.42,0.8036
Ethnicity*IDACI,Refused or unknown,Quintile 3,0.03,0.41,0.9421
Ethnicity*IDACI,Refused or unknown,Quintile 4,-0.81,0.39,0.0369
Ethnicity*IDACI,Refused or unknown,Unknown or N/A,0.74,0.62,0.2319
Sex*Local or distance learner,Male,Distance,0.45,0.07,<.0001
Sex*Local or distance learner,Male,Local,0.16,0.08,0.0436