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Mainstage Variable

edeny2

Education spell end year

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Recent Education and Training

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	13362	92.67%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	70	0.49%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.99	14349	2007.0	2008.0	0.12	70

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	13824	92.95%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	79	0.53%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.94	14794	2006.0	2007.0	0.25	79

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	14297	92.89%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	84	0.55%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.94	15308	2005.0	2006.0	0.24	84

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	14481	92.73%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	106	0.68%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.94	15511	2004.0	2005.0	0.23	106

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	14679	92.96%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	78	0.49%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.97	15713	2003.0	2004.0	0.16	78

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	15292	94.17%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	50	0.31%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.96	16188	2002.0	2003.0	0.2	50

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	15612	94.07%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	82	0.49%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2001.98	16515	2001.0	2002.0	0.16	82

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	17990	95.35%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	69	0.37%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.96	18798	2000.0	2001.0	0.21	69

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14992	96.08%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	73	0.47%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.95	15530	1999.0	2000.0	0.23	73

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15111	96.72%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	75	0.48%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.95	15548	1998.0	1999.0	0.23	75

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	10478	96.08%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	66	0.61%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.95	10840	1997.0	1998.0	0.21	66

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