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frall

received payment each month

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	3657	17.7%
don't know	-1	53	0.26%
every month	1	16936	81.97%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3724	1.0	1.0	0	16936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	4269	20.2%
every month	1	16855	79.76%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	4278	1.0	1.0	0	16855

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	96	0.43%
inapplicable	-8	3634	16.19%
every month	1	18722	83.39%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3730	1.0	1.0	0	18722

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	105	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	3152	15.46%
don't know	-1	159	0.78%
every month	1	16966	83.24%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3416	1.0	1.0	0	16966

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	2641	13.56%
don't know	-1	112	0.58%
every month	1	16722	85.85%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2756	1.0	1.0	0	16722

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3410	17.4%
don't know	-1	138	0.7%
every month	1	16049	81.9%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3548	1.0	1.0	0	16049

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	2414	13.11%
every month	1	15927	86.49%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2487	1.0	1.0	0	15927

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	2988	13.54%
don't know	-1	98	0.44%
every month	1	18947	85.87%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3119	1.0	1.0	0	18947

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	3082	16.42%
don't know	-1	53	0.28%
every month	1	15593	83.09%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3174	1.0	1.0	0	15593

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	3358	17.99%
don't know	-1	115	0.62%
every month	1	15184	81.34%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	3484	1.0	1.0	0	15184

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	192	1.62%
inapplicable	-8	1781	15.0%
every month	1	9900	83.38%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	1973	1.0	1.0	0	9900

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.51%
inapplicable	-8	2549	19.96%
every month	1	10031	78.53%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2742	1.0	1.0	0	10031

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	1.83%
inapplicable	-8	1932	19.87%
every month	1	7613	78.3%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2110	1.0	1.0	0	7613

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	182	1.89%
inapplicable	-8	2331	24.25%
every month	1	7098	73.85%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2513	1.0	1.0	0	7098

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
inapplicable	-8	2004	21.24%
every month	1	7293	77.28%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2144	1.0	1.0	0	7293

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
inapplicable	-8	2152	23.05%
every month	1	6996	74.94%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2340	1.0	1.0	0	6996

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
inapplicable	-8	2176	21.89%
every month	1	7616	76.63%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2323	1.0	1.0	0	7616

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	154	1.47%
inapplicable	-8	2306	22.04%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
every month	1	8000	76.47%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	2462	1.0	1.0	0	8000

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