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fim10t

estimated income in october 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.31%
included elsewhere	-3	369	1.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	20227	97.9%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
116.17	433	0	6500.0	264.94	20227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	77	0.36%
included elsewhere	-3	428	2.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	20628	97.61%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
124.21	505	0	6000.0	254.59	20628

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	141	0.63%
included elsewhere	-3	531	2.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	21780	97.01%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
98.41	672	0	6600.0	225.34	21780

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	0.69%
included elsewhere	-3	363	1.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	19879	97.53%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
107.21	503	0	6000.0	229.38	19879

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.08%
included elsewhere	-3	521	2.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	18942	97.25%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
130.03	536	0	7599.14990234375	273.71	18942

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
included elsewhere	-3	434	2.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	19163	97.79%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
115.88	434	0	25304.51953125	332.66	19163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	525	2.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	17816	96.75%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
144.75	598	0	9000.0	264.62	17816

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.16%
included elsewhere	-3	707	3.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	21324	96.64%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
151.07	742	0	18792.19921875	306.71	21324

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.38%
included elsewhere	-3	533	2.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	18163	96.78%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
121.06	604	0	7794.0	228.76	18163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.3%
included elsewhere	-3	319	1.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	18293	97.99%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
107.78	375	0	19485.0	239.38	18293

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	197	1.66%
included elsewhere	-3	204	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	11472	96.62%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
69.31	401	0	30743.0	327.96	11472

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	196	1.53%
included elsewhere	-3	205	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	12372	96.86%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
84.98	401	0	7900.0	179.53	12372

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	179	1.84%
included elsewhere	-3	96	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	9448	97.17%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
65.43	275	0	5000.0	160.54	9448

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	192	2.0%
included elsewhere	-3	110	1.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	9309	96.86%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
120.79	302	0	9800.0	219.84	9309

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	87	0.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	9210	97.59%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
99.02	227	0	2600.0	168.91	9210

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	63	0.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	9085	97.31%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.73	251	0	3433.68994140625	156.32	9085

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	70	0.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	9722	97.82%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
80.15	217	0	9999.0	203.12	9722

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	124	1.19%
included elsewhere	-3	90	0.86%
[Value >= 0]	1	10248	97.95%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
102.66	214	0	3700.0	150.82	10248

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