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fim09t

estimated income in september 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	135	0.65%
included elsewhere	-3	943	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	19582	94.78%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
264.94	1078	0	9999.0	346.78	19582

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	124	0.59%
included elsewhere	-3	942	4.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	20067	94.96%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
252.39	1066	0	7400.0	315.61	20067

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	199	0.89%
included elsewhere	-3	1386	6.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	20867	92.94%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
243.63	1585	0	9000.0	301.64	20867

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	172	0.84%
included elsewhere	-3	901	4.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	19309	94.74%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
242.42	1073	0	6170.25	299.12	19309

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.21%
included elsewhere	-3	1033	5.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	18405	94.49%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
248.95	1073	0	7599.14990234375	318.0	18405

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
included elsewhere	-3	970	4.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	18626	95.05%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
248.33	971	0	25733.189453125	454.52	18626

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	880	4.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	17461	94.82%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
244.93	953	0	9000.0	284.82	17461

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.16%
included elsewhere	-3	1085	4.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	20946	94.92%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
230.05	1120	0	18792.19921875	306.48	20946

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	81	0.43%
included elsewhere	-3	857	4.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	17829	95.0%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
207.92	938	0	7794.0	251.33	17829

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	76	0.41%
included elsewhere	-3	487	2.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	18105	96.98%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
196.7	563	0	19485.0	286.43	18105

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	201	1.69%
included elsewhere	-3	515	4.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	11157	93.97%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
199.83	716	0	30743.0	429.75	11157

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	201	1.57%
included elsewhere	-3	410	3.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	12162	95.22%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
178.53	611	0	7900.0	209.93	12162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	183	1.88%
included elsewhere	-3	259	2.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	9281	95.45%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
179.84	442	0	5000.0	218.28	9281

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	2.11%
included elsewhere	-3	154	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	9254	96.29%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
170.73	357	0	9800.0	230.49	9254

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	131	1.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	9166	97.13%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
165.96	271	0	5000.0	189.14	9166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	131	1.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	9017	96.58%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
161.3	319	0	3500.0	184.77	9017

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	117	1.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	9675	97.34%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
152.83	264	0	9999.0	221.78	9675

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	154	1.47%
included elsewhere	-3	105	1.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	10203	97.52%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
138.07	259	0	3700.0	162.41	10203

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