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fim08t

estimated income in august 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	136	0.66%
included elsewhere	-3	947	4.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	19577	94.76%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
264.48	1083	0	9999.0	344.28	19577

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	0.6%
included elsewhere	-3	940	4.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	20066	94.95%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
253.68	1067	0	7000.0	312.87	20066

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	199	0.89%
included elsewhere	-3	1391	6.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	20862	92.92%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
244.33	1590	0	6600.0	302.93	20862

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	170	0.83%
included elsewhere	-3	902	4.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	19310	94.74%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
241.54	1072	0	6170.25	298.34	19310

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.21%
included elsewhere	-3	1032	5.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	18406	94.5%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
246.89	1072	0	7599.14990234375	306.85	18406

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
included elsewhere	-3	978	4.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	18618	95.0%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
251.61	979	0	25980.0	493.84	18618

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	882	4.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	17459	94.81%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
243.83	955	0	9000.0	287.67	17459

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.16%
included elsewhere	-3	1086	4.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	20945	94.92%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
229.37	1121	0	18792.19921875	303.01	20945

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	80	0.43%
included elsewhere	-3	857	4.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	17830	95.01%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
208.04	937	0	7794.0	251.69	17830

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	0.42%
included elsewhere	-3	489	2.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	18100	96.96%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
196.62	568	0	19485.0	285.79	18100

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	1.71%
included elsewhere	-3	514	4.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	11156	93.96%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
197.89	717	0	30743.0	425.5	11156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	1.59%
included elsewhere	-3	409	3.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	12161	95.21%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
177.82	612	0	7900.0	215.39	12161

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	185	1.9%
included elsewhere	-3	258	2.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	9280	95.44%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
178.69	443	0	5000.0	212.15	9280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	2.11%
included elsewhere	-3	153	1.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	9255	96.3%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
167.71	356	0	9800.0	230.5	9255

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	134	1.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	9163	97.1%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
163.13	274	0	2600.0	182.28	9163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	132	1.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	9016	96.57%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
157.95	320	0	3433.68994140625	179.63	9016

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	119	1.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	9673	97.32%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
150.1	266	0	9999.0	215.97	9673

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	154	1.47%
included elsewhere	-3	106	1.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	10202	97.51%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
134.95	260	0	3700.0	157.52	10202

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