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fim05t

estimated income in may 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	135	0.65%
included elsewhere	-3	941	4.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	19584	94.79%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
261.68	1076	0	9999.0	339.8	19584

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	126	0.6%
included elsewhere	-3	927	4.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	20080	95.02%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
249.41	1053	0	7000.0	310.25	20080

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	197	0.88%
included elsewhere	-3	1380	6.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	20875	92.98%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
240.82	1577	0	7000.0	299.71	20875

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	170	0.83%
included elsewhere	-3	900	4.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	19312	94.75%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
236.95	1070	0	6170.25	293.73	19312

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.2%
included elsewhere	-3	1025	5.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	18415	94.54%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
243.74	1063	0	7599.14990234375	310.75	18415

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
included elsewhere	-3	968	4.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	18628	95.06%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
246.77	969	0	25733.189453125	466.38	18628

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	874	4.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	17467	94.86%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
239.55	947	0	9000.0	283.92	17467

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.16%
included elsewhere	-3	1083	4.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	20948	94.93%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
226.32	1118	0	18792.19921875	300.39	20948

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	78	0.42%
included elsewhere	-3	846	4.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	17843	95.08%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
204.53	924	0	7794.0	249.79	17843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	78	0.42%
included elsewhere	-3	485	2.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	18105	96.98%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
192.89	563	0	19485.0	277.32	18105

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	1.71%
included elsewhere	-3	510	4.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	11160	93.99%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
194.88	713	0	30743.0	424.78	11160

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	201	1.57%
included elsewhere	-3	408	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	12164	95.23%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
174.96	609	0	7900.0	209.77	12164

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	189	1.94%
included elsewhere	-3	252	2.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	9282	95.46%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
176.69	441	0	9999.0	235.86	9282

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	2.11%
included elsewhere	-3	150	1.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	9258	96.33%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
164.76	353	0	9800.0	227.03	9258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	130	1.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	9167	97.14%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
161.91	270	0	7500.0	199.39	9167

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	128	1.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	9020	96.62%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
158.08	316	0	5500.0	203.27	9020

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	115	1.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	9677	97.36%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
146.89	262	0	9999.0	214.0	9677

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
131.94	259	0	3700.0	156.64	10203

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