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fim01n

estimated income in january 2009

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.25%
included elsewhere	-3	21	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	20588	99.65%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.96	72	0	5000.0	86.05	20588

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.13%
included elsewhere	-3	21	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	21084	99.77%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.62	49	0	2700.0	67.74	21084

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	0.5%
included elsewhere	-3	42	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	22297	99.31%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.8	155	0	6600.0	77.32	22297

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	0.52%
included elsewhere	-3	19	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	20256	99.38%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.33	126	0	1583.0	58.42	20256

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
included elsewhere	-3	22	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	19451	99.86%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.53	27	0	2184.0	58.48	19451

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
included elsewhere	-3	25	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	19572	99.87%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.84	25	0	8000.0	107.91	19572

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	104	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	18237	99.04%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
28.58	177	0	6495.0	137.23	18237

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.15%
included elsewhere	-3	138	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	21895	99.23%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
35.88	171	0	2500.0	124.32	21895

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.32%
included elsewhere	-3	306	1.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	18401	98.05%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
74.86	366	0	7794.0	188.38	18401

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.2%
included elsewhere	-3	141	0.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	18490	99.05%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.43	178	0	19485.0	198.1	18490

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.63%
included elsewhere	-3	9	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	11671	98.3%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.04	202	0	1926.0	33.12	11671

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.51%
included elsewhere	-3	13	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	12567	98.39%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.41	206	0	1500.0	37.44	12567

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	1.83%
included elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	9542	98.14%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.08	181	0	1627.0	32.23	9542

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	183	1.9%
included elsewhere	-3	8	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	9420	98.01%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.97	191	0	1665.218017578125	51.68	9420

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	9	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	9288	98.42%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.12	149	0	1875.0	42.55	9288

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	10	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	9138	97.88%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.55	198	0	3433.68994140625	60.98	9138

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	9790	98.5%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.34	149	0	3330.769287109375	62.01	9790

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