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Mainstage Variable

julk4

Looked for work in last 4 weeks

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8986	62.32%
Yes	1	85	0.59%
No	2	5348	37.09%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9340	62.8%
Yes	1	67	0.45%
No	2	5466	36.75%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9646	62.67%
Yes	1	95	0.62%
No	2	5651	36.71%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	9879	63.26%
Yes	1	107	0.69%
No	2	5619	35.98%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	10039	63.57%
Yes	1	104	0.66%
No	2	5643	35.74%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	10215	62.91%
Yes	1	137	0.84%
No	2	5878	36.2%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10410	62.72%
Yes	1	125	0.75%
No	2	6060	36.51%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	11663	61.82%
Yes	1	147	0.78%
No	2	7052	37.38%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9652	61.86%
Yes	1	126	0.81%
No	2	5814	37.26%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	9649	61.76%
Yes	1	136	0.87%
No	2	5829	37.31%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	6964	63.85%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	90	0.83%
No	2	3844	35.25%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	7084	63.29%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	86	0.77%
No	2	4016	35.88%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	6117	64.81%
Yes	1	99	1.05%
No	2	3215	34.06%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	5946	64.29%
Yes	1	109	1.18%
No	2	3192	34.51%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	6134	64.7%
Yes	1	110	1.16%
No	2	3233	34.1%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	6136	63.92%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	138	1.44%
No	2	3315	34.53%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	6289	63.88%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	145	1.47%
No	2	3401	34.55%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	6602	64.32%
Yes	1	135	1.32%
No	2	3523	34.32%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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