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pay period (weeks) 1.9.98: previous job

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	3.84%
inapplicable	-8	1330	45.16%
per hour	-4	25	0.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	1477	50.15%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.49	1468	1.0	52.0	16.55	1477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	119	3.67%
inapplicable	-8	1473	45.45%
per hour	-4	22	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	1627	50.2%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.06	1614	0.6000000238418579	52.0	16.21	1627

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	141	4.33%
inapplicable	-8	1481	45.53%
per hour	-4	33	1.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1598	49.12%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.01	1655	1.0	52.0	16.24	1598

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	1883	41.95%
proxy	-7	165	3.68%
per hour	-4	125	2.78%
period uncodeable	-3	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	2294	51.1%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.75	2195	-5.0	52.0	21.93	2294

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.84%
inapplicable	-8	1884	42.64%
per hour	-4	130	2.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	2367	53.58%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.73	2051	-5.0	52.0	22.01	2367

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.35%
inapplicable	-8	2092	43.56%
per hour	-4	109	2.27%
period uncodeable	-3	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	2536	52.8%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.9	2267	0.2000000029802322	52.0	22.56	2536

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	2.04%
inapplicable	-8	2211	43.84%
per hour	-4	154	3.05%
period uncodeable	-3	10	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	2565	50.86%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.48	2478	-5.0	52.0	22.45	2565

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	165	2.76%
inapplicable	-8	2568	42.99%
per hour	-4	184	3.08%
period uncodeable	-3	3	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	3053	51.11%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.51	2920	-5.0	52.0	21.95	3053

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	1.34%
inapplicable	-8	2382	43.7%
per hour	-4	141	2.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	2855	52.38%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.21	2596	0.2000000029802322	52.0	21.34	2855

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	138	2.66%
inapplicable	-8	2215	42.77%
per hour	-4	227	4.38%
don't know	-1	3	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	2596	50.13%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.32	2583	-5.0	88.80000305175781	21.47	2596

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	1.26%
inapplicable	-8	1310	37.38%
per hour	-4	114	3.25%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	2036	58.09%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.88	1469	-5.0	52.0	21.13	2036

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	150	3.81%
inapplicable	-8	1523	38.65%
per hour	-4	81	2.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	2187	55.49%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.16	1754	-5.0	52.0	20.82	2187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	1.29%
inapplicable	-8	1213	40.18%
per hour	-4	92	3.05%
don't know	-1	4	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	1671	55.35%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.87	1348	0.2000000029802322	52.0	20.51	1671

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	2.28%
inapplicable	-8	1288	41.39%
per hour	-4	69	2.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	1684	54.11%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.14	1428	-5.0	77.0	20.03	1684

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	1.39%
inapplicable	-8	1312	43.57%
per hour	-4	58	1.93%
period uncodeable	-3	4	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	1595	52.97%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.09	1416	-5.0	52.0	19.96	1595

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	3.32%
inapplicable	-8	1377	47.19%
period uncodeable	-3	38	1.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	1406	48.18%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.41	1512	0.2000000029802322	52.0	20.21	1406

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	1.92%
inapplicable	-8	1396	47.84%
period uncodeable	-3	4	0.14%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	1460	50.03%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.84	1458	0.2000000029802322	95.0	24.26	1460

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	1.27%
inapplicable	-8	1961	57.98%
period uncodeable	-3	11	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	1367	40.42%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.07	2015	0.2000000029802322	52.0	22.93	1367

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	2687	91.24%
per hour	-4	23	0.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	231	7.84%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.37	2714	1.0	52.0	17.8	231

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2927	90.31%
per hour	-4	21	0.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	289	8.92%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.99	2952	1.0	52.0	15.12	289

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2840	87.3%
per hour	-4	32	0.98%
[Value >= 0]	1	377	11.59%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.91	2876	1.0	52.0	18.21	377

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