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jhendm

month labour force spell ended

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Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.27%
don't know	-1	30	1.02%
january	1	204	6.93%
february	2	183	6.21%
march	3	215	7.3%
april	4	217	7.37%
may	5	224	7.61%
june	6	312	10.59%
july	7	260	8.83%
august	8	272	9.24%
september	9	354	12.02%
october	10	252	8.56%
november	11	220	7.47%
december	12	194	6.59%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.72	38	1.0	12.0	3.25	2907

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
don't know	-1	33	1.02%
january	1	232	7.16%
february	2	208	6.42%
march	3	242	7.47%
april	4	215	6.63%
may	5	236	7.28%
june	6	375	11.57%
july	7	292	9.01%
august	8	288	8.89%
september	9	363	11.2%
october	10	318	9.81%
november	11	220	6.79%
december	12	212	6.54%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.69	40	1.0	12.0	3.25	3201

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	5	0.15%
don't know	-1	9	0.28%
january	1	255	7.84%
february	2	180	5.53%
march	3	282	8.67%
april	4	225	6.92%
may	5	227	6.98%
june	6	363	11.16%
july	7	309	9.5%
august	8	294	9.04%
september	9	401	12.33%
october	10	258	7.93%
november	11	219	6.73%
december	12	224	6.89%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.63	16	1.0	12.0	3.26	3237

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	32	0.71%
january	1	367	8.18%
february	2	276	6.15%
march	3	257	5.73%
april	4	310	6.91%
may	5	247	5.5%
june	6	353	7.86%
july	7	338	7.53%
august	8	394	8.78%
september	9	918	20.45%
october	10	430	9.58%
november	11	346	7.71%
december	12	219	4.88%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.91	34	1.0	12.0	3.26	4455

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.05%
don't know	-1	75	1.7%
january	1	346	7.83%
february	2	217	4.91%
march	3	283	6.41%
april	4	301	6.81%
may	5	276	6.25%
june	6	301	6.81%
july	7	333	7.54%
august	8	419	9.48%
september	9	859	19.44%
october	10	482	10.91%
november	11	330	7.47%
december	12	194	4.39%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.96	77	1.0	12.0	3.21	4341

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.08%
don't know	-1	98	2.04%
january	1	381	7.93%
february	2	267	5.56%
march	3	313	6.52%
april	4	336	7.0%
may	5	290	6.04%
june	6	353	7.35%
july	7	375	7.81%
august	8	383	7.97%
september	9	937	19.51%
october	10	531	11.06%
november	11	336	7.0%
december	12	199	4.14%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.87	102	1.0	12.0	3.23	4701

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.77%
don't know	-1	70	1.39%
january	1	387	7.67%
february	2	324	6.42%
march	3	308	6.11%
april	4	352	6.98%
may	5	297	5.89%
june	6	320	6.35%
july	7	385	7.63%
august	8	393	7.79%
september	9	935	18.54%
october	10	566	11.22%
november	11	393	7.79%
december	12	274	5.43%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.95	109	1.0	12.0	3.31	4934

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.07%
refusal	-2	3	0.05%
don't know	-1	123	2.06%
january	1	497	8.32%
february	2	330	5.52%
march	3	368	6.16%
april	4	426	7.13%
may	5	324	5.42%
june	6	447	7.48%
july	7	457	7.65%
august	8	448	7.5%
september	9	1054	17.65%
october	10	718	12.02%
november	11	472	7.9%
december	12	302	5.06%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.94	130	1.0	12.0	3.3	5843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	87	1.6%
january	1	505	9.26%
february	2	417	7.65%
march	3	381	6.99%
april	4	393	7.21%
may	5	368	6.75%
june	6	449	8.24%
july	7	408	7.48%
august	8	416	7.63%
september	9	854	15.67%
october	10	521	9.56%
november	11	363	6.66%
december	12	287	5.27%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.55	89	1.0	12.0	3.36	5362

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.17%
don't know	-1	157	3.03%
january	1	431	8.32%
february	2	324	6.26%
march	3	336	6.49%
april	4	370	7.14%
may	5	303	5.85%
june	6	369	7.12%
july	7	343	6.62%
august	8	410	7.92%
september	9	908	17.53%
october	10	517	9.98%
november	11	417	8.05%
december	12	285	5.5%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.85	166	1.0	12.0	3.35	5013

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.26%
don't know	-1	10	0.29%
january	1	293	8.36%
february	2	235	6.7%
march	3	244	6.96%
april	4	250	7.13%
may	5	209	5.96%
june	6	292	8.33%
july	7	294	8.39%
august	8	280	7.99%
september	9	550	15.69%
october	10	405	11.55%
november	11	252	7.19%
december	12	182	5.19%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.75	19	1.0	12.0	3.31	3486

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.15%
don't know	-1	17	0.43%
january	1	314	7.97%
february	2	250	6.34%
march	3	241	6.12%
april	4	339	8.6%
may	5	265	6.72%
june	6	307	7.79%
july	7	314	7.97%
august	8	330	8.37%
september	9	681	17.28%
october	10	438	11.11%
november	11	272	6.9%
december	12	167	4.24%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.74	23	1.0	12.0	3.24	3918

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	9	0.3%
january	1	221	7.32%
february	2	190	6.29%
march	3	179	5.93%
april	4	266	8.81%
may	5	213	7.06%
june	6	232	7.68%
july	7	273	9.04%
august	8	251	8.31%
september	9	545	18.05%
october	10	307	10.17%
november	11	188	6.23%
december	12	143	4.74%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.76	11	1.0	12.0	3.19	3008

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	16	0.51%
january	1	245	7.87%
february	2	188	6.04%
march	3	167	5.37%
april	4	212	6.81%
may	5	192	6.17%
june	6	218	7.01%
july	7	259	8.32%
august	8	246	7.9%
september	9	551	17.71%
october	10	403	12.95%
november	11	251	8.07%
december	12	162	5.21%
spring	14	1	0.03%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.02	17	1.0	14.0	3.28	3095

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.2%
don't know	-1	8	0.27%
january	1	219	7.27%
february	2	195	6.48%
march	3	172	5.71%
april	4	225	7.47%
may	5	182	6.04%
june	6	238	7.9%
july	7	246	8.17%
august	8	258	8.57%
september	9	520	17.27%
october	10	366	12.16%
november	11	232	7.71%
december	12	143	4.75%
autumn	16	1	0.03%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.93	14	1.0	16.0	3.24	2997

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.1%
don't know	-1	11	0.38%
january	1	220	7.54%
february	2	180	6.17%
march	3	188	6.44%
april	4	200	6.85%
may	5	191	6.55%
june	6	233	7.98%
july	7	220	7.54%
august	8	217	7.44%
september	9	504	17.27%
october	10	390	13.37%
november	11	205	7.03%
december	12	155	5.31%
winter	13	1	0.03%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.93	14	1.0	13.0	3.28	2904

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
january	1	231	7.92%
february	2	164	5.62%
march	3	194	6.65%
april	4	239	8.19%
may	5	186	6.37%
june	6	233	7.98%
july	7	252	8.64%
august	8	208	7.13%
september	9	520	17.82%
october	10	318	10.9%
november	11	191	6.55%
december	12	174	5.96%
winter	13	1	0.03%
spring	14	2	0.07%
summer	15	1	0.03%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.85	4	1.0	15.0	3.28	2914

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.5%
don't know	-1	7	0.21%
january	1	270	7.98%
february	2	182	5.38%
march	3	207	6.12%
april	4	276	8.16%
may	5	199	5.88%
june	6	252	7.45%
july	7	268	7.92%
august	8	230	6.8%
september	9	643	19.01%
october	10	439	12.98%
november	11	241	7.13%
december	12	151	4.46%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.92	24	1.0	12.0	3.25	3358

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	2288	77.69%
don't know	-1	9	0.31%
january	1	40	1.36%
february	2	24	0.81%
march	3	34	1.15%
april	4	47	1.6%
may	5	53	1.8%
june	6	49	1.66%
july	7	70	2.38%
august	8	104	3.53%
september	9	128	4.35%
october	10	45	1.53%
november	11	31	1.05%
december	12	15	0.51%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.85	2305	1.0	12.0	2.84	640

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	2465	76.06%
don't know	-1	7	0.22%
january	1	45	1.39%
february	2	42	1.3%
march	3	48	1.48%
april	4	56	1.73%
may	5	55	1.7%
june	6	68	2.1%
july	7	87	2.68%
august	8	108	3.33%
september	9	136	4.2%
october	10	69	2.13%
november	11	25	0.77%
december	12	23	0.71%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.72	2479	1.0	12.0	2.9	762

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2251	69.2%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
january	1	68	2.09%
february	2	38	1.17%
march	3	70	2.15%
april	4	71	2.18%
may	5	75	2.31%
june	6	103	3.17%
july	7	108	3.32%
august	8	141	4.33%
september	9	178	5.47%
october	10	60	1.84%
november	11	37	1.14%
december	12	51	1.57%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.74	2253	1.0	12.0	2.96	1000

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