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Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	3.84%
inapplicable	-8	2687	91.24%
yes	1	21	0.71%
no	2	124	4.21%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	3.64%
inapplicable	-8	3012	92.93%
yes	1	16	0.49%
no	2	95	2.93%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	137	4.21%
inapplicable	-8	2987	91.82%
yes	1	15	0.46%
no	2	114	3.5%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	4177	93.05%
proxy	-7	165	3.68%
yes	1	16	0.36%
no	2	114	2.54%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	4238	95.93%
yes	1	24	0.54%
no	2	124	2.81%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	1.06%
inapplicable	-8	4610	95.98%
yes	1	29	0.6%
no	2	113	2.35%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	81	1.61%
inapplicable	-8	4794	95.06%
yes	1	23	0.46%
no	2	145	2.88%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	154	2.58%
inapplicable	-8	5624	94.16%
yes	1	35	0.59%
no	2	160	2.68%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.19%
inapplicable	-8	5219	95.74%
yes	1	33	0.61%
no	2	134	2.46%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	126	2.43%
inapplicable	-8	4866	93.96%
yes	1	22	0.42%
no	2	165	3.19%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.86%
inapplicable	-8	3336	95.18%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
yes	1	23	0.66%
no	2	115	3.28%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	110	2.79%
inapplicable	-8	3675	93.25%
yes	1	16	0.41%
no	2	140	3.55%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	1.03%
inapplicable	-8	2897	95.96%
yes	1	13	0.43%
no	2	78	2.58%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	75	2.41%
inapplicable	-8	2929	94.12%
yes	1	17	0.55%
no	2	91	2.92%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	1.53%
inapplicable	-8	2827	93.89%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
yes	1	21	0.7%
no	2	116	3.85%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	2780	95.27%
yes	1	12	0.41%
no	2	114	3.91%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	1.17%
inapplicable	-8	2747	94.14%
yes	1	24	0.82%
no	2	113	3.87%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	1.21%
inapplicable	-8	3198	94.56%
yes	1	36	1.06%
no	2	107	3.16%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	2923	99.25%
yes	1	1	0.03%
no	2	17	0.58%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	3222	99.41%
no	2	15	0.46%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	3228	99.23%
yes	1	2	0.06%
no	2	22	0.68%
	Total	3253	100.0%

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