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Mainstage Variable

jbsect_bh

Employing organisation: current job

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6860	47.58%
Private firm/company	1	4993	34.63%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	336	2.33%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1188	8.24%
NHS or higher educ	4	661	4.58%
Natnalised industry	5	24	0.17%
Non-profit orgs.	6	282	1.96%
Armed forces	7	36	0.25%
Other	8	36	0.25%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6949	46.72%
Private firm/company	1	5290	35.57%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	338	2.27%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1218	8.19%
NHS or higher educ	4	679	4.57%
Natnalised industry	5	24	0.16%
Non-profit orgs.	6	292	1.96%
Armed forces	7	36	0.24%
Other	8	47	0.32%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7270	47.23%
Private firm/company	1	5692	36.98%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	306	1.99%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1134	7.37%
NHS or higher educ	4	621	4.03%
Natnalised industry	5	20	0.13%
Non-profit orgs.	6	265	1.72%
Armed forces	7	39	0.25%
Other	8	44	0.29%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7312	46.82%
Private firm/company	1	5438	34.82%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	384	2.46%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1272	8.14%
NHS or higher educ	4	746	4.78%
Natnalised industry	5	36	0.23%
Non-profit orgs.	6	301	1.93%
Armed forces	7	49	0.31%
Other	8	78	0.5%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	7234	45.81%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
Private firm/company	1	5618	35.58%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	369	2.34%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1291	8.18%
NHS or higher educ	4	765	4.84%
Natnalised industry	5	47	0.3%
Non-profit orgs.	6	314	1.99%
Armed forces	7	57	0.36%
Other	8	86	0.54%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	7575	46.65%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Private firm/company	1	5778	35.58%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	381	2.35%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1282	7.9%
NHS or higher educ	4	735	4.53%
Natnalised industry	5	44	0.27%
Non-profit orgs.	6	285	1.76%
Armed forces	7	52	0.32%
Other	8	100	0.62%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	7753	46.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Private firm/company	1	5899	35.54%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	386	2.33%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1281	7.72%
NHS or higher educ	4	754	4.54%
Natnalised industry	5	61	0.37%
Non-profit orgs.	6	297	1.79%
Armed forces	7	53	0.32%
Other	8	103	0.62%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9009	47.75%
Private firm/company	1	6709	35.56%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	461	2.44%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1354	7.18%
NHS or higher educ	4	841	4.46%
Natnalised industry	5	70	0.37%
Non-profit orgs.	6	317	1.68%
Armed forces	7	50	0.27%
Other	8	56	0.3%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7410	47.49%
Private firm/company	1	5751	36.86%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	303	1.94%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1145	7.34%
NHS or higher educ	4	566	3.63%
Natnalised industry	5	50	0.32%
Non-profit orgs.	6	254	1.63%
Armed forces	7	37	0.24%
Other	8	86	0.55%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	7453	47.71%
Private firm/company	1	5709	36.54%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	301	1.93%
Local Govt/town hall	3	1111	7.11%
NHS or higher educ	4	592	3.79%
Natnalised industry	5	57	0.36%
Non-profit orgs.	6	243	1.56%
Armed forces	7	32	0.2%
Other	8	116	0.74%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	5025	46.08%
Private firm/company	1	4276	39.21%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	216	1.98%
Local Govt/town hall	3	707	6.48%
NHS or higher educ	4	387	3.55%
Natnalised industry	5	25	0.23%
Non-profit orgs.	6	191	1.75%
Armed forces	7	31	0.28%
Other	8	44	0.4%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	5285	47.22%
Private firm/company	1	4240	37.88%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	226	2.02%
Local Govt/town hall	3	752	6.72%
NHS or higher educ	4	383	3.42%
Natnalised industry	5	33	0.29%
Non-profit orgs.	6	187	1.67%
Armed forces	7	35	0.31%
Other	8	47	0.42%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	4414	46.77%
Private firm/company	1	3541	37.52%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	210	2.23%
Local Govt/town hall	3	667	7.07%
NHS or higher educ	4	342	3.62%
Natnalised industry	5	38	0.4%
Non-profit orgs.	6	154	1.63%
Armed forces	7	32	0.34%
Other	8	38	0.4%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	4368	47.23%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Private firm/company	1	3410	36.87%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	200	2.16%
Local Govt/town hall	3	667	7.21%
NHS or higher educ	4	346	3.74%
Natnalised industry	5	41	0.44%
Non-profit orgs.	6	151	1.63%
Armed forces	7	32	0.35%
Other	8	31	0.34%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	4533	47.81%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Private firm/company	1	3445	36.34%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	204	2.15%
Local Govt/town hall	3	679	7.16%
NHS or higher educ	4	360	3.8%
Natnalised industry	5	66	0.7%
Non-profit orgs.	6	141	1.49%
Armed forces	7	21	0.22%
Other	8	29	0.31%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	4660	48.54%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Private firm/company	1	3370	35.1%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	215	2.24%
Local Govt/town hall	3	663	6.91%
NHS or higher educ	4	377	3.93%
Natnalised industry	5	76	0.79%
Non-profit orgs.	6	135	1.41%
Armed forces	7	23	0.24%
Other	8	71	0.74%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	8002	81.28%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Private firm/company	1	1297	13.17%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	59	0.6%
Local Govt/town hall	3	211	2.14%
NHS or higher educ	4	132	1.34%
Natnalised industry	5	20	0.2%
Non-profit orgs.	6	47	0.48%
Armed forces	7	15	0.15%
Other	8	21	0.21%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	4925	47.98%
Private firm/company	1	3649	35.55%
Civil Srv/Cntrl Govt	2	226	2.2%
Local Govt/town hall	3	739	7.2%
NHS or higher educ	4	368	3.59%
Natnalised industry	5	94	0.92%
Non-profit orgs.	6	114	1.11%
Armed forces	7	30	0.29%
Other	8	111	1.08%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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