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Mainstage Variable

penb4y4

Year pre 1.7.88 pension started: 4 digit

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	13911	96.48%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
don't know	-1	37	0.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	202	1.4%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1984.1	14217	1971.0	1988.0	3.64	202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	104	0.7%
inapplicable	-8	14238	95.73%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	32	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	233	1.57%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1984.06	14640	1971.0	1988.0	3.74	233

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	14718	95.62%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	60	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	281	1.83%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.51	15111	1961.0	1988.0	4.37	281

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14280	91.44%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	64	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	290	1.86%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.52	15327	1966.0	1988.0	4.38	290

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14394	91.15%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	79	0.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	303	1.92%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1982.97	15488	1959.0	1988.0	5.13	303

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14897	91.74%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	84	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	361	2.22%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.43	15877	1960.0	1988.0	4.64	361

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15208	91.63%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	91	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	406	2.45%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.07	16191	1950.0	1988.0	5.15	406

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	17512	92.82%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	4	0.02%
don't know	-1	88	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	461	2.44%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.2	18406	1952.0	1988.0	5.46	461

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14599	93.57%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	94	0.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	388	2.49%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.36	15215	1935.0	1988.0	5.58	388

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14661	93.84%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	4	0.03%
don't know	-1	98	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	421	2.69%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.48	15202	1960.0	1988.0	5.05	421

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	10134	92.92%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	63	0.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	340	3.12%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.79	10566	1950.0	1988.0	5.03	340

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	10450	93.36%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	50	0.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	318	2.84%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1984.13	10875	1964.0	1988.0	4.65	318

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	8764	92.86%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	50	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	319	3.38%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.99	9119	1966.0	1988.0	4.42	319

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8439	91.24%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	50	0.54%
[Value >= 0]	1	335	3.62%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1984.1	8914	1947.0	1988.0	4.78	335

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	8575	90.44%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	58	0.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	411	4.33%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1984.04	9070	1943.0	1988.0	4.94	411

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	8492	88.46%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	50	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	463	4.82%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.56	9137	1951.0	1988.0	5.42	463

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8869	90.09%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	55	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	534	5.42%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.93	9311	1952.0	1988.0	4.9	534

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