Benefits retirement: Being own boss
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retirementplanning_w11.rtpro1
Question label:
Benefits retirement: being own boss
Question text:
I'm going to read out a list of things that some people say are good about retirement. For each one tell me if, for you, they would be very important, moderately important, somewhat important, or not important at all. Thinking about retirement, how important is...
Being your own boss.
Question universe:
if ((DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge = 45|50|55|60|65) & DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT 4) OR (RetChk = 2) (If aged 45, 50, 55, 60 or 65 and not retired OR of pensionable age and less than 71 years old and does not consider self retired)
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 28951 | 90.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 464 | 1.45% |
| refusal | -2 | 23 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 49 | 0.15% |
| Very important | 1 | 726 | 2.27% |
| Moderately important | 2 | 595 | 1.86% |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 413 | 1.29% |
| Not important at all | 4 | 786 | 2.46% |
| Total | 32008 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 30814 | 89.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 50 | 0.15% |
| Very important | 1 | 899 | 2.62% |
| Moderately important | 2 | 665 | 1.94% |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 389 | 1.13% |
| Not important at all | 4 | 685 | 2.0% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32156 | 89.18% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 16 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 53 | 0.15% |
| Very important | 1 | 885 | 2.45% |
| Moderately important | 2 | 635 | 1.76% |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 446 | 1.24% |
| Not important at all | 4 | 771 | 2.14% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 31 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34465 | 87.71% |
| proxy | -7 | 1683 | 4.28% |
| refusal | -2 | 9 | 0.02% |
| don't know | -1 | 56 | 0.14% |
| Very important | 1 | 1196 | 3.04% |
| Moderately important | 2 | 741 | 1.89% |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 412 | 1.05% |
| Not important at all | 4 | 701 | 1.78% |
| Total | 39294 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 36160 | 85.75% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 16 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 82 | 0.19% |
| Very important | 1 | 1193 | 2.83% |
| Moderately important | 2 | 796 | 1.89% |
| Somewhat important | 3 | 404 | 0.96% |
| Not important at all | 4 | 687 | 1.63% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not available for IEMB | -10 | 4615 | 10.21% |
| missing | -9 | 30 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 34348 | 76.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 3129 | 6.92% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 85 | 0.19% |
| very important | 1 | 1295 | 2.87% |
| moderately important | 2 | 771 | 1.71% |
| somewhat important | 3 | 353 | 0.78% |
| not important at all | 4 | 561 | 1.24% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 37553 | 83.75% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 39 | 0.09% |
| very important | 1 | 1278 | 2.85% |
| moderately important | 2 | 900 | 2.01% |
| somewhat important | 3 | 387 | 0.86% |
| not important at all | 4 | 816 | 1.82% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 39530 | 83.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 35 | 0.07% |
| very important | 1 | 1423 | 3.02% |
| moderately important | 2 | 924 | 1.96% |
| somewhat important | 3 | 377 | 0.8% |
| not important at all | 4 | 839 | 1.78% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 10 | 0.02% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 42901 | 86.33% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 29 | 0.06% |
| very important | 1 | 1032 | 2.08% |
| moderately important | 2 | 784 | 1.58% |
| somewhat important | 3 | 376 | 0.76% |
| not important at all | 4 | 728 | 1.47% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 18 | 0.03% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 47537 | 87.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 3880 | 7.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 42 | 0.08% |
| very important | 1 | 1188 | 2.18% |
| moderately important | 2 | 778 | 1.43% |
| somewhat important | 3 | 350 | 0.64% |
| not important at all | 4 | 775 | 1.42% |
| Total | 54568 | 100.0% |
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