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Mainstage Variable

scnow

Still at school

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Background and attainments

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13128	91.05%
proxy	-7	734	5.09%
Yes	1	166	1.15%
No	2	391	2.71%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13482	90.65%
proxy	-7	683	4.59%
Yes	1	214	1.44%
No	2	493	3.31%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	13960	90.7%
proxy	-7	677	4.4%
Yes	1	190	1.23%
No	2	561	3.64%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	186	1.19%
inapplicable	-8	13911	89.08%
proxy	-7	672	4.3%
Yes	1	205	1.31%
No	2	643	4.12%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	212	1.34%
inapplicable	-8	14105	89.32%
proxy	-7	682	4.32%
Yes	1	200	1.27%
No	2	592	3.75%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14778	91.01%
proxy	-7	508	3.13%
Yes	1	203	1.25%
No	2	724	4.46%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	15108	91.03%
proxy	-7	515	3.1%
Yes	1	197	1.19%
No	2	750	4.52%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14189	75.21%
proxy	-7	326	1.73%
Yes	1	333	1.76%
No	2	4004	21.22%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	13972	89.55%
proxy	-7	212	1.36%
Yes	1	166	1.06%
No	2	1232	7.9%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	10010	64.07%
proxy	-7	87	0.56%
Yes	1	224	1.43%
No	2	5281	33.8%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	10134	92.92%
proxy	-7	76	0.7%
Yes	1	102	0.94%
No	2	586	5.37%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8580	76.66%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Yes	1	119	1.06%
No	2	2128	19.01%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8531	90.39%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Yes	1	108	1.14%
No	2	496	5.26%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8324	90.0%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Yes	1	98	1.06%
No	2	403	4.36%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8484	89.48%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Yes	1	98	1.03%
No	2	476	5.02%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8427	87.78%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Yes	1	104	1.08%
No	2	491	5.11%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8609	87.45%
Yes	1	127	1.29%
No	2	1108	11.25%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14	0.14%
Yes	1	181	1.76%
No	2	10069	98.1%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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