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Mainstage Variable

trq3

Time on training since ref date: Amount

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Recent Education and Training

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	12934	89.7%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	519	3.6%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.54	13900	1.0	400.0	27.9	519

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13341	89.7%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	584	3.93%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.32	14289	1.0	220.0	16.21	584

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13806	89.7%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	609	3.96%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.03	14783	1.0	260.0	16.65	609

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	13962	89.4%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	657	4.21%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.99	14960	1.0	999.0	47.49	657

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14157	89.65%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	613	3.88%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.1	15178	1.0	160.0	15.8	613

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14779	91.01%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	565	3.48%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.7	15673	1.0	200.0	13.66	565

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15112	91.05%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	592	3.57%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.86	16005	1.0	550.0	33.02	592

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	17382	92.13%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	679	3.6%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.14	18188	1.0	900.0	39.36	679

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14369	92.09%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	705	4.52%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.21	14898	1.0	288.0	17.42	705

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1623	10.39%
inapplicable	-8	12941	82.83%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	624	3.99%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.3	14999	1.0	998.0	42.17	624

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1203	11.03%
inapplicable	-8	8924	81.83%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	421	3.86%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.16	10485	1.0	180.0	14.22	421

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