Employment status end: month
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Question asked in the latest wave:
annualemploymenthistory_ip17.empstendm
Question label:
Employment status end: Month
Question universe:
if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [NotEmpChk = 2 | EmpChk = 2] // Employment status has changed since last interview
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER MONTH
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2266 | 90.86% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.32% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.28% |
| January | 1 | 18 | 0.72% |
| February | 2 | 8 | 0.32% |
| March | 3 | 12 | 0.48% |
| April | 4 | 16 | 0.64% |
| May | 5 | 15 | 0.6% |
| June | 6 | 22 | 0.88% |
| July | 7 | 21 | 0.84% |
| August | 8 | 11 | 0.44% |
| September | 9 | 20 | 0.8% |
| October | 10 | 19 | 0.76% |
| November | 11 | 14 | 0.56% |
| December | 12 | 7 | 0.28% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.47 | 2311 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.21 | 183 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2585 | 90.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.32% |
| January | 1 | 19 | 0.67% |
| February | 2 | 11 | 0.39% |
| March | 3 | 18 | 0.63% |
| April | 4 | 7 | 0.25% |
| May | 5 | 19 | 0.67% |
| June | 6 | 30 | 1.05% |
| July | 7 | 27 | 0.95% |
| August | 8 | 15 | 0.53% |
| September | 9 | 28 | 0.98% |
| October | 10 | 18 | 0.63% |
| November | 11 | 22 | 0.77% |
| December | 12 | 16 | 0.56% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.84 | 2617 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.27 | 230 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2448 | 90.0% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 25 | 0.92% |
| January | 1 | 14 | 0.51% |
| February | 2 | 8 | 0.29% |
| March | 3 | 14 | 0.51% |
| April | 4 | 12 | 0.44% |
| May | 5 | 21 | 0.77% |
| June | 6 | 26 | 0.96% |
| July | 7 | 18 | 0.66% |
| August | 8 | 19 | 0.7% |
| September | 9 | 23 | 0.85% |
| October | 10 | 16 | 0.59% |
| November | 11 | 25 | 0.92% |
| December | 12 | 15 | 0.55% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.02 | 2509 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.22 | 211 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2890 | 94.41% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| January | 1 | 15 | 0.49% |
| February | 2 | 12 | 0.39% |
| March | 3 | 18 | 0.59% |
| April | 4 | 6 | 0.2% |
| May | 5 | 9 | 0.29% |
| June | 6 | 8 | 0.26% |
| July | 7 | 14 | 0.46% |
| August | 8 | 16 | 0.52% |
| September | 9 | 19 | 0.62% |
| October | 10 | 16 | 0.52% |
| November | 11 | 11 | 0.36% |
| December | 12 | 10 | 0.33% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.55 | 2907 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.48 | 154 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2060 | 90.87% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.31% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.31% |
| January | 1 | 15 | 0.66% |
| February | 2 | 16 | 0.71% |
| March | 3 | 32 | 1.41% |
| April | 4 | 8 | 0.35% |
| May | 5 | 4 | 0.18% |
| June | 6 | 15 | 0.66% |
| July | 7 | 13 | 0.57% |
| August | 8 | 19 | 0.84% |
| September | 9 | 21 | 0.93% |
| October | 10 | 10 | 0.44% |
| November | 11 | 8 | 0.35% |
| December | 12 | 17 | 0.75% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.23 | 2089 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.52 | 178 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1927 | 87.08% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 13 | 0.59% |
| January | 1 | 14 | 0.63% |
| February | 2 | 17 | 0.77% |
| March | 3 | 11 | 0.5% |
| April | 4 | 17 | 0.77% |
| May | 5 | 10 | 0.45% |
| June | 6 | 24 | 1.08% |
| July | 7 | 34 | 1.54% |
| August | 8 | 29 | 1.31% |
| September | 9 | 26 | 1.17% |
| October | 10 | 20 | 0.9% |
| November | 11 | 6 | 0.27% |
| December | 12 | 13 | 0.59% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.65 | 1992 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.04 | 221 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2715 | 90.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.17% |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| January | 1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| February | 2 | 4 | 0.13% |
| March | 3 | 12 | 0.4% |
| April | 4 | 7 | 0.23% |
| May | 5 | 11 | 0.37% |
| June | 6 | 22 | 0.74% |
| July | 7 | 22 | 0.74% |
| August | 8 | 11 | 0.37% |
| September | 9 | 23 | 0.77% |
| October | 10 | 12 | 0.4% |
| November | 11 | 16 | 0.54% |
| December | 12 | 16 | 0.54% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.27 | 2824 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.15 | 166 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2301 | 89.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.16% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.19% |
| January | 1 | 14 | 0.54% |
| February | 2 | 9 | 0.35% |
| March | 3 | 7 | 0.27% |
| April | 4 | 11 | 0.43% |
| May | 5 | 9 | 0.35% |
| June | 6 | 17 | 0.66% |
| July | 7 | 20 | 0.78% |
| August | 8 | 20 | 0.78% |
| September | 9 | 29 | 1.13% |
| October | 10 | 9 | 0.35% |
| November | 11 | 14 | 0.54% |
| December | 12 | 12 | 0.47% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.98 | 2399 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.19 | 171 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2054 | 86.38% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.38% |
| january | 1 | 22 | 0.93% |
| february | 2 | 6 | 0.25% |
| march | 3 | 8 | 0.34% |
| april | 4 | 13 | 0.55% |
| may | 5 | 12 | 0.5% |
| june | 6 | 22 | 0.93% |
| july | 7 | 26 | 1.09% |
| august | 8 | 20 | 0.84% |
| september | 9 | 27 | 1.14% |
| october | 10 | 19 | 0.8% |
| november | 11 | 10 | 0.42% |
| december | 12 | 17 | 0.71% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.89 | 2176 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.26 | 202 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.12% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2147 | 88.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.33% |
| january | 1 | 7 | 0.29% |
| february | 2 | 12 | 0.5% |
| march | 3 | 8 | 0.33% |
| april | 4 | 13 | 0.54% |
| may | 5 | 17 | 0.7% |
| june | 6 | 35 | 1.45% |
| july | 7 | 23 | 0.95% |
| august | 8 | 16 | 0.66% |
| september | 9 | 22 | 0.91% |
| october | 10 | 13 | 0.54% |
| november | 11 | 4 | 0.17% |
| december | 12 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.48 | 2236 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.73 | 177 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1844 | 85.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 17 | 0.79% |
| January | 1 | 10 | 0.47% |
| February | 2 | 8 | 0.37% |
| March | 3 | 12 | 0.56% |
| April | 4 | 9 | 0.42% |
| May | 5 | 9 | 0.42% |
| June | 6 | 22 | 1.02% |
| July | 7 | 22 | 1.02% |
| August | 8 | 11 | 0.51% |
| September | 9 | 19 | 0.88% |
| October | 10 | 17 | 0.79% |
| November | 11 | 12 | 0.56% |
| December | 12 | 8 | 0.37% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.83 | 1990 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 159 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1832 | 85.53% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.19% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.33% |
| January | 1 | 12 | 0.56% |
| February | 2 | 3 | 0.14% |
| March | 3 | 16 | 0.75% |
| April | 4 | 18 | 0.84% |
| May | 5 | 16 | 0.75% |
| June | 6 | 17 | 0.79% |
| July | 7 | 19 | 0.89% |
| August | 8 | 13 | 0.61% |
| September | 9 | 13 | 0.61% |
| October | 10 | 11 | 0.51% |
| November | 11 | 5 | 0.23% |
| December | 12 | 9 | 0.42% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.23 | 1990 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.03 | 152 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2039 | 85.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 9 | 0.38% |
| january | 1 | 16 | 0.67% |
| february | 2 | 6 | 0.25% |
| march | 3 | 5 | 0.21% |
| april | 4 | 6 | 0.25% |
| may | 5 | 8 | 0.34% |
| june | 6 | 16 | 0.67% |
| july | 7 | 14 | 0.59% |
| august | 8 | 14 | 0.59% |
| september | 9 | 13 | 0.55% |
| october | 10 | 11 | 0.46% |
| november | 11 | 12 | 0.5% |
| december | 12 | 10 | 0.42% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.81 | 2254 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.41 | 131 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1485 | 84.57% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 6 | 0.34% |
| january | 1 | 14 | 0.8% |
| february | 2 | 6 | 0.34% |
| march | 3 | 14 | 0.8% |
| april | 4 | 11 | 0.63% |
| may | 5 | 10 | 0.57% |
| june | 6 | 14 | 0.8% |
| july | 7 | 12 | 0.68% |
| august | 8 | 6 | 0.34% |
| september | 9 | 14 | 0.8% |
| october | 10 | 14 | 0.8% |
| november | 11 | 9 | 0.51% |
| december | 12 | 6 | 0.34% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.27 | 1626 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.35 | 130 |



