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cjswk9

Weeks in current spell: year to 1.9.98

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	205	1.42%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	13249	91.89%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.86	1170	0	52.142857	14.94	13249

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	243	1.63%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	13682	91.99%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.51	1191	0	52.142857	15.27	13682

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	215	1.4%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	14200	92.26%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.87	1192	0	52.142857	14.99	14200

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	14631	93.69%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.55	986	0	52.142857	16.29	14631

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.09%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	14762	93.48%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.52	1029	0	52.142857	16.41	14762

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.17%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	15319	94.34%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.41	919	0	52.142857	16.36	15319

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.28%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	15661	94.36%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.05	936	0	52.142857	16.82	15661

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.23%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	18022	95.52%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.76	845	0	52.142857	17.09	18022

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	15066	96.56%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.04	537	0	52.142857	17.77	15066

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.25%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	15149	96.97%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.68	474	0	52.142857	17.25	15149

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.11%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	10536	96.61%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.44	370	0	52.142857	16.09	10536

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.13%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	10814	96.61%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.31	379	0	52.142857	16.4	10814

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	9133	96.77%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.38	305	0	52.142857	16.27	9133

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.12%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	8816	95.32%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.81	433	0	52.142857	16.95	8816

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	9055	95.51%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.06	426	0	52.142857	16.74	9055

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9017	93.93%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.23	583	0	52.142857	16.49	9017

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	9457	96.06%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.83	388	0	52.142857	15.91	9457

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	9909	96.54%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.35	355	0	52.142857	16.32	9909

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