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Mainstage Variable

jupayx

Expected weekly net pay: jobseeker

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Expectations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12671	87.88%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	159	1.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	622	4.31%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
199.62	13797	20.0	2500.0	196.0	622

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13165	88.52%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	136	0.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	623	4.19%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
183.05	14250	1.0	2000.0	176.82	623

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13506	87.75%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	152	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	756	4.91%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
169.44	14636	10.0	900.0	120.34	756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13717	87.83%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	158	1.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	758	4.85%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
185.49	14859	4.0	3500.0	236.46	758

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13954	88.37%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	139	0.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	684	4.33%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
175.62	15107	1.0	4000.0	203.45	684

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14348	88.36%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	155	0.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	840	5.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
176.16	15398	1.0	8000.0	325.1	840

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14670	88.39%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	143	0.86%
[Value >= 0]	1	889	5.36%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
162.08	15708	12.0	2000.0	141.3	889

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16694	88.48%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	206	1.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	1163	6.16%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
163.51	17704	8.0	9000.0	289.68	1163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13984	89.62%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
refusal	-2	4	0.03%
don't know	-1	125	0.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	968	6.2%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
153.42	14635	3.0	1500.0	129.85	968

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14061	90.0%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	174	1.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	949	6.07%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
152.28	14674	1.0	1250.0	129.7	949

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	9700	88.94%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	124	1.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	693	6.35%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
138.78	10213	6.0	1000.0	117.12	693

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	9833	87.85%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	128	1.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	848	7.58%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
127.42	10345	0	1500.0	116.41	848

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	8274	87.67%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
don't know	-1	118	1.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	721	7.64%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
121.4	8717	6.0	600.0	94.21	721

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	7892	85.33%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	121	1.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	773	8.36%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
114.8	8476	6.0	1500.0	99.4	773

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.24%
inapplicable	-8	7951	83.86%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	128	1.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	958	10.1%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
116.27	8523	0	1000.0	98.21	958

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	7810	81.35%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	172	1.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	1007	10.49%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
118.47	8593	4.0	800.0	96.49	1007

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	8143	82.71%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	204	2.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	1087	11.04%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
111.59	8758	10.0	1500.0	98.77	1087

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	8503	82.84%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	317	3.09%
9997 or more	9997	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1080	10.52%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
133.18	9184	0	9997.0	429.39	1080

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