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Mainstage Variable

juhrsx

Expected work hours: jobseeker

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Expectations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12568	87.16%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
don't know	-1	64	0.44%
	0	39	0.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	822	5.7%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.84	13597	0	70.0	13.54	822

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13078	87.93%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
don't know	-1	49	0.33%
	0	38	0.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	798	5.37%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.61	14075	0	84.0	13.93	798

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13405	87.09%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	52	0.34%
	0	49	0.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	957	6.22%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.46	14435	0	72.0	13.51	957

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13600	87.08%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	63	0.4%
	0	54	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	972	6.22%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.83	14645	0	80.0	14.01	972

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13827	87.56%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	63	0.4%
	0	64	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	887	5.62%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.82	14904	0	70.0	14.25	887

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14231	87.64%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	57	0.35%
	0	60	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1055	6.5%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.36	15183	0	84.0	14.26	1055

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14549	87.66%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	46	0.28%
	0	75	0.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	1109	6.68%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.04	15488	0	72.0	14.2	1109

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16517	87.54%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	79	0.42%
	0	98	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	1469	7.79%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.0	17398	0	90.0	14.74	1469

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13845	88.73%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	66	0.42%
	0	73	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	1170	7.5%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.03	14433	0	80.0	14.7	1170

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13895	88.94%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	107	0.68%
	0	59	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	1185	7.58%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.74	14438	0	84.0	14.97	1185

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9574	87.79%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	66	0.61%
	0	60	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	900	8.25%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.28	10006	0	90.0	15.82	900

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	9719	86.83%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	60	0.54%
	0	54	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	1046	9.35%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.44	10147	0	84.0	14.52	1046

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8185	86.72%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	49	0.52%
	0	40	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	895	9.48%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.49	8543	0	95.0	14.99	895

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	7823	84.58%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	40	0.43%
	0	29	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	956	10.34%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.99	8293	0	80.0	14.56	956

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	7882	83.13%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	49	0.52%
	0	21	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	1120	11.81%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.21	8361	0	99.0	15.29	1120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	7732	80.54%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	56	0.58%
	0	22	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	1223	12.74%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.43	8377	0	80.0	15.09	1223

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	8054	81.81%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	76	0.77%
	0	13	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	1318	13.39%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.95	8527	0	90.0	14.78	1318

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	8822	85.95%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	17	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	1060	10.33%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.62	9204	2.0	90.0	14.05	1060

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