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juhrsl

Expected hours for lowest pay jobseeker

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Expectations

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12791	88.71%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
don't know	-1	18	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	645	4.47%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.87	13774	1.0	60.0	12.45	645

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13248	89.07%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
don't know	-1	13	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	664	4.46%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.96	14209	1.0	84.0	12.83	664

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13604	88.38%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	12	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	798	5.18%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.93	14594	1.0	64.0	12.59	798

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13800	88.37%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	26	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	809	5.18%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.76	14808	0	60.0	12.36	809

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14030	88.85%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	14	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	733	4.64%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.17	15058	0	60.0	12.73	733

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14427	88.85%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	13	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	903	5.56%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.98	15335	0	60.0	12.81	903

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14736	88.79%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	19	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	953	5.74%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.42	15644	0	72.0	12.85	953

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	16779	88.93%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1266	6.71%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.35	17601	0	99.0	12.94	1266

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14032	89.93%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	27	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	1022	6.55%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
26.01	14581	1.0	66.0	12.61	1022

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14127	90.42%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	33	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	1027	6.57%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
26.46	14596	1.0	82.0	13.53	1027

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	9737	89.28%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	17	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	785	7.2%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.16	10121	1.0	60.0	13.82	785

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9868	88.16%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	22	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	933	8.34%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.3	10260	1.0	80.0	13.23	933

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8323	88.19%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	19	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	784	8.31%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.14	8654	1.0	80.0	13.51	784

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	7957	86.03%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	13	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	850	9.19%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.83	8399	1.0	80.0	13.72	850

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8013	84.52%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	18	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	1018	10.74%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.22	8463	1.0	99.0	14.04	1018

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	7896	82.25%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	16	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	1097	11.43%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.52	8503	1.0	84.0	13.82	1097

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8255	83.85%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	26	0.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	1166	11.84%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.44	8679	1.0	60.0	13.44	1166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8734	85.09%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	19	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	1147	11.17%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
27.39	9117	1.0	90.0	13.58	1147

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