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jstime

Times of day usually work

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12494	86.65%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Mornings only	1	21	0.15%
Afternoons only	2	10	0.07%
During the day	3	570	3.95%
Evenings only	4	19	0.13%
At night	5	8	0.06%
Both lunch/eves	6	3	0.02%
Other times/day	7	5	0.03%
Rotating shifts	8	4	0.03%
Varies/no pattern	9	131	0.91%
Daytime and evenings	10	183	1.27%
	97	5	0.03%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.68	13460	1.0	97.0	7.32	959

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12910	86.8%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
refusal	-2	134	0.9%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Mornings only	1	16	0.11%
Afternoons only	2	5	0.03%
During the day	3	592	3.98%
Evenings only	4	21	0.14%
At night	5	10	0.07%
Both lunch/eves	6	9	0.06%
Other times/day	7	3	0.02%
Daytime and evenings	10	206	1.39%
	97	14	0.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.2	13997	1.0	97.0	11.96	876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13356	86.77%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	161	1.05%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Mornings only	1	23	0.15%
Afternoons only	2	8	0.05%
During the day	3	594	3.86%
Evenings only	4	16	0.1%
At night	5	11	0.07%
Both lunch/eves	6	8	0.05%
Other times/day	7	2	0.01%
Daytime and evenings	10	219	1.42%
	97	13	0.08%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.1	14498	1.0	97.0	11.46	894

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	199	1.27%
inapplicable	-8	13561	86.83%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
refusal	-2	137	0.88%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Mornings only	1	19	0.12%
Afternoons only	2	10	0.06%
During the day	3	517	3.31%
Evenings only	4	15	0.1%
At night	5	7	0.04%
Both lunch/eves	6	10	0.06%
Daytime and evenings	10	147	0.94%
	97	9	0.06%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.57	14883	1.0	97.0	10.58	734

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14604	87.99%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Mornings only	1	40	0.24%
Afternoons only	2	6	0.04%
During the day	3	605	3.65%
Evenings only	4	28	0.17%
At night	5	14	0.08%
Both lunch/eves	6	6	0.04%
Other times day	7	2	0.01%
Rotating shifts	8	6	0.04%
Varies/no pattern	9	135	0.81%
Daytime and evenings	10	247	1.49%
	97	15	0.09%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.6	15493	1.0	97.0	11.09	1104

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16840	89.26%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Mornings only	1	34	0.18%
Afternoons only	2	11	0.06%
During the day	3	678	3.59%
Evenings only	4	23	0.12%
At night	5	6	0.03%
Both lunch/eves	6	7	0.04%
Other times day	7	8	0.04%
Rotating shifts	8	8	0.04%
Varies/no pattern	9	149	0.79%
Daytime and evenings	10	285	1.51%
	97	17	0.09%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.7	17641	1.0	97.0	11.19	1226

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14064	90.14%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Mornings only	1	26	0.17%
Afternoons only	2	7	0.04%
During the day	3	536	3.44%
Evenings only	4	14	0.09%
At night	5	5	0.03%
Both lunch/eves	6	5	0.03%
Other times day	7	5	0.03%
Rotating shifts	8	8	0.05%
Varies/no pattern	9	142	0.91%
Daytime and evenings	10	249	1.6%
	97	20	0.13%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.44	14586	1.0	97.0	13.1	1017

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14172	90.71%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Mornings only	1	20	0.13%
Afternoons only	2	11	0.07%
During the day	3	529	3.39%
Evenings only	4	11	0.07%
At night	5	10	0.06%
Both lunch/eves	6	10	0.06%
Other times day	7	3	0.02%
Rotating shifts	8	5	0.03%
Varies/no pattern	9	157	1.0%
Daytime and evenings	10	243	1.56%
	97	16	0.1%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.13	14608	1.0	97.0	11.83	1015

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9811	89.96%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Mornings only	1	29	0.27%
Afternoons only	2	3	0.03%
During the day	3	391	3.59%
Evenings only	4	16	0.15%
At night	5	9	0.08%
Both lunch/eves	6	10	0.09%
Other times day	7	2	0.02%
Rotating shifts	8	2	0.02%
Varies/no pattern	9	116	1.06%
Daytime and evenings	10	155	1.42%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.46	10173	1.0	10.0	3.24	733

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10071	89.98%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Mornings only	1	18	0.16%
Afternoons only	2	1	0.01%
During the day	3	398	3.56%
Evenings only	4	15	0.13%
At night	5	5	0.04%
Both lunch/eves	6	13	0.12%
Other times day	7	1	0.01%
Rotating shifts	8	5	0.04%
Varies/no pattern	9	100	0.89%
Daytime and evenings	10	198	1.77%
	97	3	0.03%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.07	10436	1.0	97.0	6.61	757

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8415	89.16%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Mornings only	1	19	0.2%
Afternoons only	2	5	0.05%
During the day	3	388	4.11%
Evenings only	4	9	0.1%
At night	5	4	0.04%
Both lunch/eves	6	8	0.08%
Rotating shifts	8	5	0.05%
Varies/no pattern	9	112	1.19%
Daytime and evenings	10	168	1.78%
	97	4	0.04%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.11	8716	1.0	97.0	7.53	722

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8153	88.15%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
mornings only	1	28	0.3%
afternoons only	2	6	0.06%
during the day	3	413	4.47%
evenings only	4	13	0.14%
at night	5	5	0.05%
both lunchtimes and evenings	6	15	0.16%
other times of day	7	5	0.05%
rotating shifts	8	15	0.16%
varies/no usual pattern	9	140	1.51%
daytime and evenings	10	30	0.32%
other	97	3	0.03%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.13	8576	1.0	97.0	6.76	673

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	8365	88.23%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
mornings only	1	34	0.36%
afternoons only	2	3	0.03%
during the day	3	423	4.46%
evenings only	4	9	0.09%
at night	5	7	0.07%
both lunchtimes and evenings	6	16	0.17%
other times of day	7	20	0.21%
rotating shifts	8	8	0.08%
varies/no usual pattern	9	133	1.4%
other	97	35	0.37%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.12	8793	1.0	97.0	20.52	688

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8319	86.66%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
mornings only	1	27	0.28%
afternoons only	2	3	0.03%
during the day	3	416	4.33%
evenings only	4	15	0.16%
at night	5	5	0.05%
both lunchtimes and evenings	6	13	0.14%
other times of day	7	11	0.11%
rotating shifts	8	20	0.21%
varies/no usual pattern	9	129	1.34%
other	97	61	0.64%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.51	8900	1.0	97.0	26.24	700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	8741	88.79%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
mornings only	1	31	0.31%
afternoons only	2	4	0.04%
during the day	3	418	4.25%
evenings only	4	12	0.12%
at night	5	9	0.09%
both lunchtimes and evenings	6	10	0.1%
other times of day	7	8	0.08%
rotating shifts	8	12	0.12%
varies/no usual pattern	9	156	1.58%
other	97	55	0.56%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.66	9130	1.0	97.0	24.79	715

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	9449	92.06%
mornings only	1	33	0.32%
afternoons only	2	6	0.06%
during the day	3	478	4.66%
evenings only	4	11	0.11%
at night	5	7	0.07%
both lunchtimes and evenings	6	12	0.12%
other times of day	7	7	0.07%
rotating shifts	8	13	0.13%
varies/no usual pattern	9	166	1.62%
other	97	80	0.78%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.58	9451	1.0	97.0	27.69	813

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