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jhspw

weeks in year to 1.9.99: prev job spell

Datafile

jobhist

Index term

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	2.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	2857	97.01%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
27.09	88	0	52.285713	16.29	2857

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	2.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	3162	97.56%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
26.25	79	0	52.142857	16.33	3162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	1.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	3216	98.86%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.29	37	0	52.142857	16.77	3216

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	50	1.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	4439	98.89%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.97	50	0	52.142857	17.18	4439

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	94	2.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	4324	97.87%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
26.03	94	0	52.285713	17.38	4324

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	119	2.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	4684	97.52%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.18	119	0	52.142857	17.12	4684

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	130	2.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	4913	97.42%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.65	130	0	52.142857	17.66	4913

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	159	2.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	5814	97.34%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.87	159	0	52.142857	17.57	5814

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	124	2.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	5327	97.73%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.69	124	0	52.285713	17.49	5327

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	204	3.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	4975	96.06%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.57	204	0	52.142857	17.68	4975

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	3482	99.34%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.32	23	0	52.142857	16.52	3482

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.81%
[Value >= 0]	1	3909	99.19%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.69	32	0	52.142857	17.21	3909

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	3006	99.57%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.66	13	0	52.285713	16.68	3006

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	3089	99.26%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.8	23	0	52.142857	17.27	3089

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	2997	99.54%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.46	14	0	52.142857	16.89	2997

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	2894	99.18%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.56	24	0	52.142857	17.01	2894

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	2903	99.49%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.92	15	0	52.285713	16.75	2903

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	115	3.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	3267	96.6%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
22.82	115	0	52.142857	16.72	3267

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