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Mainstage Variable

mrjsoc

Occupation (SOC) of most recent job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2482	17.21%
proxy	-7	108	0.75%
Never had a job	-3	593	4.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	11236	77.92%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
501.59	3183	100.0	999.0	258.1	11236

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2620	17.62%
proxy	-7	102	0.69%
Never had a job	-3	581	3.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	11570	77.79%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
504.62	3303	100.0	999.0	258.46	11570

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2808	18.24%
proxy	-7	127	0.83%
Never had a job	-3	557	3.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	11900	77.31%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
508.08	3492	100.0	999.0	258.99	11900

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2717	17.4%
proxy	-7	160	1.02%
Never had a job	-3	518	3.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	12222	78.26%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
529.05	3395	100.0	999.0	259.87	12222

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2859	18.11%
proxy	-7	349	2.21%
Never had a job	-3	319	2.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	12264	77.66%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
521.28	3527	100.0	999.0	256.37	12264

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2994	18.44%
proxy	-7	326	2.01%
Never had a job	-3	409	2.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	12509	77.04%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
522.62	3729	100.0	999.0	256.12	12509

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3089	18.61%
proxy	-7	325	1.96%
Never had a job	-3	458	2.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	12725	76.67%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
522.09	3872	100.0	999.0	256.47	12725

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3470	18.39%
proxy	-7	264	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	665	3.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	14468	76.68%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
536.62	4399	100.0	999.0	257.15	14468

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	261	1.67%
proxy	-7	184	1.18%
Never had a job	-3	501	3.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	14657	93.94%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
539.79	946	100.0	999.0	256.67	14657

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	92	0.59%
proxy	-7	149	0.95%
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	14695	94.06%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
547.36	928	100.0	999.0	257.88	14695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.59%
proxy	-7	128	1.17%
Never had a job	-3	379	3.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	10335	94.76%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
540.35	571	100.0	999.0	254.77	10335

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	0.76%
proxy	-7	133	1.19%
Never had a job	-3	430	3.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	10545	94.21%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
543.03	648	100.0	999.0	254.76	10545

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.59%
proxy	-7	109	1.15%
Never had a job	-3	426	4.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	8847	93.74%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
527.42	591	100.0	999.0	251.76	8847

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.62%
proxy	-7	159	1.72%
Never had a job	-3	396	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8637	93.38%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
530.19	612	100.0	999.0	252.51	8637

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.65%
proxy	-7	148	1.56%
Never had a job	-3	406	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8865	93.5%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
534.45	616	100.0	999.0	252.48	8865

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.51%
proxy	-7	228	2.38%
Never had a job	-3	423	4.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	8900	92.71%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
534.73	700	100.0	999.0	252.54	8900

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.59%
proxy	-7	138	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	446	4.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	9203	93.48%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
538.31	642	100.0	999.0	249.59	9203

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.61%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Never had a job	-3	470	4.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	9598	93.51%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
541.48	666	100.0	999.0	251.23	9598

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