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mrjhgs

Hope-Goldthorpe Scale: most recent job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	537	3.72%
inapplicable	-8	2001	13.88%
proxy	-7	108	0.75%
Never had a job	-3	593	4.11%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	11177	77.52%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.28	3242	0	82.05	15.71	11177

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	549	3.69%
inapplicable	-8	2132	14.33%
proxy	-7	102	0.69%
Never had a job	-3	581	3.91%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	11507	77.37%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.07	3366	0	82.05	15.7	11507

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	642	4.17%
inapplicable	-8	2236	14.53%
proxy	-7	127	0.83%
Never had a job	-3	557	3.62%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	11829	76.85%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
46.78	3563	0	82.05	15.8	11829

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	646	4.14%
inapplicable	-8	2388	15.29%
proxy	-7	160	1.02%
Never had a job	-3	518	3.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	11905	76.23%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.99	3712	0	82.05	16.48	11905

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	605	3.83%
inapplicable	-8	2411	15.27%
proxy	-7	349	2.21%
Never had a job	-3	319	2.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	12107	76.67%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.49	3684	0	82.05	16.66	12107

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	535	3.29%
inapplicable	-8	2597	15.99%
proxy	-7	326	2.01%
Never had a job	-3	409	2.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	12371	76.19%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.99	3867	0	82.05	16.31	12371

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	508	3.06%
inapplicable	-8	2697	16.25%
proxy	-7	325	1.96%
Never had a job	-3	458	2.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	12609	75.97%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.09	3988	0	82.05	16.32	12609

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	491	2.6%
inapplicable	-8	3132	16.6%
proxy	-7	264	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	665	3.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	14315	75.87%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.35	4552	0	82.05	16.13	14315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	384	2.46%
proxy	-7	184	1.18%
Never had a job	-3	501	3.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	14534	93.15%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.22	1069	0	82.05	16.03	14534

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	263	1.68%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	149	0.95%
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	14523	92.96%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.91	1100	0	82.05	16.07	14523

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	0.61%
proxy	-7	128	1.17%
Never had a job	-3	379	3.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	10332	94.74%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.92	574	0	82.05	16.08	10332

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	0.79%
proxy	-7	133	1.19%
Never had a job	-3	430	3.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	10542	94.18%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.66	651	0	82.05	15.99	10542

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.64%
proxy	-7	109	1.15%
Never had a job	-3	426	4.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	8843	93.7%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.35	595	0	82.05	15.93	8843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.68%
proxy	-7	159	1.72%
Never had a job	-3	396	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8631	93.32%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.44	618	0	82.05	15.93	8631

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	148	1.56%
Never had a job	-3	406	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8861	93.46%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.18	620	0	82.05	15.8	8861

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	262	2.73%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	228	2.38%
Never had a job	-3	423	4.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	8686	90.48%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.05	914	0	82.05	15.87	8686

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.58%
inapplicable	-8	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	138	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	446	4.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	9202	93.47%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.79	643	0	82.05	15.64	9202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.62%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Never had a job	-3	470	4.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	9597	93.5%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.76	667	0	82.05	15.57	9597

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