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Mainstage Variable

mrjboss

Hired employees, most recent job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Self-Employment

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	463	3.21%
inapplicable	-8	11733	81.37%
proxy	-7	108	0.75%
Never had a job	-3	593	4.11%
Yes	1	353	2.45%
No	2	1169	8.11%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	466	3.13%
inapplicable	-8	12151	81.7%
proxy	-7	102	0.69%
Never had a job	-3	581	3.91%
Yes	1	386	2.6%
No	2	1187	7.98%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	545	3.54%
inapplicable	-8	12545	81.5%
proxy	-7	127	0.83%
Never had a job	-3	557	3.62%
Yes	1	392	2.55%
No	2	1226	7.97%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	303	1.94%
inapplicable	-8	12982	83.13%
proxy	-7	160	1.02%
Never had a job	-3	518	3.32%
Yes	1	414	2.65%
No	2	1240	7.94%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	430	2.72%
inapplicable	-8	13054	82.67%
proxy	-7	349	2.21%
Never had a job	-3	319	2.02%
Yes	1	421	2.67%
No	2	1218	7.71%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	371	2.28%
inapplicable	-8	13461	82.9%
proxy	-7	326	2.01%
Never had a job	-3	409	2.52%
Yes	1	468	2.88%
No	2	1203	7.41%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	342	2.06%
inapplicable	-8	13796	83.12%
proxy	-7	325	1.96%
Never had a job	-3	458	2.76%
Yes	1	492	2.96%
No	2	1184	7.13%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	318	1.69%
inapplicable	-8	15769	83.58%
proxy	-7	264	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	665	3.52%
Yes	1	533	2.83%
No	2	1318	6.99%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	253	1.62%
inapplicable	-8	13156	84.32%
proxy	-7	184	1.18%
Never had a job	-3	501	3.21%
Yes	1	451	2.89%
No	2	1058	6.78%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	13213	84.57%
proxy	-7	149	0.95%
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4%
Yes	1	455	2.91%
No	2	1048	6.71%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	9232	84.65%
proxy	-7	128	1.17%
Never had a job	-3	379	3.48%
Yes	1	332	3.04%
No	2	773	7.09%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	83	0.74%
inapplicable	-8	9408	84.05%
proxy	-7	133	1.19%
Never had a job	-3	430	3.84%
Yes	1	342	3.06%
No	2	797	7.12%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	7800	82.64%
proxy	-7	109	1.15%
Never had a job	-3	426	4.51%
Yes	1	330	3.5%
No	2	721	7.64%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	7633	82.53%
proxy	-7	159	1.72%
Never had a job	-3	396	4.28%
Yes	1	313	3.38%
No	2	695	7.51%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	7829	82.58%
proxy	-7	148	1.56%
Never had a job	-3	406	4.28%
Yes	1	336	3.54%
No	2	717	7.56%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	7852	81.79%
proxy	-7	228	2.38%
Never had a job	-3	423	4.41%
Yes	1	346	3.6%
No	2	709	7.39%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	8156	82.84%
proxy	-7	138	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	446	4.53%
Yes	1	352	3.58%
No	2	709	7.2%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.63%
inapplicable	-8	8538	83.18%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Never had a job	-3	470	4.58%
Yes	1	360	3.51%
No	2	698	6.8%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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