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Mainstage Variable

mahgs

Hope - Goldthorpe Scale: mother's job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13290	92.17%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	11	0.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13733	92.34%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
refusal	-2	7	0.05%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14149	91.92%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	16	0.1%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	14355	91.92%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	226	1.45%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.56	15391	18.36	70.92	15.87	226

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	14534	92.04%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	207	1.31%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.28	15584	18.36	76.29	15.94	207

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	15104	93.02%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	217	1.34%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.02	16021	0	76.29	15.36	217

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	15446	93.07%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	218	1.31%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.7	16379	18.36	82.05	15.75	218

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	17690	93.76%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	328	1.74%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.3	18539	0	82.05	15.66	328

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	0.54%
inapplicable	-8	14433	92.5%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	563	3.61%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.37	15040	0	82.05	15.85	563

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	249	1.59%
inapplicable	-8	12706	81.33%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	2233	14.29%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
38.41	13390	0	82.05	16.01	2233

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	9230	84.63%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	1316	12.07%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.07	9590	0	82.05	15.18	1316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	5684	55.38%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	4196	40.88%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
38.1	6068	0	82.05	14.51	4196

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