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Mainstage Variable

njuwks

Annual weeks unemployed: year to Sept 1

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	429	2.98%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	13025	90.33%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.31	1394	0	52.142857	7.22	13025

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	507	3.41%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	13418	90.22%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.31	1455	0	52.14286	7.18	13418

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	546	3.55%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	13869	90.11%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.52	1523	0	52.14286	7.74	13869

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	14629	93.67%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.21	988	0	52.14286	6.74	14629

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	14764	93.5%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.18	1027	0	52.285717	6.81	14764

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.1%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	15330	94.41%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.43	908	0	52.14286	7.46	15330

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	15695	94.57%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.39	902	0	52.142857	7.31	15695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.11%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	18046	95.65%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.55	821	0	52.142857	7.87	18046

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	15057	96.5%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.56	546	0	52.285713	7.84	15057

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	102	0.65%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	15086	96.56%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.61	537	0	52.142857	8.0	15086

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	10537	96.62%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.53	369	0	52.142857	7.55	10537

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.12%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	10815	96.62%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	378	0	52.142857	8.27	10815

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	9120	96.63%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.99	318	0	52.285713	8.71	9120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.13%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	8815	95.31%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.05	434	0	52.142857	8.82	8815

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.36%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	9026	95.2%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.58	455	0	52.14286	9.99	9026

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9018	93.94%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.6	582	0	52.142857	10.07	9018

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.23%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	9436	95.85%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.71	409	0	52.285713	10.23	9436

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.67%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	9843	95.9%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.25	421	0	52.14286	9.22	9843

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