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Mainstage Variable

presby4

Year started economic status - proxy

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Labour Force Status

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14249	98.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	168	1.17%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1989.54	14251	1929.0	2008.0	16.45	168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14656	98.54%
[Value >= 0]	1	216	1.45%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.94	14657	1947.0	2007.0	13.84	216

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15128	98.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	264	1.72%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.05	15128	1937.0	2006.0	14.33	264

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15350	98.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	264	1.69%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.53	15353	1937.0	2005.0	14.46	264

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14863	94.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	925	5.86%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.21	14866	1937.0	2005.0	13.39	925

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15453	95.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	784	4.83%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.71	15454	1937.0	2004.0	13.04	784

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	15816	95.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	751	4.52%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.05	15846	1934.0	2003.0	13.27	751

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	18145	96.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	721	3.82%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1986.43	18146	1934.0	2002.0	13.69	721

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15146	97.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	457	2.93%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1985.65	15146	1928.0	2001.0	14.13	457

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15257	97.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	363	2.32%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1985.14	15260	1928.0	2000.0	14.14	363

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10587	97.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	319	2.92%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1985.58	10587	1928.0	1999.0	13.3	319

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10870	97.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	323	2.89%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1982.86	10870	1928.0	1998.0	13.54	323

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	9172	97.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	254	2.69%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1982.98	9184	1928.0	1997.0	13.03	254

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8877	95.98%
[Value >= 0]	1	372	4.02%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1980.52	8877	1928.0	1996.0	13.66	372

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9106	96.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	371	3.91%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1981.69	9110	1925.0	1995.0	13.34	371

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	9068	94.46%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	529	5.51%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1981.56	9071	1921.0	1994.0	13.25	529

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