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Mainstage Variable

qfvoc

Has vocational qualifications

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	227	1.57%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
No	0	8628	59.84%
Yes	1	4599	31.9%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	238	1.6%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
No	0	8896	59.81%
Yes	1	4791	32.21%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	263	1.71%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
No	0	9190	59.71%
Yes	1	4962	32.24%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	281	1.8%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
No	0	9286	59.46%
Yes	1	5068	32.45%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	245	1.55%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
No	0	9351	59.22%
Yes	1	5181	32.81%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	256	1.58%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
No	0	9685	59.64%
Yes	1	5406	33.29%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	144	0.87%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
No	0	9924	59.79%
Yes	1	5640	33.98%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	165	0.87%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
No	0	11691	61.97%
Yes	1	6210	32.91%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	0.9%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
No	0	9883	63.34%
Yes	1	5058	32.42%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	0.68%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
No	0	9994	63.97%
Yes	1	5087	32.56%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.52%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
No	0	7105	65.15%
Yes	1	3386	31.05%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.47%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
No	0	7330	65.49%
Yes	1	3445	30.78%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.56%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
No	0	6188	65.56%
Yes	1	2896	30.68%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.55%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
No	0	5969	64.54%
Yes	1	2807	30.35%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.58%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
No	0	6119	64.54%
Yes	1	2886	30.44%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	50	0.52%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
No	0	6081	63.34%
Yes	1	2893	30.14%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.55%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
No	0	6391	64.92%
Yes	1	3014	30.61%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.19%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
No	0	6700	65.28%
Yes	1	3193	31.11%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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