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Mainstage Variable

qfedxj

New qualif's: any 6th year certs

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	285	1.8%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	14488	91.75%
Cert 6th yr	1	4	0.03%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1299	0	1.0	0.02	14492

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	343	2.11%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	15002	92.39%
Cert 6th yr	1	2	0.01%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1234	0	1.0	0.01	15004

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	371	2.24%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	15329	92.36%
Cert 6th yr	1	8	0.05%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1260	0	1.0	0.02	15337

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2959	15.68%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	15101	80.04%
Cert 6th yr	1	6	0.03%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	3760	0	1.0	0.02	15107

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34	0.22%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	15043	96.41%
Cert 6th yr	1	4	0.03%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	556	0	1.0	0.02	15047

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	31	0.2%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	15152	96.99%
Cert 6th yr	1	4	0.03%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	467	0	1.0	0.02	15156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29	0.27%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	10518	96.44%
Cert 6th yr	1	1	0.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	387	0	1.0	0.01	10519

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	2251	20.11%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	8573	76.59%
Cert 6th yr	1	1	0.01%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	2619	0	1.0	0.01	8574

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	607	6.43%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	8513	90.2%
Cert 6th yr	1	2	0.02%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	923	0	1.0	0.02	8515

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	505	5.46%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	8307	89.82%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	942	0	0	0	8307

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	578	6.1%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	8463	89.26%
Cert 6th yr	1	3	0.03%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1015	0	1.0	0.02	8466

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	598	6.23%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	8412	87.62%
Cert 6th yr	1	2	0.02%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1186	0	1.0	0.02	8414

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	866	8.8%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	8588	87.23%
Cert 6th yr	1	1	0.01%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	1256	0	1.0	0.01	8589

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