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Mainstage Variable

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Qualifications: trade apprenticeship

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13136	91.1%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Not mentioned	0	306	2.12%
Trade apprenship	1	12	0.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13525	90.94%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Not mentioned	0	371	2.49%
Trade apprenship	1	29	0.19%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13979	90.82%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Not mentioned	0	413	2.68%
Trade apprenship	1	23	0.15%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	14123	90.43%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Not mentioned	0	463	2.96%
Trade apprenship	1	22	0.14%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	14302	90.57%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	431	2.73%
Trade apprenship	1	22	0.14%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14999	92.37%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	336	2.07%
Trade apprenship	1	8	0.05%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	2643	15.92%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	11929	71.87%
Trade apprenship	1	1088	6.56%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14336	75.98%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	3442	18.24%
Trade apprenship	1	270	1.43%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13967	89.51%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	1034	6.63%
Trade apprenship	1	77	0.49%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	10087	64.57%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	4623	29.59%
Trade apprenship	1	450	2.88%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10083	92.45%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	437	4.01%
Trade apprenship	1	28	0.26%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8697	77.7%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	1975	17.64%
Trade apprenship	1	149	1.33%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8639	91.53%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	469	4.97%
Trade apprenship	1	28	0.3%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	8420	91.04%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	388	4.2%
Trade apprenship	1	15	0.16%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	8580	90.5%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	455	4.8%
Trade apprenship	1	15	0.16%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8530	88.85%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	460	4.79%
Trade apprenship	1	28	0.29%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	8709	88.46%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	686	6.97%
Trade apprenship	1	52	0.53%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	173	1.69%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Not mentioned	0	8930	87.0%
Trade apprenship	1	792	7.72%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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