Innovation Panel variable: empstendm Employment status end: month

Employment status end: month

Datafile

indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualemploymenthistory_ip17.empstendm

Question label:

Employment status end: Month

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [NotEmpChk = 2 | EmpChk = 2] // Employment status has changed since last interview

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER MONTH

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2266	90.86%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
refusal	-2	8	0.32%
don't know	-1	7	0.28%
January	1	18	0.72%
February	2	8	0.32%
March	3	12	0.48%
April	4	16	0.64%
May	5	15	0.6%
June	6	22	0.88%
July	7	21	0.84%
August	8	11	0.44%
September	9	20	0.8%
October	10	19	0.76%
November	11	14	0.56%
December	12	7	0.28%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.47	2311	1.0	12.0	3.21	183

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2585	90.8%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	9	0.32%
January	1	19	0.67%
February	2	11	0.39%
March	3	18	0.63%
April	4	7	0.25%
May	5	19	0.67%
June	6	30	1.05%
July	7	27	0.95%
August	8	15	0.53%
September	9	28	0.98%
October	10	18	0.63%
November	11	22	0.77%
December	12	16	0.56%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.84	2617	1.0	12.0	3.27	230

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2448	90.0%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	25	0.92%
January	1	14	0.51%
February	2	8	0.29%
March	3	14	0.51%
April	4	12	0.44%
May	5	21	0.77%
June	6	26	0.96%
July	7	18	0.66%
August	8	19	0.7%
September	9	23	0.85%
October	10	16	0.59%
November	11	25	0.92%
December	12	15	0.55%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.02	2509	1.0	12.0	3.22	211

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2890	94.41%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	4	0.13%
don't know	-1	10	0.33%
January	1	15	0.49%
February	2	12	0.39%
March	3	18	0.59%
April	4	6	0.2%
May	5	9	0.29%
June	6	8	0.26%
July	7	14	0.46%
August	8	16	0.52%
September	9	19	0.62%
October	10	16	0.52%
November	11	11	0.36%
December	12	10	0.33%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.55	2907	1.0	12.0	3.48	154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2060	90.87%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	7	0.31%
don't know	-1	7	0.31%
January	1	15	0.66%
February	2	16	0.71%
March	3	32	1.41%
April	4	8	0.35%
May	5	4	0.18%
June	6	15	0.66%
July	7	13	0.57%
August	8	19	0.84%
September	9	21	0.93%
October	10	10	0.44%
November	11	8	0.35%
December	12	17	0.75%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	2089	1.0	12.0	3.52	178

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1927	87.08%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	13	0.59%
January	1	14	0.63%
February	2	17	0.77%
March	3	11	0.5%
April	4	17	0.77%
May	5	10	0.45%
June	6	24	1.08%
July	7	34	1.54%
August	8	29	1.31%
September	9	26	1.17%
October	10	20	0.9%
November	11	6	0.27%
December	12	13	0.59%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.65	1992	1.0	12.0	3.04	221

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2715	90.8%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
refusal	-2	5	0.17%
don't know	-1	10	0.33%
January	1	10	0.33%
February	2	4	0.13%
March	3	12	0.4%
April	4	7	0.23%
May	5	11	0.37%
June	6	22	0.74%
July	7	22	0.74%
August	8	11	0.37%
September	9	23	0.77%
October	10	12	0.4%
November	11	16	0.54%
December	12	16	0.54%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.27	2824	1.0	12.0	3.15	166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2301	89.53%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
refusal	-2	4	0.16%
don't know	-1	5	0.19%
January	1	14	0.54%
February	2	9	0.35%
March	3	7	0.27%
April	4	11	0.43%
May	5	9	0.35%
June	6	17	0.66%
July	7	20	0.78%
August	8	20	0.78%
September	9	29	1.13%
October	10	9	0.35%
November	11	14	0.54%
December	12	12	0.47%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.98	2399	1.0	12.0	3.19	171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2054	86.38%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	9	0.38%
january	1	22	0.93%
february	2	6	0.25%
march	3	8	0.34%
april	4	13	0.55%
may	5	12	0.5%
june	6	22	0.93%
july	7	26	1.09%
august	8	20	0.84%
september	9	27	1.14%
october	10	19	0.8%
november	11	10	0.42%
december	12	17	0.71%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.89	2176	1.0	12.0	3.26	202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2147	88.98%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	8	0.33%
january	1	7	0.29%
february	2	12	0.5%
march	3	8	0.33%
april	4	13	0.54%
may	5	17	0.7%
june	6	35	1.45%
july	7	23	0.95%
august	8	16	0.66%
september	9	22	0.91%
october	10	13	0.54%
november	11	4	0.17%
december	12	7	0.29%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.48	2236	1.0	12.0	2.73	177

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1844	85.81%
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	4	0.19%
don't know	-1	17	0.79%
January	1	10	0.47%
February	2	8	0.37%
March	3	12	0.56%
April	4	9	0.42%
May	5	9	0.42%
June	6	22	1.02%
July	7	22	1.02%
August	8	11	0.51%
September	9	19	0.88%
October	10	17	0.79%
November	11	12	0.56%
December	12	8	0.37%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.83	1990	1.0	12.0	3.1	159

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1832	85.53%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
refusal	-2	4	0.19%
don't know	-1	7	0.33%
January	1	12	0.56%
February	2	3	0.14%
March	3	16	0.75%
April	4	18	0.84%
May	5	16	0.75%
June	6	17	0.79%
July	7	19	0.89%
August	8	13	0.61%
September	9	13	0.61%
October	10	11	0.51%
November	11	5	0.23%
December	12	9	0.42%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	1990	1.0	12.0	3.03	152

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2039	85.49%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
don't know	-1	9	0.38%
january	1	16	0.67%
february	2	6	0.25%
march	3	5	0.21%
april	4	6	0.25%
may	5	8	0.34%
june	6	16	0.67%
july	7	14	0.59%
august	8	14	0.59%
september	9	13	0.55%
october	10	11	0.46%
november	11	12	0.5%
december	12	10	0.42%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.81	2254	1.0	12.0	3.41	131

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1485	84.57%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
don't know	-1	6	0.34%
january	1	14	0.8%
february	2	6	0.34%
march	3	14	0.8%
april	4	11	0.63%
may	5	10	0.57%
june	6	14	0.8%
july	7	12	0.68%
august	8	6	0.34%
september	9	14	0.8%
october	10	14	0.8%
november	11	9	0.51%
december	12	6	0.34%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.27	1626	1.0	12.0	3.35	130

empstendm

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Wave 17 (q_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_empstendm indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_empstendm indresp_ip)

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