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Innovation Panel Variable

ff_jbsemp

employment type

Datafile

indresp_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1858	74.5%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
employee	1	547	21.93%
self-employed	2	59	2.37%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1981	69.58%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
employee	1	734	25.78%
self-employed	2	110	3.86%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1821	66.95%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
employee	1	752	27.65%
self-employed	2	113	4.15%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1994	65.14%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
employee	1	937	30.61%
self-employed	2	123	4.02%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1044	46.05%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
employee	1	1039	45.83%
self-employed	2	167	7.37%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1029	46.5%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
don't know	-1	4	0.18%
employee	1	972	43.92%
self-employed	2	157	7.09%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1715	57.36%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
refusal	-2	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
employee	1	1022	34.18%
self-employed	2	156	5.22%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1381	53.74%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
don't know	-1	4	0.16%
employee	1	948	36.89%
self-employed	2	148	5.76%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	988	43.66%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
employee	1	1021	45.12%
self-employed	2	163	7.2%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1081	45.46%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.13%
employee	1	1028	43.23%
self-employed	2	154	6.48%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1415	58.64%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
employee	1	796	32.99%
self-employed	2	124	5.14%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	947	44.07%
	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
employee	1	927	43.14%
self-employed	2	149	6.93%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	964	45.0%
	-7	147	6.86%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
employee	1	882	41.18%
self-employed	2	147	6.86%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	498	20.88%
inapplicable	-8	788	33.04%
	-7	206	8.64%
employee	1	770	32.29%
self-employed	2	123	5.16%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	722	41.12%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
employee	1	793	45.16%
self-employed	2	106	6.04%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	901	48.18%
employee	1	856	45.78%
self-employed	2	113	6.04%
	Total	1870	100.0%

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