month left last job
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Question label:
Month left last job
Question text:
In what month and year did you leave your last paid job?
Question universe:
if [CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBHAS = 2 AND CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBOFF = 2] // Did no paid work in last week and does not have a job
And if [ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1] // New entrant never interviewed
And if [JBHAD = 1] // Ever had paid employment
Question interviewer instructions:
SELECT MONTH
IF CAN'T REMEMBER GIVE ESTIMATE
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2447 | 98.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.08% |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.08% |
| June | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| July | 7 | 2 | 0.08% |
| August | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.86 | 2480 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.98 | 14 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2795 | 98.17% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| don't know | -1 | 5 | 0.18% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 5 | 0.18% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| May | 5 | 2 | 0.07% |
| June | 6 | 4 | 0.14% |
| July | 7 | 3 | 0.11% |
| August | 8 | 3 | 0.11% |
| September | 9 | 4 | 0.14% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.28 | 2822 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 2.56 | 25 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2649 | 97.39% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| February | 2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.07% |
| April | 4 | 4 | 0.15% |
| May | 5 | 3 | 0.11% |
| June | 6 | 5 | 0.18% |
| July | 7 | 5 | 0.18% |
| August | 8 | 2 | 0.07% |
| September | 9 | 3 | 0.11% |
| October | 10 | 4 | 0.15% |
| November | 11 | 2 | 0.07% |
| December | 12 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.92 | 2684 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3.01 | 36 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2759 | 90.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.36% |
| don't know | -1 | 27 | 0.88% |
| January | 1 | 16 | 0.52% |
| February | 2 | 20 | 0.65% |
| March | 3 | 17 | 0.56% |
| April | 4 | 16 | 0.52% |
| May | 5 | 23 | 0.75% |
| June | 6 | 35 | 1.14% |
| July | 7 | 31 | 1.01% |
| August | 8 | 33 | 1.08% |
| September | 9 | 17 | 0.56% |
| October | 10 | 18 | 0.59% |
| November | 11 | 13 | 0.42% |
| December | 12 | 22 | 0.72% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.58 | 2800 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.16 | 261 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2241 | 98.85% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| March | 3 | 2 | 0.09% |
| June | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| July | 7 | 2 | 0.09% |
| August | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| November | 11 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.4 | 2257 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 2.84 | 10 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2137 | 96.57% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.14% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| March | 3 | 3 | 0.14% |
| April | 4 | 3 | 0.14% |
| May | 5 | 1 | 0.05% |
| July | 7 | 3 | 0.14% |
| August | 8 | 5 | 0.23% |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| October | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.32 | 2191 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 22 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2570 | 85.95% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 69 | 2.31% |
| January | 1 | 10 | 0.33% |
| February | 2 | 12 | 0.4% |
| March | 3 | 25 | 0.84% |
| April | 4 | 17 | 0.57% |
| May | 5 | 22 | 0.74% |
| June | 6 | 42 | 1.4% |
| July | 7 | 34 | 1.14% |
| August | 8 | 21 | 0.7% |
| September | 9 | 18 | 0.6% |
| October | 10 | 15 | 0.5% |
| November | 11 | 16 | 0.54% |
| December | 12 | 23 | 0.77% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 2735 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.06 | 255 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2272 | 88.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| don't know | -1 | 38 | 1.48% |
| January | 1 | 19 | 0.74% |
| February | 2 | 6 | 0.23% |
| March | 3 | 19 | 0.74% |
| April | 4 | 17 | 0.66% |
| May | 5 | 15 | 0.58% |
| June | 6 | 17 | 0.66% |
| July | 7 | 16 | 0.62% |
| August | 8 | 18 | 0.7% |
| September | 9 | 10 | 0.39% |
| October | 10 | 7 | 0.27% |
| November | 11 | 7 | 0.27% |
| December | 12 | 20 | 0.78% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.23 | 2399 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.43 | 171 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2152 | 95.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.78% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.18% |
| january | 1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| february | 2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| may | 5 | 3 | 0.13% |
| june | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| august | 8 | 2 | 0.09% |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.09% |
| november | 11 | 2 | 0.09% |
| december | 12 | 3 | 0.13% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 17 | 0.75% |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.71 | 2246 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.58 | 17 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2237 | 94.07% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| don't know | -1 | 7 | 0.29% |
| february | 2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| march | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| april | 4 | 1 | 0.04% |
| june | 6 | 7 | 0.29% |
| july | 7 | 1 | 0.04% |
| august | 8 | 3 | 0.13% |
| september | 9 | 2 | 0.08% |
| october | 10 | 2 | 0.08% |
| november | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| december | 12 | 3 | 0.13% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.35 | 2355 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3.01 | 23 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2036 | 84.38% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| don't know | -1 | 72 | 2.98% |
| january | 1 | 7 | 0.29% |
| february | 2 | 12 | 0.5% |
| march | 3 | 17 | 0.7% |
| april | 4 | 12 | 0.5% |
| may | 5 | 17 | 0.7% |
| june | 6 | 28 | 1.16% |
| july | 7 | 35 | 1.45% |
| august | 8 | 26 | 1.08% |
| september | 9 | 23 | 0.95% |
| october | 10 | 20 | 0.83% |
| november | 11 | 6 | 0.25% |
| december | 12 | 26 | 1.08% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.08 | 2184 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.01 | 229 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2009 | 93.49% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% |
| February | 2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| April | 4 | 2 | 0.09% |
| June | 6 | 1 | 0.05% |
| July | 7 | 1 | 0.05% |
| August | 8 | 1 | 0.05% |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.05% |
| December | 12 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.54 | 2136 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 3.64 | 13 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1973 | 92.11% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| January | 1 | 1 | 0.05% |
| February | 2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| April | 4 | 1 | 0.05% |
| May | 5 | 3 | 0.14% |
| June | 6 | 6 | 0.28% |
| July | 7 | 2 | 0.09% |
| August | 8 | 1 | 0.05% |
| September | 9 | 2 | 0.09% |
| October | 10 | 1 | 0.05% |
| November | 11 | 1 | 0.05% |
| December | 12 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.33 | 2121 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.85 | 21 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1898 | 79.58% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 29 | 1.22% |
| january | 1 | 16 | 0.67% |
| february | 2 | 17 | 0.71% |
| march | 3 | 17 | 0.71% |
| april | 4 | 17 | 0.71% |
| may | 5 | 16 | 0.67% |
| june | 6 | 44 | 1.84% |
| july | 7 | 20 | 0.84% |
| august | 8 | 20 | 0.84% |
| september | 9 | 27 | 1.13% |
| october | 10 | 18 | 0.75% |
| november | 11 | 14 | 0.59% |
| december | 12 | 26 | 1.09% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75 | 2133 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.27 | 252 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.06% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1600 | 91.12% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.11% |
| january | 1 | 2 | 0.11% |
| february | 2 | 3 | 0.17% |
| may | 5 | 1 | 0.06% |
| june | 6 | 4 | 0.23% |
| july | 7 | 2 | 0.11% |
| august | 8 | 1 | 0.06% |
| september | 9 | 1 | 0.06% |
| october | 10 | 3 | 0.17% |
| november | 11 | 1 | 0.06% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.06 | 1738 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 3.32 | 18 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1757 | 93.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 82 | 4.39% |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.16% |
| january | 1 | 2 | 0.11% |
| february | 2 | 2 | 0.11% |
| march | 3 | 3 | 0.16% |
| april | 4 | 2 | 0.11% |
| may | 5 | 1 | 0.05% |
| june | 6 | 4 | 0.21% |
| july | 7 | 2 | 0.11% |
| august | 8 | 2 | 0.11% |
| september | 9 | 3 | 0.16% |
| november | 11 | 4 | 0.21% |
| december | 12 | 3 | 0.16% |
| Total | 1870 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75 | 1842 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.59 | 28 |
