Innovation Panel variable: paynl Take home pay at last payment

Take home pay at last payment

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indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

employees_ip17.paynl

Question label:

Take home pay at last payment

Question text:

And what was your take home pay last time for this job {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1}, that is after any deductions were made for tax, National Insurance, pensions, student loan repayments, union dues etc.?

Question universe:

if [(CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.MULTIJOBSTOTAL = 1 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1) | JOBCODE selected at CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBMAIN is CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 1)] // If has one job and is an employee OR has more than one job and is an employee in the main job
And If [PAYGL REF] // If gross pay at last payment is not refused

Question interviewer instructions:

ENTER TO NEAREST POUND
IF NO DEDUCTIONS MADE PLEASE ENTER 0
IF DON'T KNOW/CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT
RESPONDENT TO CHECK PAYSLIP IF POSSIBLE

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1396	55.97%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
refusal	-2	7	0.28%
don't know	-1	34	1.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	1027	41.18%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2344.47	1467	0	60000.0	3782.01	1027

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1607	56.45%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
refusal	-2	8	0.28%
don't know	-1	39	1.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1171	41.13%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2161.34	1676	0	79310.0	3451.32	1171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	1513	55.62%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
refusal	-2	10	0.37%
don't know	-1	39	1.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	1122	41.25%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2099.12	1598	0	50000.0	3606.34	1122

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	1730	56.52%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	14	0.46%
don't know	-1	45	1.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	1266	41.36%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2071.61	1795	0	120000.0	4841.36	1266

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1322	58.31%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	11	0.49%
don't know	-1	34	1.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	885	39.04%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2278.72	1382	0	111103.0	6237.32	885

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1257	56.8%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
refusal	-2	14	0.63%
don't know	-1	49	2.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	842	38.05%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1896.72	1371	0	70000.0	4105.06	842

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1685	56.35%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
refusal	-2	17	0.57%
don't know	-1	62	2.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	1132	37.86%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1722.87	1858	0	48000.0	2973.78	1132

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1381	53.74%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
refusal	-2	17	0.66%
don't know	-1	56	2.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	1027	39.96%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1916.92	1543	0	105000.0	4981.79	1027

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	1.9%
inapplicable	-8	1139	50.33%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
refusal	-2	2	0.09%
don't know	-1	13	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	977	43.17%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1596.55	1286	0	36000.0	2261.67	977

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1249	52.52%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
refusal	-2	9	0.38%
don't know	-1	40	1.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	969	40.75%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1955.97	1409	0	73200.0	5080.72	969

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	1281	53.09%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
refusal	-2	9	0.37%
don't know	-1	27	1.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	1019	42.23%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1707.19	1394	0	56000.0	3735.36	1019

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1136	52.86%
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	7	0.33%
don't know	-1	31	1.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	850	39.55%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1618.46	1299	0	65000.0	3496.44	850

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1136	53.03%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
refusal	-2	8	0.37%
don't know	-1	18	0.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	833	38.89%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2062.88	1309	0	70000.0	4771.76	833

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1170	49.06%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	40	1.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	967	40.55%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.82	1418	0	67000.0	5149.99	967

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	883	50.28%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
don't know	-1	24	1.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	714	40.66%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2326.96	1042	0	75000.0	5758.35	714

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1045	55.88%
proxy	-7	82	4.39%
don't know	-1	20	1.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	723	38.66%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1959.87	1147	0	73000.0	5013.24	723

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1391	54.17%
proxy	-7	169	6.58%
refusal	-2	3	0.12%
don't know	-1	15	0.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	990	38.55%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1744.95	1578	6.0	100000.0	4989.55	990

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Wave 17 (q_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_paynl indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_paynl indresp_ip)

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