Innovation Panel variable: scend school leaving age

school leaving age

Datafile

indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

initialconditions_ip17.scend

Question label:

School leaving age

Question universe:

if [(ff_ivlolw 1 & ff_everint 1)] // New entrant never interviewed
And if [SCHOOL = 1] // Left school

Question interviewer instructions:

WRITE IN AGE RESPONDENT LEFT SCHOOL

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2401	96.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	93	3.73%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.54	2401	11.0	20.0	1.35	93

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2721	95.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	126	4.43%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.71	2721	15.0	22.0	1.34	126

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2581	94.89%
[Value >= 0]	1	139	5.11%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.58	2581	12.0	22.0	1.25	139

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2092	68.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	969	31.66%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.73	2092	12.0	20.0	1.21	969

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2179	96.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	88	3.88%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.53	2179	14.0	19.0	1.12	88

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2110	95.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	103	4.65%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.48	2110	10.0	21.0	1.42	103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2131	71.27%
don't know	-1	4	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	855	28.6%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.49	2135	12.0	22.0	1.27	855

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1965	76.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	605	23.54%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.3	1965	12.0	21.0	1.25	605

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2129	94.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	108	4.77%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.44	2155	14.0	20.0	1.11	108

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2210	92.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	168	7.06%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.35	2210	14.0	20.0	1.19	168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1670	69.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	743	30.79%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.29	1670	13.0	20.0	1.21	743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2047	95.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	102	4.75%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.31	2047	14.0	20.0	1.21	102

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1878	87.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	264	12.32%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.31	1878	13.0	20.0	1.18	264

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1446	60.63%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	937	39.29%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.2	1448	10.0	20.0	1.28	937

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1568	89.29%
don't know	-1	2	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	186	10.59%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.23	1570	14.0	20.0	1.12	186

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1678	89.73%
don't know	-1	2	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	190	10.16%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.07	1680	12.0	19.0	1.23	190

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	58	2.26%
don't know	-1	2	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	2508	97.66%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.06	60	10.0	20.0	1.22	2508

scend

Datafile

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initialconditions_ip17.scend

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Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

initialconditions_ip17.scend

Question label:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 17 (q_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_scend indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_scend indresp_ip)

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