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Mainstage Variable

basrate_bh

basic pay hourly rate

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10652	73.87%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
no set amount	-3	48	0.33%
refusal	-2	61	0.42%
don't know	-1	244	1.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	2449	16.98%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.55	11970	2.200000047683716	60.0	3.46	2449

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10876	73.13%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
no set amount	-3	43	0.29%
refusal	-2	67	0.45%
don't know	-1	256	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	2683	18.04%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.18	12190	2.0	30.0	2.79	2683

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11248	73.08%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
no set amount	-3	48	0.31%
refusal	-2	77	0.5%
don't know	-1	254	1.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	2788	18.11%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.98	12604	2.130000114440918	30.0	2.82	2788

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11355	72.71%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
no set amount	-3	49	0.31%
refusal	-2	69	0.44%
don't know	-1	249	1.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	2913	18.65%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.7	12704	1.0	27.0	2.64	2913

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11327	71.73%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
no set amount	-3	55	0.35%
refusal	-2	84	0.53%
don't know	-1	279	1.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	3032	19.2%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.38	12759	0.0099999997764825	30.0	2.61	3032

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	11789	72.6%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
no set amount	-3	62	0.38%
refusal	-2	77	0.47%
don't know	-1	233	1.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	3182	19.6%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.21	13056	-8.5	480.0	8.74	3182

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12049	72.6%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
no set amount	-3	42	0.25%
refusal	-2	98	0.59%
don't know	-1	239	1.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	3280	19.76%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.11	13317	0	420.0	7.87	3280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13830	73.3%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
no set amount	-3	47	0.25%
refusal	-2	121	0.64%
don't know	-1	302	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	3765	19.96%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.72	15102	0.6200000047683716	360.0	6.24	3765

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11565	74.12%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
no set amount	-3	50	0.32%
refusal	-2	80	0.51%
don't know	-1	237	1.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	3149	20.18%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.47	12454	0.5	26.0	2.25	3149

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	11663	74.65%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
no set amount	-3	35	0.22%
refusal	-2	95	0.61%
don't know	-1	257	1.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	3135	20.07%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.33	12488	0	381.9200134277344	7.19	3135

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