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Mainstage Variable

dateappty

Date of appointment (year)

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	60990	92.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	4807	7.3%
	Total	65808	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.58	61001	2023.0	2025.0	0.63	4807

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	130673	94.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	7457	5.4%
	Total	138138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.64	130681	2022.0	2024.0	0.65	7457

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	56465	92.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	4561	7.47%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.62	56465	2021.0	2023.0	0.64	4561

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	78510	91.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	6859	8.03%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.52	78510	2020.0	2023.0	0.61	6859

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	90921	89.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	10135	10.03%
	Total	101056	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.56	90921	2019.0	2029.0	0.64	10135

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	93757	88.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	12513	11.77%
	Total	106270	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.59	93757	2018.0	2020.0	0.62	12513

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	107720	87.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	15311	12.44%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.61	107720	2017.0	2019.0	0.65	15311

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	120175	84.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	22088	15.53%
	Total	142263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.57	120175	2016.0	2019.0	0.62	22088

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	131853	80.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	30982	19.03%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.54	131853	2015.0	2019.0	0.58	30982

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	196670	84.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	35707	15.37%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.61	196670	2014.0	2018.0	0.6	35707

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