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ecstat1

Econ.Status BU (HBAI defn), i

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3118	15.45%
1+FTsempl	1	1689	8.37%
AlladFT	2	4442	22.02%
C1FT1PT	3	2172	10.76%
C1FT1notw	4	1973	9.78%
S\|C PT	5	1364	6.76%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3059	15.16%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	630	3.12%
Other	8	1730	8.57%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2963	14.3%
1+FTsempl	1	1712	8.26%
AlladFT	2	4761	22.98%
C1FT1PT	3	2278	11.0%
C1FT1notw	4	2151	10.38%
S\|C PT	5	1314	6.34%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3131	15.11%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	586	2.83%
Other	8	1819	8.78%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2915	13.63%
1+FTsempl	1	1835	8.58%
AlladFT	2	4851	22.68%
C1FT1PT	3	2367	11.07%
C1FT1notw	4	2271	10.62%
S\|C PT	5	1370	6.41%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3193	14.93%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	686	3.21%
Other	8	1901	8.89%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2844	13.09%
1+FTsempl	1	1859	8.55%
AlladFT	2	5053	23.25%
C1FT1PT	3	2339	10.76%
C1FT1notw	4	2389	10.99%
S\|C PT	5	1386	6.38%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3161	14.55%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	670	3.08%
Other	8	2029	9.34%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2916	13.18%
1+FTsempl	1	1855	8.38%
AlladFT	2	5118	23.13%
C1FT1PT	3	2365	10.69%
C1FT1notw	4	2578	11.65%
S\|C PT	5	1341	6.06%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3222	14.56%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	641	2.9%
Other	8	2091	9.45%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2642	11.7%
1+FTsempl	1	1905	8.44%
AlladFT	2	5370	23.79%
C1FT1PT	3	2489	11.03%
C1FT1notw	4	2644	11.71%
S\|C PT	5	1304	5.78%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3326	14.73%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	720	3.19%
Other	8	2174	9.63%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3154	13.46%
1+FTsempl	1	1890	8.06%
AlladFT	2	5409	23.08%
C1FT1PT	3	2563	10.94%
C1FT1notw	4	2587	11.04%
S\|C PT	5	1399	5.97%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3333	14.22%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	756	3.23%
Other	8	2344	10.0%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3299	12.41%
1+FTsempl	1	2063	7.76%
AlladFT	2	6117	23.01%
C1FT1PT	3	2896	10.89%
C1FT1notw	4	2978	11.2%
S\|C PT	5	1468	5.52%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3866	14.54%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	1035	3.89%
Other	8	2864	10.77%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2231	10.33%
1+FTsempl	1	1695	7.85%
AlladFT	2	5185	24.0%
C1FT1PT	3	2426	11.23%
C1FT1notw	4	2518	11.66%
S\|C PT	5	1263	5.85%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3277	15.17%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	802	3.71%
Other	8	2205	10.21%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2306	10.69%
1+FTsempl	1	1681	7.79%
AlladFT	2	5076	23.54%
C1FT1PT	3	2325	10.78%
C1FT1notw	4	2476	11.48%
S\|C PT	5	1313	6.09%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	3313	15.36%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	847	3.93%
Other	8	2229	10.34%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1251	8.43%
1+FTsempl	1	1202	8.1%
AlladFT	2	3582	24.15%
C1FT1PT	3	1742	11.74%
C1FT1notw	4	1807	12.18%
S\|C PT	5	968	6.53%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	2229	15.03%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	525	3.54%
Other	8	1529	10.31%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1022	6.79%
1+FTsempl	1	1353	8.99%
AlladFT	2	3597	23.91%
C1FT1PT	3	1810	12.03%
C1FT1notw	4	1847	12.28%
S\|C PT	5	874	5.81%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	2277	15.14%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	608	4.04%
Other	8	1654	11.0%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1073	8.44%
1+FTsempl	1	1250	9.83%
AlladFT	2	2996	23.55%
C1FT1PT	3	1476	11.6%
C1FT1notw	4	1560	12.26%
S\|C PT	5	778	6.12%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1704	13.4%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	580	4.56%
Other	8	1303	10.24%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1096	8.73%
1+FTsempl	1	1221	9.73%
AlladFT	2	2816	22.44%
C1FT1PT	3	1499	11.95%
C1FT1notw	4	1594	12.7%
S\|C PT	5	707	5.63%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1753	13.97%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	590	4.7%
Other	8	1273	10.14%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1078	8.39%
1+FTsempl	1	1233	9.59%
AlladFT	2	2867	22.31%
C1FT1PT	3	1444	11.24%
C1FT1notw	4	1649	12.83%
S\|C PT	5	703	5.47%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1817	14.14%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	818	6.37%
Other	8	1242	9.66%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1263	9.64%
1+FTsempl	1	1268	9.68%
AlladFT	2	2799	21.36%
C1FT1PT	3	1491	11.38%
C1FT1notw	4	1610	12.29%
S\|C PT	5	751	5.73%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1827	13.94%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	807	6.16%
Other	8	1288	9.83%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	777	5.91%
1+FTsempl	1	1346	10.23%
AlladFT	2	2873	21.85%
C1FT1PT	3	1565	11.9%
C1FT1notw	4	1704	12.96%
S\|C PT	5	767	5.83%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1905	14.49%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	903	6.87%
Other	8	1311	9.97%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1657	11.97%
1+FTsempl	1	1436	10.38%
AlladFT	2	3006	21.72%
C1FT1PT	3	1697	12.26%
C1FT1notw	4	1671	12.07%
S\|C PT	5	753	5.44%
Hd\|Sp60+	6	1945	14.05%
HD\|SpUnempl	7	787	5.69%
Other	8	888	6.42%
	Total	13840	100.0%

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