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Mainstage Variable

edbgm1

Education spell start month

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indresp

Index term

Education: Recent Education and Training

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	12990	90.09%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
January	1	4	0.03%
February	2	3	0.02%
March	3	2	0.01%
April	4	1	0.01%
May	5	3	0.02%
June	6	2	0.01%
July	7	4	0.03%
August	8	10	0.07%
September	9	366	2.54%
October	10	40	0.28%
November	11	5	0.03%
December	12	3	0.02%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.89	13976	1.0	12.0	1.23	443

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	13461	90.51%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
January	1	7	0.05%
February	2	5	0.03%
March	3	2	0.01%
May	5	4	0.03%
July	7	3	0.02%
August	8	17	0.11%
September	9	346	2.33%
October	10	51	0.34%
November	11	1	0.01%
December	12	1	0.01%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.8	14436	1.0	12.0	1.44	437

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	13881	90.18%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
January	1	1	0.01%
February	2	4	0.03%
March	3	5	0.03%
April	4	1	0.01%
May	5	3	0.02%
June	6	5	0.03%
July	7	2	0.01%
August	8	20	0.13%
September	9	397	2.58%
October	10	47	0.31%
November	11	3	0.02%
December	12	3	0.02%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.88	14901	1.0	12.0	1.16	491

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	14138	90.53%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
January	1	12	0.08%
February	2	4	0.03%
March	3	1	0.01%
April	4	3	0.02%
May	5	1	0.01%
June	6	4	0.03%
July	7	4	0.03%
August	8	12	0.08%
September	9	369	2.36%
October	10	33	0.21%
November	11	1	0.01%
December	12	1	0.01%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.68	15172	1.0	12.0	1.61	445

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14327	90.73%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
January	1	8	0.05%
February	2	7	0.04%
March	3	2	0.01%
April	4	2	0.01%
May	5	4	0.03%
June	6	1	0.01%
July	7	2	0.01%
August	8	17	0.11%
September	9	352	2.23%
October	10	30	0.19%
November	11	1	0.01%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.66	15365	1.0	11.0	1.58	426

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14908	91.81%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
January	1	13	0.08%
February	2	6	0.04%
March	3	2	0.01%
April	4	3	0.02%
May	5	5	0.03%
June	6	1	0.01%
July	7	3	0.02%
August	8	15	0.09%
September	9	335	2.06%
October	10	44	0.27%
November	11	2	0.01%
December	12	2	0.01%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.62	15807	1.0	12.0	1.8	431

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15263	91.96%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
January	1	4	0.02%
February	2	8	0.05%
March	3	3	0.02%
April	4	3	0.02%
May	5	2	0.01%
June	6	2	0.01%
July	7	1	0.01%
August	8	17	0.1%
September	9	326	1.96%
October	10	55	0.33%
November	11	6	0.04%
December	12	2	0.01%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.81	16168	1.0	12.0	1.52	429

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	17649	93.54%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
January	1	5	0.03%
February	2	3	0.02%
March	3	4	0.02%
April	4	4	0.02%
May	5	5	0.03%
June	6	3	0.02%
July	7	1	0.01%
August	8	18	0.1%
September	9	307	1.63%
October	10	50	0.27%
November	11	4	0.02%
December	12	3	0.02%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.79	18460	1.0	12.0	1.5	407

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14641	93.83%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
January	1	11	0.07%
February	2	9	0.06%
March	3	8	0.05%
April	4	5	0.03%
May	5	3	0.02%
June	6	4	0.03%
July	7	2	0.01%
August	8	16	0.1%
September	9	310	1.99%
October	10	54	0.35%
November	11	4	0.03%
December	12	2	0.01%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.53	15175	1.0	12.0	1.97	428

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14860	95.12%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
January	1	9	0.06%
February	2	2	0.01%
March	3	3	0.02%
April	4	5	0.03%
May	5	2	0.01%
June	6	4	0.03%
August	8	6	0.04%
September	9	252	1.61%
October	10	39	0.25%
November	11	3	0.02%
December	12	2	0.01%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.68	15296	1.0	12.0	1.77	327

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	10263	94.1%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	4	0.04%
February	2	2	0.02%
June	6	3	0.03%
July	7	2	0.02%
August	8	13	0.12%
September	9	225	2.06%
October	10	26	0.24%
November	11	2	0.02%
December	12	1	0.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.86	10628	1.0	12.0	1.26	278

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