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edbgy1

Education spell start year

Datafile

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%
[Value >= 0]	1	443	3.07%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.46	13976	2007.0	2009.0	0.5	443

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	13461	90.51%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	438	2.94%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.49	14435	2006.0	2007.0	0.5	438

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	13881	90.18%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	490	3.18%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.45	14902	2005.0	2006.0	0.5	490

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	14138	90.53%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	444	2.84%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.52	15173	2004.0	2005.0	0.5	444

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	14327	90.73%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	425	2.69%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.49	15366	2003.0	2004.0	0.5	425

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14908	91.81%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	431	2.65%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.48	15807	2002.0	2004.0	0.5	431

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	15263	91.96%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	427	2.57%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2001.45	16170	2001.0	2003.0	0.5	427

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	17649	93.54%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	406	2.15%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.51	18461	2000.0	2002.0	0.51	406

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14641	93.83%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	428	2.74%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.54	15175	1999.0	2001.0	0.54	428

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14860	95.12%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	327	2.09%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.47	15296	1998.0	2000.0	0.53	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%
[Value >= 0]	1	278	2.55%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.29	10628	1986.0	1998.0	1.1	278

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