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fim02n

estimated income in february 2009

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income

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Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.09%
included elsewhere	-3	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	20639	99.9%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.25	21	0	4000.0	47.58	20639

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.11%
included elsewhere	-3	9	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	21100	99.84%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.84	33	0	1600.0	37.34	21100

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	101	0.45%
included elsewhere	-3	16	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	22335	99.48%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.32	117	0	1800.0	33.14	22335

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	0.52%
included elsewhere	-3	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	20274	99.47%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.15	108	0	1732.0	37.74	20274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
included elsewhere	-3	7	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	19468	99.95%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.17	10	0	3000.0	48.41	19468

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
included elsewhere	-3	14	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	19583	99.93%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.65	14	0	1900.0	33.96	19583

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	34	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	18307	99.42%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.52	107	0	5000.0	88.54	18307

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.15%
included elsewhere	-3	54	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	21979	99.61%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.78	87	0	2500.0	85.57	21979

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.31%
included elsewhere	-3	306	1.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	18402	98.06%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
73.81	365	0	7794.0	187.44	18402

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.17%
included elsewhere	-3	105	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	18532	99.27%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.52	136	0	7000.0	122.26	18532

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