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fim11t

estimated income in november 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.29%
included elsewhere	-3	110	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	20490	99.18%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.34	170	0	6500.0	175.92	20490

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.18%
included elsewhere	-3	116	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	20978	99.27%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.33	155	0	5000.0	159.35	20978

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	137	0.61%
included elsewhere	-3	150	0.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	22165	98.72%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
35.15	287	0	6600.0	145.33	22165

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	119	0.58%
included elsewhere	-3	105	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	20158	98.9%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.85	224	0	7000.0	159.98	20158

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.03%
included elsewhere	-3	193	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	19279	98.98%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.29	199	0	7599.14990234375	183.49	19279

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
included elsewhere	-3	148	0.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	19449	99.24%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.25	148	0	11387.900390625	204.37	19449

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	299	1.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	18042	97.98%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
82.6	372	0	5000.0	193.48	18042

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.15%
included elsewhere	-3	457	2.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	21575	97.77%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
96.3	491	0	7000.0	198.46	21575

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.32%
included elsewhere	-3	348	1.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	18359	97.83%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
79.31	408	0	7794.0	196.1	18359

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.23%
included elsewhere	-3	198	1.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	18427	98.71%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
64.55	241	0	19485.0	214.41	18427

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.63%
included elsewhere	-3	71	0.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	11609	97.78%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.29	264	0	2381.5	86.97	11609

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	196	1.53%
included elsewhere	-3	100	0.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	12477	97.68%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
32.6	296	0	5000.0	117.48	12477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	1.83%
included elsewhere	-3	21	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	9524	97.95%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.63	199	0	1700.0	71.69	9524

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	186	1.94%
included elsewhere	-3	33	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	9392	97.72%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.75	219	0	2185.0	119.93	9392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	29	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	9268	98.21%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.74	169	0	2600.0	101.24	9268

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	17	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	9131	97.8%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.93	205	0	3433.68994140625	98.84	9131

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	18	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	9774	98.34%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.07	165	0	9999.0	146.85	9774

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.22%
included elsewhere	-3	31	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	10408	99.48%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.21	54	0	3700.0	99.87	10408

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