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fim12t

estimated income in december 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.16%
included elsewhere	-3	34	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	20593	99.68%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.35	67	0	5500.0	110.08	20593

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.09%
included elsewhere	-3	35	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	21078	99.74%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.84	55	0	2096.0	82.91	21078

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	112	0.5%
included elsewhere	-3	53	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	22287	99.27%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.62	165	0	6600.0	88.57	22287

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	108	0.53%
included elsewhere	-3	21	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	20253	99.37%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.34	129	0	7000.0	94.53	20253

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
included elsewhere	-3	59	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	19414	99.67%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.51	64	0	7144.5	109.17	19414

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
included elsewhere	-3	55	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	19542	99.72%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.37	55	0	9000.0	148.5	19542

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
included elsewhere	-3	160	0.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	18181	98.73%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.78	233	0	6495.0	159.72	18181

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.15%
included elsewhere	-3	247	1.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	21786	98.73%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
54.53	280	0	7000.0	156.56	21786

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.31%
included elsewhere	-3	312	1.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	18396	98.02%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
73.28	371	0	7794.0	190.85	18396

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.19%
included elsewhere	-3	155	0.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	18477	98.98%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.03	191	0	19485.0	201.44	18477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.63%
included elsewhere	-3	15	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	11665	98.25%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.05	208	0	1926.0	44.96	11665

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	194	1.52%
included elsewhere	-3	22	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	12557	98.31%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.33	216	0	1500.0	52.45	12557

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	1.83%
included elsewhere	-3	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	9539	98.11%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.45	184	0	1627.0	39.46	9539

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	184	1.91%
included elsewhere	-3	15	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	9412	97.93%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.06	199	0	1665.218017578125	64.44	9412

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	17	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	9280	98.34%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.12	157	0	1875.0	63.72	9280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
included elsewhere	-3	11	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	9137	97.87%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.08	199	0	3433.68994140625	67.52	9137

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
included elsewhere	-3	4	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	9788	98.48%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.07	151	0	3330.769287109375	65.45	9788

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
included elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	10459	99.97%
	Total	10462	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.27	3	0	617.0	23.76	10459

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