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Mainstage Variable

ft2endy41

edu spell no. 1: Year finished next FT education period

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education Educational participation Enrolment history

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32617	99.29%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	143	0.44%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.1	32706	2012.0	2025.0	1.25	143

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35227	99.31%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	98	0.28%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.98	35373	2018.0	2023.0	0.95	98

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27761	99.15%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	130	0.46%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.02	27868	2004.0	2022.0	1.74	130

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28969	98.97%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	100	0.34%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.14	29171	2017.0	2021.0	0.83	100

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31437	98.22%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	100	0.31%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.03	31908	2017.0	2020.0	0.77	100

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33354	97.19%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	150	0.44%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.07	34169	2010.0	2019.0	1.06	150

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34826	96.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	130	0.36%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.98	35928	2013.0	2018.0	0.73	130

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37477	95.38%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	128	0.33%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.98	39166	2013.0	2018.0	1.0	128

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39190	92.93%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	145	0.34%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.98	42025	2010.0	2016.0	1.04	145

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37324	82.59%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	4737	10.48%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.13	40455	-10.0	2015.0	320.66	4737

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40823	91.05%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	152	0.34%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.92	44685	2009.0	2014.0	0.85	152

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42992	91.33%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	147	0.31%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.05	46927	2009.0	2014.0	0.79	147

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45674	91.91%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	187	0.38%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.1	49505	2009.0	2012.0	0.7	187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50463	92.48%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	225	0.41%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.0	54343	2008.0	2011.0	0.71	225

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