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Mainstage Variable

ftedstarty41

edu spell no. 1: Year started FT education period

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Education: Recent Education and Training

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34884	98.35%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	16	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	427	1.2%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.53	35044	2016.0	2023.0	0.94	427

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27399	97.86%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	7	0.03%
don't know	-1	18	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	470	1.68%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.58	27528	2014.0	2023.0	1.0	470

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28663	97.92%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	399	1.36%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.4	28872	2000.0	2021.0	1.58	399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31109	97.19%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	423	1.32%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.41	31585	2000.0	2021.0	1.6	423

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33003	96.17%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	25	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	486	1.42%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.35	33833	2006.0	2019.0	1.45	486

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34466	95.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	15	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	477	1.32%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.39	35581	2000.0	2018.0	1.43	477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37137	94.51%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	460	1.17%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.54	38834	2003.0	2018.0	1.27	460

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38814	92.04%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	507	1.2%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.63	41663	2009.0	2016.0	0.99	507

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37013	81.9%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	13	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	5037	11.15%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
159.53	40155	-10.0	2015.0	560.7	5037

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40450	90.22%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	11	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	518	1.16%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.5	44319	2005.0	2015.0	1.07	518

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42615	90.53%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	521	1.11%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.51	46553	1998.0	2014.0	1.16	521

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45233	91.03%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	621	1.25%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.48	49071	1999.0	2012.0	1.1	621

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49957	91.55%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	731	1.34%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.51	53837	1996.0	2012.0	0.99	731

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