First job start month
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Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
ownfirstjob_w15.j1mnth
Question label:
First job start month
Question text:
In what month and year did you start your first job?
Question universe:
if [J1NONE = 3 | (ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 & DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat = 1|2|12|13)] // had a first job after full-time education or is new entrant never interviewed (excluding rising 16 year olds) and current economic activity is employed, self-employed, furloughed or temporarily laid off/short time working
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 31790 | 96.78% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 19 | 0.06% |
| don't know | -1 | 111 | 0.34% |
| January | 1 | 65 | 0.2% |
| February | 2 | 42 | 0.13% |
| March | 3 | 36 | 0.11% |
| April | 4 | 42 | 0.13% |
| May | 5 | 57 | 0.17% |
| June | 6 | 97 | 0.3% |
| July | 7 | 127 | 0.39% |
| August | 8 | 107 | 0.33% |
| September | 9 | 170 | 0.52% |
| October | 10 | 73 | 0.22% |
| November | 11 | 33 | 0.1% |
| December | 12 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | 31994 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 855 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 27562 | 77.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 73 | 0.21% |
| don't know | -1 | 1050 | 2.96% |
| January | 1 | 470 | 1.33% |
| February | 2 | 196 | 0.55% |
| March | 3 | 251 | 0.71% |
| April | 4 | 361 | 1.02% |
| May | 5 | 327 | 0.92% |
| June | 6 | 814 | 2.29% |
| July | 7 | 1010 | 2.85% |
| August | 8 | 902 | 2.54% |
| September | 9 | 1561 | 4.4% |
| October | 10 | 420 | 1.18% |
| November | 11 | 193 | 0.54% |
| December | 12 | 146 | 0.41% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.91 | 28820 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.71 | 6651 |
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