First job start year
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
ownfirstjob_w15.j1year
Question label:
First job start year
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 | 16 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 44 | 0.13% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 925 | 2.82% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999.45 | 31924 | 1939.0 | 2024.0 | 19.08 | 925 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 27562 | 77.7% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 59 | 0.17% |
| don't know | -1 | 315 | 0.89% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 7399 | 20.86% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990.99 | 28072 | 1931.0 | 2024.0 | 19.31 | 7399 |
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