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jbsat7

Job satisfaction: hours worked

Datafile

indresp

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6725	46.64%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	74	0.51%
	2	181	1.26%
	3	616	4.27%
Not satis/dissatis	4	651	4.51%
	5	1743	12.09%
	6	3061	21.23%
Completely satis	7	1121	7.77%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.34	6963	0	7.0	1.31	7456

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6805	45.75%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	83	0.56%
	2	205	1.38%
	3	701	4.71%
Not satis/dissatis	4	690	4.64%
	5	1768	11.89%
	6	3139	21.11%
Completely satis	7	1204	8.1%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.32	7074	0	7.0	1.34	7799

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7105	46.16%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	9	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	104	0.68%
	2	207	1.34%
	3	713	4.63%
Not satis/dissatis	4	681	4.42%
	5	1834	11.92%
	6	3144	20.43%
Completely satis	7	1290	8.38%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.32	7410	0	7.0	1.36	7982

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7141	45.73%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	11	0.07%
Not satis at all	1	102	0.65%
	2	222	1.42%
	3	724	4.64%
Not satis/dissatis	4	740	4.74%
	5	1893	12.12%
	6	3184	20.39%
Completely satis	7	1285	8.23%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.3	7456	0	7.0	1.36	8161

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6787	42.98%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
Doesn't apply	0	10	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	118	0.75%
	2	253	1.6%
	3	798	5.05%
Not satis/dissatis	4	625	3.96%
	5	1645	10.42%
	6	3300	20.9%
Completely satis	7	1238	7.84%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.28	7804	0	7.0	1.41	7987

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	7171	44.16%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	15	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	126	0.78%
	2	218	1.34%
	3	804	4.95%
Not satis/dissatis	4	746	4.59%
	5	1820	11.21%
	6	3237	19.93%
Completely satis	7	1200	7.39%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.25	8072	0	7.0	1.39	8166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7341	44.23%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Doesn't apply	0	12	0.07%
Not satis at all	1	111	0.67%
	2	231	1.39%
	3	874	5.27%
Not satis/dissatis	4	734	4.42%
	5	1840	11.09%
	6	3333	20.08%
Completely satis	7	1227	7.39%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.25	8235	0	7.0	1.39	8362

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8643	45.81%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
Doesn't apply	0	11	0.06%
Not satis at all	1	197	1.04%
	2	275	1.46%
	3	931	4.93%
Not satis/dissatis	4	878	4.65%
	5	2043	10.83%
	6	3559	18.86%
Completely satis	7	1524	8.08%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.23	9449	0	7.0	1.44	9418

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7157	45.87%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	8	0.05%
Not satis at all	1	147	0.94%
	2	243	1.56%
	3	886	5.68%
Not satis/dissatis	4	773	4.95%
	5	1744	11.18%
	6	3056	19.59%
Completely satis	7	1062	6.81%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.16	7684	0	7.0	1.43	7919

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7245	46.37%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
Doesn't apply	0	12	0.08%
Not satis at all	1	179	1.15%
	2	306	1.96%
	3	868	5.56%
Not satis/dissatis	4	681	4.36%
	5	1605	10.27%
	6	3070	19.65%
Completely satis	7	1216	7.78%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.18	7686	0	7.0	1.5	7937

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4852	44.49%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	7	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	1	0.01%
Not satis at all	1	92	0.84%
	2	170	1.56%
	3	584	5.35%
Not satis/dissatis	4	685	6.28%
	5	1264	11.59%
	6	1980	18.16%
Completely satis	7	906	8.31%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.19	5224	0	7.0	1.42	5682

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5101	45.57%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	17	0.15%
Not satis at all	1	152	1.36%
	2	177	1.58%
	3	580	5.18%
Not satis/dissatis	4	578	5.16%
	5	1218	10.88%
	6	1916	17.12%
Completely satis	7	1085	9.69%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.2	5470	0	7.0	1.53	5723

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4252	45.05%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
Doesn't apply	0	7	0.07%
Not satis at all	1	114	1.21%
	2	133	1.41%
	3	506	5.36%
Not satis/dissatis	4	526	5.57%
	5	1029	10.9%
	6	1643	17.41%
Completely satis	7	915	9.69%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.21	4565	0	7.0	1.49	4873

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4147	44.84%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	8	0.09%
Not satis at all	1	145	1.57%
	2	155	1.68%
	3	486	5.25%
Not satis/dissatis	4	538	5.82%
	5	942	10.18%
	6	1546	16.72%
Completely satis	7	849	9.18%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.14	4580	0	7.0	1.55	4669

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	4316	45.52%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	10	0.11%
Not satis at all	1	117	1.23%
	2	161	1.7%
	3	482	5.08%
Not satis/dissatis	4	525	5.54%
	5	897	9.46%
	6	1578	16.64%
Completely satis	7	963	10.16%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.21	4748	0	7.0	1.54	4733

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	4359	45.41%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
Doesn't apply	0	12	0.12%
Not satis at all	1	105	1.09%
	2	151	1.57%
	3	476	4.96%
Not satis/dissatis	4	503	5.24%
	5	820	8.54%
	6	1569	16.34%
Completely satis	7	1007	10.49%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.26	4957	0	7.0	1.54	4643

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4616	46.89%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Doesn't apply	0	14	0.14%
Not satis at all	1	125	1.27%
	2	162	1.65%
	3	444	4.51%
Not satis/dissatis	4	505	5.13%
	5	895	9.09%
	6	1551	15.75%
Completely satis	7	1139	11.57%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.29	5010	0	7.0	1.56	4835

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4748	46.26%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
Doesn't apply	0	12	0.12%
Not satis at all	1	264	2.57%
	2	152	1.48%
	3	311	3.03%
Not satis/dissatis	4	932	9.08%
	5	706	6.88%
	6	852	8.3%
Completely satis	7	1924	18.75%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.31	5111	0	7.0	1.77	5153

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