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jhbgy

year labour force spell began

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jobhist

Index term

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	73	2.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	2945	97.55%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
92.85	74	54.0	97.0	4.74	2945

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.13%
don't know	-1	99	3.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	3009	96.69%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
91.8	103	46.0	96.0	4.89	3009

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.96%
don't know	-1	46	1.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	2936	97.51%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
90.61	75	41.0	95.0	5.21	2936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
don't know	-1	29	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	2885	98.87%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
89.33	33	48.0	94.0	5.43	2885

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.75%
don't know	-1	14	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	2882	98.77%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
88.38	36	38.0	93.0	5.55	2882

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	1.95%
don't know	-1	30	0.89%
[Value >= 0]	1	3286	97.16%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
87.57	96	39.0	91.0	5.29	3286

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