jhcjs

status is current job

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jobhstd

Index term

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes	1	2288	77.69%
no	2	657	22.31%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes	1	2465	76.06%
no	2	776	23.94%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1002	30.8%
not ended	1	2251	69.2%
	Total	3253	100.0%

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