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jhendd

day labour force spell ended

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Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.31%
don't know	-1	799	27.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	2137	72.56%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.55	808	1.0	31.0	10.81	2137

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
don't know	-1	837	25.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	2397	73.96%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.29	844	1.0	31.0	10.7	2397

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	5	0.15%
don't know	-1	802	24.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	2445	75.16%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.48	808	1.0	31.0	10.59	2445

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	1010	22.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	3477	77.46%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.97	1012	1.0	31.0	9.81	3477

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.05%
don't know	-1	1492	33.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	2924	66.18%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.51	1494	1.0	31.0	9.67	2924

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.08%
don't know	-1	1485	30.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	3314	69.0%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.85	1489	1.0	31.0	9.9	3314

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.1%
don't know	-1	537	10.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	4501	89.25%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.71	542	1.0	31.0	9.48	4501

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.07%
don't know	-1	637	10.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	5332	89.27%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.6	641	1.0	31.0	9.45	5332

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	805	14.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	4644	85.2%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.21	807	1.0	31.0	9.67	4644

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.1%
don't know	-1	782	15.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	4392	84.8%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.19	787	1.0	31.0	9.66	4392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	491	14.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	3010	85.88%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.57	495	1.0	31.0	9.7	3010

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.13%
don't know	-1	407	10.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	3529	89.55%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.65	412	1.0	31.0	9.77	3529

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	398	13.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	2620	86.78%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.93	399	1.0	31.0	9.77	2620

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	410	13.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	2700	86.76%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.03	412	1.0	31.0	9.91	2700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.2%
don't know	-1	373	12.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	2632	87.41%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.68	379	1.0	31.0	9.96	2632

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	5	0.17%
don't know	-1	355	12.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	2555	87.56%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.87	363	1.0	31.0	9.86	2555

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
don't know	-1	1056	36.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	1858	63.67%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.61	1060	1.0	31.0	9.92	1858

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.5%
refusal	-2	3	0.09%
don't know	-1	860	25.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	2502	73.98%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.57	880	1.0	31.0	9.52	2502

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	2288	77.69%
don't know	-1	155	5.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	493	16.74%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.01	2452	1.0	31.0	9.97	493

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	2465	76.06%
don't know	-1	188	5.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	581	17.93%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.56	2660	1.0	31.0	10.12	581

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	2251	69.2%
don't know	-1	238	7.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	763	23.46%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.05	2490	1.0	31.0	10.25	763

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