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jhendy4

year labour force spell ended: 4 digit

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Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.27%
don't know	-1	6	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	2931	99.52%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.8	14	2006.0	2009.0	0.41	2931

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
don't know	-1	5	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	3229	99.63%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.8	12	2006.0	2008.0	0.41	3229

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5	0.15%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
	2003	1	0.03%
	2005	636	19.55%
	2006	2597	79.83%
	2007	12	0.37%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.81	7	2003.0	2007.0	0.41	3246

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	23	0.51%
	2004	1068	23.79%
	2005	3377	75.23%
	2006	19	0.42%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.77	25	2004.0	2006.0	0.43	4464

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.07%
don't know	-1	54	1.22%
	2003	1014	22.95%
	2004	3324	75.24%
	2005	23	0.52%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.77	57	2003.0	2005.0	0.43	4361

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.08%
don't know	-1	71	1.48%
	2002	1121	23.34%
	2003	3582	74.58%
	2004	25	0.52%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.77	75	2002.0	2004.0	0.43	4728

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.77%
don't know	-1	53	1.05%
	2001	1132	22.45%
	2002	3743	74.22%
	2003	76	1.51%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2001.79	92	2001.0	2003.0	0.45	4951

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.07%
refusal	-2	3	0.05%
don't know	-1	91	1.52%
	2000	1273	21.31%
	2001	4512	75.54%
	2002	90	1.51%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.8	98	2000.0	2002.0	0.44	5875

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	75	1.38%
	1999	1028	18.86%
	2000	3966	72.76%
	2001	380	6.97%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.88	77	1999.0	2001.0	0.5	5374

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.17%
don't know	-1	109	2.1%
	1998	1127	21.76%
	1999	3726	71.94%
	2000	208	4.02%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.82	118	1998.0	2000.0	0.48	5061

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.29%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
	1997	888	25.34%
	1998	2589	73.87%
	1999	16	0.46%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.75	12	1997.0	1999.0	0.44	3493

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.36%
don't know	-1	5	0.13%
	1996	1156	29.33%
	1997	2751	69.8%
	1998	15	0.38%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.71	19	1996.0	1998.0	0.46	3922

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	3015	99.87%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.77	4	1995.0	1997.0	0.43	3015

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	4	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	3107	99.84%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.76	5	1994.0	1996.0	0.44	3107

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.2%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	3004	99.77%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.77	7	1993.0	1995.0	0.43	3004

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.17%
don't know	-1	4	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	2909	99.69%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.76	9	1992.0	1994.0	0.44	2909

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	2913	99.83%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1991.75	5	1991.0	1993.0	0.44	2913

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.53%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	3362	99.41%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.73	20	1990.0	1991.0	0.44	3362

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	2288	77.69%
don't know	-1	2	0.07%
	2007	34	1.15%
	2008	609	20.68%
	2009	4	0.14%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.95	2298	2007.0	2009.0	0.24	647

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	2465	76.06%
	2006	46	1.42%
	2007	715	22.06%
	2008	8	0.25%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.95	2472	2006.0	2008.0	0.26	769

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2251	69.2%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
	2005	81	2.49%
	2006	914	28.1%
	2007	6	0.18%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.93	2252	2005.0	2007.0	0.29	1001

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