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Mainstage Variable

jhhgs

hope - goldthorpe scale: previous job

Datafile

jobhist

Index term

Employment Employment history Occupations Goldthorpe class scheme

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	129	4.38%
inapplicable	-8	1249	42.41%
refusal	-2	4	0.14%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	131	4.04%
inapplicable	-8	1414	43.63%
refusal	-2	11	0.34%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	145	4.46%
inapplicable	-8	1403	43.13%
refusal	-2	12	0.37%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	150	3.34%
inapplicable	-8	1881	41.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	2458	54.76%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.42	2031	0	82.05	16.09	2458

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	120	2.72%
inapplicable	-8	1819	41.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	2479	56.11%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.38	1939	0	82.05	16.17	2479

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	146	3.04%
inapplicable	-8	2088	43.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	2569	53.49%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.73	2234	0	82.05	16.25	2569

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	139	2.76%
inapplicable	-8	2261	44.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	2643	52.41%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.66	2400	0	82.05	15.86	2643

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	242	4.05%
inapplicable	-8	2517	42.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	3214	53.81%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.96	2759	0	82.05	16.02	3214

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	129	2.37%
inapplicable	-8	1937	35.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	3385	62.1%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.24	2066	0	82.05	15.84	3385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	3.92%
inapplicable	-8	1800	34.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	3176	61.32%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.87	2003	0	82.05	15.59	3176

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	1074	30.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	2408	68.7%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.22	1097	17.52	82.05	15.74	2408

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	98	2.49%
inapplicable	-8	1320	33.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	2523	64.02%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.63	1418	0	82.05	15.61	2523

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	1.13%
inapplicable	-8	1047	34.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	1938	64.19%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.8	1081	17.52	82.05	15.52	1938

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	2.25%
inapplicable	-8	1064	34.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	1978	63.56%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.66	1134	0	82.05	15.91	1978

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	104	3.45%
inapplicable	-8	1064	35.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	1843	61.21%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.44	1168	0	82.05	15.64	1843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	1041	35.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	1859	63.71%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.08	1059	0	82.05	15.77	1859

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	1.06%
inapplicable	-8	1071	36.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	1816	62.23%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.39	1102	0	82.05	15.57	1816

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.92%
inapplicable	-8	1287	38.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	2064	61.03%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.36	1318	0	82.05	15.87	2064

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