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Mainstage Variable

jhpldf

change of workplace: previous job

Datafile

jobhist

Index term

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	3495	77.86%
proxy	-7	165	3.68%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
same workplace	1	642	14.3%
diff workplace	2	172	3.83%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.5%
inapplicable	-8	3559	80.56%
same workplace	1	641	14.51%
diff workplace	2	196	4.44%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.96%
inapplicable	-8	3845	80.05%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
same workplace	1	712	14.82%
diff workplace	2	198	4.12%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	1.45%
inapplicable	-8	4020	79.71%
don't know	-1	8	0.16%
same workplace	1	752	14.91%
diff workplace	2	190	3.77%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	141	2.36%
inapplicable	-8	4766	79.79%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
same workplace	1	828	13.86%
diff workplace	2	237	3.97%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.83%
inapplicable	-8	4472	82.04%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
same workplace	1	747	13.7%
diff workplace	2	185	3.39%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	122	2.36%
inapplicable	-8	4170	80.52%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
same workplace	1	679	13.11%
diff workplace	2	206	3.98%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	2871	81.91%
same workplace	1	490	13.98%
diff workplace	2	117	3.34%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	2.87%
inapplicable	-8	3236	82.11%
same workplace	1	471	11.95%
diff workplace	2	121	3.07%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	1.03%
inapplicable	-8	2524	83.6%
same workplace	1	378	12.52%
diff workplace	2	86	2.85%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	74	2.38%
inapplicable	-8	2510	80.66%
same workplace	1	437	14.04%
diff workplace	2	91	2.92%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	1.36%
inapplicable	-8	2538	84.29%
same workplace	1	333	11.06%
diff workplace	2	99	3.29%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.48%
inapplicable	-8	2418	82.86%
same workplace	1	395	13.54%
diff workplace	2	91	3.12%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	2408	82.52%
same workplace	1	403	13.81%
diff workplace	2	84	2.88%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	2920	86.34%
same workplace	1	335	9.91%
diff workplace	2	118	3.49%
	Total	3382	100.0%

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