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jhsemp

employee or self-employed: previous job

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Index term

Employment History: Labour Force Status Spells

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	3.84%
inapplicable	-8	1058	35.93%
full time employee	1	1240	42.11%
part time employee	2	388	13.17%
self-employed	3	146	4.96%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	3.64%
inapplicable	-8	1228	37.89%
full time employee	1	1374	42.39%
part time employee	2	408	12.59%
self-employed	3	113	3.49%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	137	4.21%
inapplicable	-8	1220	37.5%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
full time employee	1	1356	41.68%
part time employee	2	404	12.42%
self-employed	3	135	4.15%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	2322	51.73%
proxy	-7	165	3.68%
full time employee	1	1397	31.12%
part time employee	2	458	10.2%
self-employed	3	130	2.9%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	2326	52.65%
don't know	-1	2	0.05%
full time employee	1	1430	32.37%
part time employee	2	480	10.86%
self-employed	3	148	3.35%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	1.06%
inapplicable	-8	2581	53.74%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
full time employee	1	1580	32.9%
part time employee	2	447	9.31%
self-employed	3	142	2.96%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	81	1.61%
inapplicable	-8	2729	54.11%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
full time employee	1	1568	31.09%
part time employee	2	496	9.84%
self-employed	3	168	3.33%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	154	2.58%
inapplicable	-8	3095	51.82%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	4	0.07%
full time employee	1	1958	32.78%
part time employee	2	566	9.48%
self-employed	3	195	3.26%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.19%
inapplicable	-8	2874	52.72%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
full time employee	1	1772	32.51%
part time employee	2	572	10.49%
self-employed	3	167	3.06%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	126	2.43%
inapplicable	-8	2687	51.88%
don't know	-1	12	0.23%
full time employee	1	1607	31.03%
part time employee	2	560	10.81%
self-employed	3	187	3.61%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	1681	47.96%
full time employee	1	1263	36.03%
part time employee	2	392	11.18%
self-employed	3	142	4.05%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	109	2.77%
inapplicable	-8	1916	48.62%
full time employee	1	1330	33.75%
part time employee	2	429	10.89%
self-employed	3	157	3.98%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.99%
inapplicable	-8	1512	50.08%
full time employee	1	1015	33.62%
part time employee	2	370	12.26%
self-employed	3	92	3.05%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	2.25%
inapplicable	-8	1605	51.57%
full time employee	1	984	31.62%
part time employee	2	340	10.93%
self-employed	3	113	3.63%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	1.49%
inapplicable	-8	1503	49.92%
full time employee	1	1001	33.24%
part time employee	2	323	10.73%
self-employed	3	139	4.62%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	1542	52.84%
full time employee	1	910	31.19%
part time employee	2	328	11.24%
self-employed	3	132	4.52%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	1.1%
inapplicable	-8	1558	53.39%
full time employee	1	874	29.95%
part time employee	2	315	10.8%
self-employed	3	139	4.76%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	1.18%
inapplicable	-8	1744	51.57%
employee	1	1454	42.99%
self-employed	2	144	4.26%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	2640	89.64%
full time employee	1	193	6.55%
part time employee	2	90	3.06%
self-employed	3	18	0.61%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2881	88.89%
full time employee	1	249	7.68%
part time employee	2	92	2.84%
self-employed	3	15	0.46%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	2753	84.63%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
full time employee	1	326	10.02%
part time employee	2	148	4.55%
self-employed	3	24	0.74%
	Total	3253	100.0%

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