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jhstpy

reason for stopping previous job

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Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12565	87.14%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
Promoted	1	162	1.12%
Left for better job	2	473	3.28%
Made redundant	3	188	1.3%
Dismissed or sacked	4	35	0.24%
Temporary job ended	5	83	0.58%
Took retirement	6	109	0.76%
Stopped health reas	7	76	0.53%
Left to have baby	8	35	0.24%
Children/home care	9	24	0.17%
Care of other person	10	9	0.06%
Moved area	11	45	0.31%
Started college or uni	12	35	0.24%
Other reason	13	343	2.38%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12920	86.87%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Promoted	1	177	1.19%
Left for better job	2	557	3.75%
Made redundant	3	160	1.08%
Dismissed or sacked	4	27	0.18%
Temporary job ended	5	93	0.63%
Took retirement	6	105	0.71%
Stopped health reas	7	64	0.43%
Left to have baby	8	25	0.17%
Children/home care	9	32	0.22%
Care of other person	10	6	0.04%
Moved area	11	42	0.28%
Started college or uni	12	28	0.19%
Other reason	13	372	2.5%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13526	87.88%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Promoted	1	153	0.99%
Left for better job	2	476	3.09%
Made redundant	3	174	1.13%
Dismissed or sacked	4	32	0.21%
Temporary job ended	5	83	0.54%
Took retirement	6	98	0.64%
Stopped health reas	7	84	0.55%
Left to have baby	8	28	0.18%
Children/home care	9	29	0.19%
Care of other person	10	6	0.04%
Moved area	11	32	0.21%
Started college or uni	12	37	0.24%
Other reason	13	334	2.17%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	1009	34.26%
promoted	1	167	5.67%
left for better job	2	555	18.85%
made redundant	3	219	7.44%
dismissed or sacked	4	50	1.7%
temporary job ended	5	147	4.99%
took retirement	6	109	3.7%
stopped health reas	7	84	2.85%
left to have baby	8	42	1.43%
children/home care	9	30	1.02%
care of other person	10	10	0.34%
moved area	11	52	1.77%
started college/university	12	49	1.66%
other reason	13	404	13.72%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	1182	36.47%
promoted	1	183	5.65%
left for better job	2	663	20.46%
made redundant	3	178	5.49%
dismissed or sacked	4	48	1.48%
temporary job ended	5	172	5.31%
took retirement	6	107	3.3%
stopped health reas	7	77	2.38%
left to have baby	8	29	0.89%
children/home care	9	40	1.23%
care of other person	10	7	0.22%
moved area	11	55	1.7%
started college/university	12	44	1.36%
other reason	13	441	13.61%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	1182	36.34%
promoted	1	172	5.29%
left for better job	2	647	19.89%
made redundant	3	202	6.21%
dismissed or sacked	4	48	1.48%
temporary job ended	5	187	5.75%
took retirement	6	100	3.07%
stopped health reas	7	97	2.98%
left to have baby	8	32	0.98%
children/home care	9	32	0.98%
care of other person	10	7	0.22%
moved area	11	43	1.32%
started college/university	12	63	1.94%
other reason	13	435	13.37%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	81	1.8%
inapplicable	-8	1504	33.5%
promoted	1	450	10.02%
left for better job	2	786	17.51%
made redundant	3	244	5.44%
dismissed or sacked	4	62	1.38%
temporary job ended	5	210	4.68%
took retirement	6	134	2.99%
stopped health reas	7	130	2.9%
left to have baby	8	58	1.29%
children/home care	9	48	1.07%
care of other person	10	11	0.25%
moved area	11	74	1.65%
started college/university	12	93	2.07%
other reason	13	604	13.46%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	1487	33.66%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
promoted	1	449	10.16%
left for better job	2	791	17.9%
made redundant	3	232	5.25%
dismissed or sacked	4	48	1.09%
temporary job ended	5	240	5.43%
took retirement	6	100	2.26%
stopped health reas	7	104	2.35%
left to have baby	8	50	1.13%
children/home care	9	50	1.13%
care of other person	10	7	0.16%
moved area	11	90	2.04%
started college/university	12	95	2.15%
other reason	13	640	14.49%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	1.15%
inapplicable	-8	1665	34.67%
promoted	1	506	10.54%
left for better job	2	809	16.84%
made redundant	3	297	6.18%
dismissed or sacked	4	44	0.92%
temporary job ended	5	282	5.87%
took retirement	6	105	2.19%
stopped health reas	7	110	2.29%
left to have baby	8	43	0.9%
children/home care	9	53	1.1%
care of other person	10	7	0.15%
moved area	11	83	1.73%
started college/university	12	86	1.79%
other reason	13	658	13.7%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	80	1.59%
inapplicable	-8	1775	35.2%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
promoted	1	528	10.47%
left for better job	2	847	16.8%
made redundant	3	314	6.23%
dismissed or sacked	4	50	0.99%
temporary job ended	5	278	5.51%
took retirement	6	115	2.28%
stopped health reas	7	120	2.38%
left to have baby	8	41	0.81%
children/home care	9	68	1.35%
care of other person	10	8	0.16%
moved area	11	80	1.59%
started college/university	12	72	1.43%
other reason	13	664	13.17%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	156	2.61%
inapplicable	-8	2027	33.94%
refusal	-2	3	0.05%
don't know	-1	2	0.03%
promoted	1	604	10.11%
left for better job	2	948	15.87%
made redundant	3	363	6.08%
dismissed or sacked	4	70	1.17%
temporary job ended	5	313	5.24%
took retirement	6	146	2.44%
stopped health reas	7	140	2.34%
left to have baby	8	62	1.04%
children/home care	9	77	1.29%
care of other person	10	6	0.1%
moved area	11	141	2.36%
started college/university	12	115	1.93%
other reason	13	800	13.39%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	1.25%
inapplicable	-8	1937	35.53%
don't know	-1	4	0.07%
promoted	1	527	9.67%
left for better job	2	871	15.98%
made redundant	3	329	6.04%
dismissed or sacked	4	72	1.32%
temporary job ended	5	359	6.59%
took retirement	6	111	2.04%
stopped health reas	7	118	2.16%
left to have baby	8	64	1.17%
children/home care	9	72	1.32%
care of other person	10	11	0.2%
moved area	11	103	1.89%
started college/university	12	103	1.89%
other reason	13	702	12.88%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	2.45%
inapplicable	-8	1800	34.76%
don't know	-1	30	0.58%
promoted	1	466	9.0%
left for better job	2	812	15.68%
made redundant	3	319	6.16%
dismissed or sacked	4	61	1.18%
temporary job ended	5	361	6.97%
took retirement	6	101	1.95%
stopped health reas	7	131	2.53%
left to have baby	8	55	1.06%
children/home care	9	56	1.08%
care of other person	10	9	0.17%
moved area	11	88	1.7%
started college/university	12	93	1.8%
other reason	13	670	12.94%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	1.97%
inapplicable	-8	1074	30.64%
refusal	-2	2	0.06%
promoted	1	401	11.44%
left for better job	2	679	19.37%
made redundant	3	215	6.13%
dismissed or sacked	4	53	1.51%
temporary job ended	5	260	7.42%
took retirement	6	79	2.25%
stopped health reas	7	92	2.62%
left to have baby	8	31	0.88%
children/home care	9	49	1.4%
care of other person	10	3	0.09%
moved area	11	89	2.54%
started college/university	12	34	0.97%
other reason	13	375	10.7%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	162	4.11%
inapplicable	-8	1320	33.49%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
promoted	1	385	9.77%
left for better job	2	686	17.41%
made redundant	3	231	5.86%
dismissed or sacked	4	60	1.52%
temporary job ended	5	289	7.33%
took retirement	6	65	1.65%
stopped health reas	7	97	2.46%
left to have baby	8	56	1.42%
children/home care	9	45	1.14%
care of other person	10	4	0.1%
moved area	11	68	1.73%
started college/university	12	52	1.32%
other reason	13	420	10.66%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	50	1.66%
inapplicable	-8	1047	34.68%
refusal	-2	2	0.07%
promoted	1	287	9.51%
left for better job	2	500	16.56%
made redundant	3	196	6.49%
dismissed or sacked	4	49	1.62%
temporary job ended	5	226	7.49%
took retirement	6	58	1.92%
stopped health reas	7	74	2.45%
left to have baby	8	35	1.16%
children/home care	9	43	1.42%
moved area	11	64	2.12%
started college/university	12	66	2.19%
other reason	13	322	10.67%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	2.73%
inapplicable	-8	1064	34.19%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
promoted	1	352	11.31%
left for better job	2	508	16.32%
made redundant	3	197	6.33%
dismissed or sacked	4	46	1.48%
temporary job ended	5	241	7.74%
took retirement	6	67	2.15%
stopped health reas	7	83	2.67%
left to have baby	8	44	1.41%
children/home care	9	41	1.32%
care of other person	10	6	0.19%
other reason	11	336	10.8%
moved away	12	21	0.67%
start college or uni	13	19	0.61%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	1.76%
inapplicable	-8	1064	35.34%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	3	0.1%
promoted	1	302	10.03%
left for better job	2	489	16.24%
made redundant	3	233	7.74%
dismissed or sacked	4	57	1.89%
temporary job ended	5	249	8.27%
took retirement	6	61	2.03%
stopped health reas	7	83	2.76%
left to have baby	8	40	1.33%
children/home care	9	40	1.33%
care of other person	10	3	0.1%
other reason	11	333	11.06%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	1.37%
inapplicable	-8	1042	35.71%
promoted	1	350	11.99%
left for better job	2	362	12.41%
made redundant	3	279	9.56%
dismissed or sacked	4	48	1.64%
temporary job ended	5	236	8.09%
took retirement	6	74	2.54%
stopped health reas	7	69	2.36%
left to have baby	8	36	1.23%
children/home care	9	39	1.34%
care of other person	10	4	0.14%
other reason	11	339	11.62%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	2.23%
inapplicable	-8	1071	36.7%
promoted	1	330	11.31%
left for better job	2	287	9.84%
made redundant	3	313	10.73%
dismissed or sacked	4	33	1.13%
temporary job ended	5	197	6.75%
took retirement	6	67	2.3%
stopped health reas	7	54	1.85%
left to have baby	8	33	1.13%
children/home care	9	40	1.37%
care of other person	10	2	0.07%
other reason	11	426	14.6%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	1.09%
inapplicable	-8	1287	38.05%
refusal	-2	3	0.09%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
promoted	1	243	7.19%
left for better job	2	354	10.47%
made redundant	3	328	9.7%
dismissed or sacked	4	60	1.77%
temporary job ended	5	271	8.01%
took retirement	6	82	2.42%
stopped health reas	7	72	2.13%
left to have baby	8	81	2.4%
children/home care	9	33	0.98%
care of other person	10	16	0.47%
other reason	11	514	15.2%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	2632	89.37%
promoted	1	5	0.17%
left for better job	2	82	2.78%
made redundant	3	31	1.05%
dismissed or sacked	4	15	0.51%
temporary job ended	5	64	2.17%
stopped health reas	7	8	0.27%
left to have baby	8	7	0.24%
children/home care	9	6	0.2%
care of other person	10	1	0.03%
moved area	11	7	0.24%
started college/university	12	14	0.48%
other reason	13	61	2.07%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	2870	88.55%
promoted	1	6	0.19%
left for better job	2	106	3.27%
made redundant	3	18	0.56%
dismissed or sacked	4	21	0.65%
temporary job ended	5	79	2.44%
took retirement	6	2	0.06%
stopped health reas	7	13	0.4%
left to have baby	8	4	0.12%
children/home care	9	8	0.25%
care of other person	10	1	0.03%
moved area	11	13	0.4%
started college/university	12	16	0.49%
other reason	13	69	2.13%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	2748	84.48%
promoted	1	19	0.58%
left for better job	2	171	5.26%
made redundant	3	28	0.86%
dismissed or sacked	4	16	0.49%
temporary job ended	5	104	3.2%
took retirement	6	2	0.06%
stopped health reas	7	13	0.4%
left to have baby	8	4	0.12%
children/home care	9	3	0.09%
care of other person	10	1	0.03%
moved area	11	11	0.34%
started college/university	12	26	0.8%
other reason	13	101	3.1%
	Total	3253	100.0%

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