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Mainstage Variable

jsbgy4

S/emp: year started present job: 4 digit

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	0.63%
inapplicable	-8	13156	91.24%
proxy	-7	265	1.84%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	902	6.26%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.44	13517	1943.0	2008.0	10.46	902

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	86	0.58%
inapplicable	-8	13520	90.9%
proxy	-7	306	2.06%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	957	6.43%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.35	13916	1943.0	2007.0	10.52	957

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	74	0.48%
inapplicable	-8	13969	90.75%
proxy	-7	346	2.25%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	997	6.48%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.19	14395	1943.0	2007.0	10.56	997

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13561	86.83%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1069	6.85%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.18	14548	1943.0	2006.0	10.89	1069

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13699	86.75%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1073	6.8%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.99	14718	1945.0	2005.0	10.81	1073

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14220	87.57%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1116	6.87%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.6	15122	1938.0	2004.0	11.12	1116

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14604	87.99%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	9	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	1094	6.59%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1991.16	15503	1935.0	2003.0	11.56	1094

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16840	89.26%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1220	6.47%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.77	17647	1930.0	2002.0	11.02	1220

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14064	90.14%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1012	6.49%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.71	14591	1946.0	2001.0	10.06	1012

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14172	90.71%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1009	6.46%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1989.82	14614	1949.0	2000.0	9.96	1009

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9811	89.96%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	10	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	727	6.67%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1989.19	10179	1947.0	1999.0	9.48	727

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10071	89.98%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	751	6.71%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.45	10442	1945.0	1998.0	9.53	751

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8741	88.79%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	717	7.28%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.83	9128	1932.0	1993.0	8.8	717

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9141	89.06%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	770	7.5%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1983.03	9494	1939.0	1991.0	9.18	770

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