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jshrlk

S/emp: preference over hours worked

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Hours Worked and Overtime

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12494	86.65%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.05%
Work fewer hours	1	293	2.03%
Work more hours	2	99	0.69%
Contin same hrs	3	560	3.88%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.28	13467	1.0	3.0	0.9	952

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12910	86.8%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
don't know	-1	9	0.06%
Work fewer hours	1	347	2.33%
Work more hours	2	74	0.5%
Contin same hrs	3	585	3.93%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.24	13867	1.0	3.0	0.93	1006

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13356	86.77%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	14	0.09%
Work fewer hours	1	345	2.24%
Work more hours	2	68	0.44%
Contin same hrs	3	632	4.11%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.27	14347	1.0	3.0	0.93	1045

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13561	86.83%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	14	0.09%
Work fewer hours	1	369	2.36%
Work more hours	2	86	0.55%
Contin same hrs	3	605	3.87%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.22	14557	1.0	3.0	0.93	1060

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13699	86.75%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
Work fewer hours	1	400	2.53%
Work more hours	2	77	0.49%
Contin same hrs	3	595	3.77%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.18	14719	1.0	3.0	0.95	1072

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14220	87.57%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
don't know	-1	10	0.06%
Work fewer hours	1	429	2.64%
Work more hours	2	90	0.55%
Contin same hrs	3	594	3.66%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.15	15125	1.0	3.0	0.95	1113

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14604	87.99%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
don't know	-1	13	0.08%
Work fewer hours	1	424	2.55%
Work more hours	2	76	0.46%
Contin same hrs	3	591	3.56%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.15	15506	1.0	3.0	0.95	1091

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16840	89.26%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	23	0.12%
Work fewer hours	1	461	2.44%
Work more hours	2	74	0.39%
Contin same hrs	3	667	3.54%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	17665	1.0	3.0	0.95	1202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14064	90.14%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	13	0.08%
Work fewer hours	1	419	2.69%
Work more hours	2	78	0.5%
Contin same hrs	3	507	3.25%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.09	14599	1.0	3.0	0.96	1004

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	13	0.08%
Work fewer hours	1	444	2.84%
Work more hours	2	79	0.51%
Contin same hrs	3	479	3.07%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.03	14621	1.0	3.0	0.96	1002

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9811	89.96%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.06%
Work fewer hours	1	281	2.58%
Work more hours	2	69	0.63%
Contin same hrs	3	375	3.44%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.13	10181	1.0	3.0	0.94	725

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10071	89.98%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	13	0.12%
Work fewer hours	1	308	2.75%
Work more hours	2	58	0.52%
Contin same hrs	3	377	3.37%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.09	10450	1.0	3.0	0.96	743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	8415	89.16%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	13	0.14%
Work fewer hours	1	275	2.91%
Work more hours	2	73	0.77%
Contin same hrs	3	358	3.79%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.12	8732	1.0	3.0	0.94	706

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8153	88.15%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	9	0.1%
Work fewer hours	1	250	2.7%
Work more hours	2	76	0.82%
Contin same hrs	3	338	3.65%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.13	8585	1.0	3.0	0.93	664

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	8365	88.23%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	9	0.09%
Work fewer hours	1	263	2.77%
Work more hours	2	68	0.72%
Contin same hrs	3	352	3.71%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.13	8798	1.0	3.0	0.94	683

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	8319	86.66%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	17	0.18%
Work fewer hours	1	235	2.45%
Work more hours	2	83	0.86%
Contin same hrs	3	361	3.76%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	8921	1.0	3.0	0.92	679

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8741	88.79%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	12	0.12%
Work fewer hours	1	252	2.56%
Work more hours	2	66	0.67%
Contin same hrs	3	383	3.89%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	9144	1.0	3.0	0.93	701

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9141	89.06%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
don't know	-1	22	0.21%
Work fewer hours	1	263	2.56%
Work more hours	2	81	0.79%
Contin same hrs	3	404	3.94%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	9516	1.0	3.0	0.93	748

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