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Mainstage Variable

mrjsic

Industry (SIC) of most recent job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8965	62.17%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
	-3	140	0.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	4349	30.16%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7052.46	10070	3.0	9999.0	2541.3	4349

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8866	59.61%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
	-3	157	1.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	4902	32.96%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7056.36	9971	3.0	9999.0	2540.26	4902

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8633	56.09%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
	-3	175	1.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	5607	36.43%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7058.51	9785	3.0	9999.0	2525.51	5607

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8133	52.08%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
	-3	186	1.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	6316	40.44%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7069.09	9301	3.0	9999.0	2513.67	6316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7366	46.65%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
	-3	215	1.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	7196	45.57%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7072.21	8595	0	9999.0	2508.97	7196

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6735	41.48%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
	-3	249	1.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	8363	51.5%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7045.79	7875	0	9999.0	2501.25	8363

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5504	33.16%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Never had a job	-3	298	1.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	9906	59.69%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7011.74	6691	0	9999.0	2495.14	9906

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3585	19.0%
proxy	-7	264	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	665	3.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	14353	76.07%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6935.11	4514	0	9999.0	2485.27	14353

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	362	2.32%
proxy	-7	184	1.18%
Never had a job	-3	501	3.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	14556	93.29%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6891.17	1047	0	9999.0	2505.53	14556

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	1.14%
proxy	-7	149	0.95%
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	14609	93.51%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6856.75	1014	0	9999.0	2524.71	14609

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	111	1.02%
proxy	-7	128	1.17%
Never had a job	-3	379	3.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	10288	94.33%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6781.04	618	0	9999.0	2483.23	10288

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	901	8.05%
proxy	-7	133	1.19%
Never had a job	-3	430	3.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	9729	86.92%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6699.96	1464	0	9999.0	2499.38	9729

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	83	0.88%
proxy	-7	109	1.15%
Never had a job	-3	426	4.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	8820	93.45%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6807.49	618	0	9999.0	2470.59	8820

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	0.92%
proxy	-7	159	1.72%
Never had a job	-3	396	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8609	93.08%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6808.05	640	0	9999.0	2480.82	8609

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	92	0.97%
proxy	-7	148	1.56%
Never had a job	-3	406	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8835	93.19%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6794.91	646	0	9999.0	2481.69	8835

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	0.82%
proxy	-7	228	2.38%
Never had a job	-3	423	4.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	8870	92.4%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6792.21	730	0	9999.0	2506.05	8870

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	0.86%
proxy	-7	138	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	446	4.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	9176	93.2%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6750.44	669	0	9999.0	2506.58	9176

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	132	1.29%
inapplicable	-8	3	0.03%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Never had a job	-3	470	4.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	9526	92.81%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6666.84	738	0	9900.0	2546.03	9526

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