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Mainstage Variable

njiwks

Annual weeks inactive: year to Sept 1

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	916	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	13503	93.65%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.92	916	0	52.142857	24.59	13503

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1003	6.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	13870	93.26%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.03	1003	0	52.142857	24.64	13870

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	547	3.55%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	13868	90.1%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.01	1524	-0.0028592206	52.142857	24.66	13868

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	14622	93.63%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.93	995	0	52.14286	24.77	14622

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.14%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	14755	93.44%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.97	1036	0	52.285717	24.78	14755

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.15%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	15322	94.36%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.04	916	0	52.14286	24.79	15322

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.3%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	15659	94.35%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.27	938	0	52.14286	24.83	15659

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.24%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	18021	95.52%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.79	846	0	52.14286	24.92	18021

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.26%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	15040	96.39%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.73	563	-0.14571701	52.285717	24.88	15040

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	0.79%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	15065	96.43%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.77	558	-0.1457132	52.14286	24.9	15065

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	10537	96.62%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.73	369	0	52.14286	24.68	10537

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	345	3.08%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	10483	93.66%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.78	710	0	52.14286	24.91	10483

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.2%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	9118	96.61%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.23	320	0	52.285717	24.49	9118

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	8818	95.34%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.47	431	0	52.14286	24.59	8818

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.36%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	9026	95.2%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.19	455	0	52.14286	24.52	9026

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9016	93.92%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.27	584	0	52.14286	24.53	9016

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.25%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	9434	95.83%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.19	411	0	52.29	24.52	9434

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	87	0.85%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	9825	95.72%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.85	439	0	52.14286	24.41	9825

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