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Mainstage Variable

nqfedp

Qualifications: No. 6th year certs

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13449	93.27%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.02%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.33	14416	1.0	4.0	1.53	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	13915	93.56%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.04%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.33	14867	1.0	2.0	0.52	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14404	93.58%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.04%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.5	15386	1.0	3.0	0.84	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14613	93.57%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.04%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.43	15610	1.0	2.0	0.53	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14761	93.48%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.02%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.33	15788	1.0	2.0	0.58	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	15323	94.37%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	10	0.06%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.4	16228	1.0	3.0	0.7	10

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15688	94.52%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.02%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.25	16593	1.0	6.0	2.5	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	18031	95.57%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.08%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.93	18852	1.0	8.0	2.43	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	15026	96.3%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	25	0.16%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.28	15578	1.0	2.0	0.46	25

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	15027	96.19%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	113	0.72%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.61	15510	1.0	6.0	0.98	113

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	10541	96.65%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.04%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.25	10902	1.0	4.0	1.5	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10814	96.61%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.08%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.0	11184	1.0	5.0	1.5	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9131	96.75%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.06%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.33	9432	1.0	2.0	0.52	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8823	95.39%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.02%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	9247	1.0	1.0	0	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9052	95.48%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.01%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	9480	1.0	1.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9011	93.86%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.09%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	9591	1.0	3.0	0.97	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9436	95.85%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.13%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.46	9832	1.0	3.0	0.78	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9858	96.04%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	44	0.43%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.89	10220	1.0	4.0	0.97	44

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