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Mainstage Variable

pahgs

Hope - Goldthorpe Scale: father's job

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13257	91.94%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13673	91.93%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14101	91.61%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	14294	91.53%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	294	1.88%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.85	15323	17.52	82.05	16.21	294

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	14469	91.63%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	276	1.75%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.44	15515	17.52	82.05	16.8	276

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	15040	92.62%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	286	1.76%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.96	15952	18.36	82.05	16.15	286

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	15378	92.66%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	300	1.81%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.04	16297	18.36	82.05	15.12	300

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	17569	93.12%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	459	2.43%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.9	18408	17.52	82.05	15.38	459

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	14157	90.73%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	866	5.55%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.51	14737	18.36	82.05	15.37	866

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	204	1.31%
inapplicable	-8	10701	68.5%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	4283	27.41%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.71	11340	17.52	82.05	14.83	4283

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8298	76.09%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	2249	20.62%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.92	8657	17.52	82.05	14.66	2249

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.36%
inapplicable	-8	1174	11.44%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	8701	84.77%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.62	1563	17.52	82.05	14.52	8701

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