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Mainstage Variable

paydf7

Last pay unusual through overtime

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	12828	88.97%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Not mentioned	0	418	2.9%
Unusual amt overtime	1	207	1.44%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.33	13794	0	1.0	0.47	625

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13267	89.2%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Not mentioned	0	413	2.78%
Unusual amt overtime	1	245	1.65%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.37	14215	0	1.0	0.48	658

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13699	89.0%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Not mentioned	0	445	2.89%
Unusual amt overtime	1	271	1.76%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.38	14676	0	1.0	0.49	716

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13937	89.24%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Not mentioned	0	427	2.73%
Unusual amt overtime	1	268	1.72%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.39	14922	0	1.0	0.49	695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13958	88.39%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	519	3.29%
Unusual amt overtime	1	297	1.88%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.36	14975	0	1.0	0.48	816

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14493	89.25%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	540	3.33%
Unusual amt overtime	1	310	1.91%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.36	15388	0	1.0	0.48	850

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14835	89.38%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	532	3.21%
Unusual amt overtime	1	336	2.02%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.39	15729	0	1.0	0.49	868

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16992	90.06%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	653	3.46%
Unusual amt overtime	1	421	2.23%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.39	17793	0	1.0	0.49	1074

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14033	89.94%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	603	3.86%
Unusual amt overtime	1	438	2.81%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.42	14562	0	1.0	0.49	1041

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14070	90.06%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	655	4.19%
Unusual amt overtime	1	458	2.93%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.41	14510	0	1.0	0.49	1113

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	9669	88.66%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	448	4.11%
Unusual amt overtime	1	409	3.75%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.48	10049	0	1.0	0.5	857

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9890	88.36%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	496	4.43%
Unusual amt overtime	1	422	3.77%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.46	10275	0	1.0	0.5	918

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	8337	88.33%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	393	4.16%
Unusual amt overtime	1	392	4.15%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.5	8653	0	1.0	0.5	785

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	8056	87.1%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	316	3.42%
Unusual amt overtime	1	434	4.69%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.58	8499	0	1.0	0.49	750

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.24%
inapplicable	-8	8225	86.75%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	325	3.43%
Unusual amt overtime	1	487	5.14%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.6	8669	0	1.0	0.49	812

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	8180	85.21%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	406	4.23%
Unusual amt overtime	1	409	4.26%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.5	8785	0	1.0	0.5	815

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.36%
inapplicable	-8	8609	87.45%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	504	5.12%
Unusual amt overtime	1	311	3.16%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.38	9030	0	1.0	0.49	815

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	8951	87.21%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Not mentioned	0	559	5.45%
Unusual amt overtime	1	346	3.37%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.38	9359	0	1.0	0.49	905

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