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Mainstage Variable

paygly

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept year ago

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5855	40.61%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	7599	52.7%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1730.0	6820	0	25000.0	1430.34	7599

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6141	41.29%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	7784	52.34%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1665.8	7089	0	24018.477	1354.15	7784

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6295	40.9%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	8120	52.75%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1588.86	7272	0	16678.83	1258.36	8120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6047	38.72%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	8588	54.99%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1525.72	7029	0	84002.0	1734.83	8588

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6116	38.73%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	8661	54.85%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1449.11	7130	0	33333.332	1256.62	8661

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6442	39.67%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	8905	54.84%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1449.1	7333	0	103920.0	1776.66	8905

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6645	40.04%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	9063	54.61%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1411.49	7534	0	58333.332	1476.76	9063

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7812	41.41%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	10254	54.35%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1285.03	8613	0	51210.58	1310.87	10254

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6518	41.77%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	8563	54.88%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1227.35	7040	0	36500.0	1165.41	8563

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6647	42.55%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	8541	54.67%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1192.17	7082	0	71058.95	1422.9	8541

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4395	40.3%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	6153	56.42%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1174.82	4753	0	38992.207	1213.49	6153

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4657	41.61%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	6171	55.13%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1118.92	5022	0	27344.957	1058.59	6171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3785	40.1%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	5352	56.71%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1097.38	4086	0	24333.334	934.08	5352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3689	39.89%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	5138	55.55%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1064.72	4111	0	24333.334	946.81	5138

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3850	40.61%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	5210	54.95%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1014.07	4271	0	13010.008	830.04	5210

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3815	39.74%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	5209	54.26%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
990.0	4391	0	8333.25	770.08	5209

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3984	40.47%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	5475	55.61%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
969.21	4370	0	48000.0	1059.26	5475

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4034	39.3%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	5878	57.27%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
891.1	4386	0	12600.0	772.55	5878

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