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Mainstage Variable

paygty

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept this year

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5416	37.56%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	8038	55.75%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1727.15	6381	0	54166.668	1567.65	8038

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5508	37.03%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	8417	56.59%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1676.81	6456	0	25000.0	1464.65	8417

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5759	37.42%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	8656	56.24%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1603.2	6736	0	24018.477	1336.3	8656

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	5851	37.47%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	8781	56.23%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1543.35	6836	0	16678.83	1244.68	8781

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	5814	36.82%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	8954	56.7%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1496.66	6837	0	72055.43	1430.07	8954

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6142	37.82%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	9205	56.69%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1436.89	7033	0	33333.332	1223.6	9205

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	6349	38.25%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	9354	56.36%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1421.84	7243	0	58333.332	1370.5	9354

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	7609	40.33%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	10456	55.42%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1334.93	8411	0	21650.0	1126.09	10456

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	6204	39.76%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	8865	56.82%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1287.88	6738	0	69280.0	1365.96	8865

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	6346	40.62%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	8819	56.45%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1234.83	6804	0	36500.0	1347.7	8819

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	4168	38.22%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	6374	58.44%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1194.64	4532	0	71058.95	1342.33	6374

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4392	39.24%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	6430	57.45%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1155.45	4763	0	38992.207	1194.6	6430

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	3593	38.07%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	5540	58.7%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1132.83	3898	0	27344.957	1015.21	5540

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	3540	38.27%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	5271	56.99%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1094.79	3978	0	24333.334	968.89	5271

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3670	38.71%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	5390	56.85%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1046.2	4091	0	16012.317	918.89	5390

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3709	38.64%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	5315	55.36%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
996.63	4285	0	13010.008	806.51	5315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3925	39.87%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	5534	56.21%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
975.35	4311	0	8606.621	778.34	5534

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4019	39.16%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	5893	57.41%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
940.59	4371	0	12600.0	802.24	5893

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