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Mainstage Variable

payly

Usual pay at 1.9.98

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	13308	92.29%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Same as now	-3	10	0.07%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	0.18%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3548.77	14393	27.0	26700.0	7597.69	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	144	0.97%
inapplicable	-8	13748	92.44%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Same as now	-3	10	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14201	92.26%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Same as now	-3	77	0.5%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
don't know	-1	26	0.17%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14340	91.82%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Same as now	-3	91	0.58%
refusal	-2	13	0.08%
don't know	-1	44	0.28%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14485	91.73%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Same as now	-3	76	0.48%
refusal	-2	14	0.09%
don't know	-1	43	0.27%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15015	92.47%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Same as now	-3	91	0.56%
refusal	-2	11	0.07%
don't know	-1	55	0.34%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	15442	93.04%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Same as now	-3	85	0.51%
refusal	-2	13	0.08%
don't know	-1	35	0.21%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	16690	88.46%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Same as now	-3	232	1.23%
refusal	-2	79	0.42%
don't know	-1	100	0.53%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14687	94.13%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Same as now	-3	126	0.81%
refusal	-2	20	0.13%
don't know	-1	52	0.33%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	13439	86.02%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Same as now	-3	466	2.98%
refusal	-2	141	0.9%
don't know	-1	305	1.95%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10385	95.22%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Same as now	-3	60	0.55%
don't know	-1	15	0.14%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	10661	95.25%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Same as now	-3	57	0.51%
refusal	-2	12	0.11%
don't know	-1	10	0.09%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8905	94.35%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Same as now	-3	66	0.7%
refusal	-2	18	0.19%
don't know	-1	29	0.31%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	8650	93.52%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Same as now	-3	51	0.55%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	15	0.16%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8817	93.0%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Same as now	-3	88	0.93%
refusal	-2	10	0.11%
don't know	-1	34	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	103	1.09%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2343.07	9378	7.0	27500.0	5528.77	103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8809	91.76%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Same as now	-3	54	0.56%
refusal	-2	11	0.11%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	138	1.44%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3182.16	9462	6.0	28000.0	5883.27	138

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9220	93.65%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Same as now	-3	56	0.57%
refusal	-2	6	0.06%
don't know	-1	20	0.2%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	6257	60.96%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Same as now	-3	602	5.87%
refusal	-2	263	2.56%
don't know	-1	245	2.39%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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