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Mainstage Variable

paylyw

Usual pay at 1.9.98: pay period (weeks)

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	13325	92.41%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	0.18%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.52	14393	1.0	52.0	18.1	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	144	0.97%
inapplicable	-8	13760	92.52%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	21	0.14%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.98	14852	1.0	52.0	22.74	21

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14310	92.97%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Per hour	-4	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	96	0.62%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.85	15296	1.0	52.0	22.14	96

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14488	92.77%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Per hour	-4	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	136	0.87%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.78	15481	1.0	52.0	21.19	136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14618	92.57%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Per hour	-4	10	0.06%
Week	1	39	0.25%
Calendar month	4	7	0.04%
Other	6	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	136	0.86%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.31	15655	0.4	52.0	21.94	136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15172	93.44%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Per hour	-4	14	0.09%
Week	1	46	0.28%
Fortnight	2	3	0.02%
Calendar month	4	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	151	0.93%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.41	16087	1.0	52.0	23.05	151

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	15575	93.84%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Per hour	-4	13	0.08%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Week	1	43	0.26%
Fortnight	2	4	0.02%
Calendar month	4	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	110	0.66%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.93	16487	1.0	52.0	22.23	110

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	17101	90.64%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Per hour	-4	7	0.04%
Week	1	353	1.87%
Fortnight	2	18	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	922	4.89%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.92	17945	0.2	52.0	16.27	922

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14885	95.4%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Per hour	-4	15	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	172	1.1%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.58	15431	0.1	52.0	21.79	172

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	14351	91.86%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Per hour	-4	55	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	761	4.87%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.55	14862	0.2	52.0	21.6	761

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	10460	95.91%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Per hour	-4	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	80	0.73%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.3	10826	1.0	52.0	22.17	80

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	10740	95.95%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Per hour	-4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	79	0.71%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.82	11114	0.2	52.0	21.1	79

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9018	95.55%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Per hour	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	107	1.13%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.58	9331	1.0	52.0	18.93	107

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	8723	94.31%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Per hour	-4	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	89	0.96%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.39	9160	0.2	52.0	20.28	89

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	8949	94.39%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	102	1.08%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.2	9379	0.2	52.0	15.38	102

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8880	92.5%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	136	1.42%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.76	9464	0.2	52.0	19.23	136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9302	94.48%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	150	1.52%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.68	9695	0.2	52.0	18.16	150

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	7367	71.78%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Period uncodeable	-3	5	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	2495	24.31%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.21	7769	0.2	52.0	12.49	2495

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