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Mainstage Variable

pays

Starting pay: job start after 1.9.98

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13050	90.51%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Same as now	-3	182	1.26%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
don't know	-1	37	0.26%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13489	90.69%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Same as now	-3	167	1.12%
refusal	-2	8	0.05%
don't know	-1	39	0.26%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13935	90.53%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Same as now	-3	221	1.44%
refusal	-2	9	0.06%
don't know	-1	38	0.25%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	12296	78.73%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Same as now	-3	1597	10.23%
refusal	-2	26	0.17%
don't know	-1	63	0.4%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	12338	78.13%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Same as now	-3	1652	10.46%
refusal	-2	41	0.26%
don't know	-1	80	0.51%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12703	78.23%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Same as now	-3	1775	10.93%
refusal	-2	39	0.24%
don't know	-1	84	0.52%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	86	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	12910	77.79%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Same as now	-3	1767	10.65%
refusal	-2	43	0.26%
don't know	-1	71	0.43%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14851	78.71%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Same as now	-3	2042	10.82%
refusal	-2	75	0.4%
don't know	-1	104	0.55%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	12254	78.54%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Same as now	-3	1914	12.27%
refusal	-2	58	0.37%
don't know	-1	83	0.53%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12528	80.19%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Same as now	-3	1698	10.87%
refusal	-2	62	0.4%
don't know	-1	92	0.59%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	8580	78.67%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Same as now	-3	1282	11.75%
refusal	-2	18	0.17%
don't know	-1	55	0.5%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	8812	78.73%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Same as now	-3	1183	10.57%
refusal	-2	35	0.31%
don't know	-1	56	0.5%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	7552	80.02%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Same as now	-3	1028	10.89%
refusal	-2	21	0.22%
don't know	-1	43	0.46%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	7210	77.95%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Same as now	-3	1013	10.95%
refusal	-2	38	0.41%
don't know	-1	60	0.65%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	7544	79.57%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Same as now	-3	1008	10.63%
refusal	-2	25	0.26%
don't know	-1	56	0.59%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
inapplicable	-8	7590	79.06%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Same as now	-3	917	9.55%
refusal	-2	33	0.34%
don't know	-1	54	0.56%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	8067	81.94%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Same as now	-3	758	7.7%
refusal	-2	46	0.47%
don't know	-1	46	0.47%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	8399	81.83%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Same as now	-3	762	7.42%
refusal	-2	79	0.77%
don't know	-1	62	0.6%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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