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Mainstage Variable

paysg

Starting pay gross or net: current job

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13275	92.07%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	117	0.81%
After deductions	2	51	0.35%
No deductions	3	8	0.06%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13703	92.13%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	129	0.87%
After deductions	2	88	0.59%
No deductions	3	4	0.03%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14203	92.28%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Before deductions	1	136	0.88%
After deductions	2	66	0.43%
No deductions	3	6	0.04%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	13982	89.53%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Before deductions	1	369	2.36%
After deductions	2	194	1.24%
No deductions	3	77	0.49%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14111	89.36%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	375	2.37%
After deductions	2	210	1.33%
No deductions	3	79	0.5%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14601	89.92%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Before deductions	1	404	2.49%
After deductions	2	231	1.42%
No deductions	3	103	0.63%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	86	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	14791	89.12%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Before deductions	1	464	2.8%
After deductions	2	272	1.64%
No deductions	3	95	0.57%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	17072	90.49%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Before deductions	1	549	2.91%
After deductions	2	307	1.63%
No deductions	3	121	0.64%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	74	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	14309	91.71%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	420	2.69%
After deductions	2	201	1.29%
No deductions	3	76	0.49%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14380	92.04%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
Before deductions	1	481	3.08%
After deductions	2	227	1.45%
No deductions	3	90	0.58%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	9935	91.1%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Before deductions	1	311	2.85%
After deductions	2	200	1.83%
No deductions	3	66	0.61%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	10086	90.11%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	362	3.23%
After deductions	2	247	2.21%
No deductions	3	85	0.76%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	8644	91.59%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Before deductions	1	229	2.43%
After deductions	2	165	1.75%
No deductions	3	75	0.79%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.39%
inapplicable	-8	8321	89.97%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Before deductions	1	217	2.35%
After deductions	2	174	1.88%
No deductions	3	79	0.85%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	8633	91.06%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Before deductions	1	212	2.24%
After deductions	2	135	1.42%
No deductions	3	58	0.61%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	8594	89.52%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
Before deductions	1	211	2.2%
After deductions	2	127	1.32%
No deductions	3	59	0.61%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	8917	90.57%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Before deductions	1	281	2.85%
After deductions	2	155	1.57%
No deductions	3	82	0.83%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	9302	90.63%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Before deductions	1	364	3.55%
After deductions	2	124	1.21%
No deductions	3	90	0.88%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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