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Mainstage Variable

payuw

Usual pay: pay period (weeks)

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13598	94.31%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	588	4.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.86	13831	1.0	52.0	4.22	588

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13998	94.12%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Per hour	-4	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	608	4.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.58	14265	1.0	52.0	3.13	608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14424	93.71%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	668	4.34%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.61	14724	1.0	52.0	4.04	668

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14648	93.8%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
Per hour	-4	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	654	4.19%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.71	14963	0.4	52.0	5.25	654

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14037	88.89%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Week	1	241	1.53%
Fortnight	2	18	0.11%
Calendar month	4	83	0.53%
Other	6	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	736	4.66%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.35	15055	1.0	52.0	3.49	736

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14577	89.77%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Per hour	-4	2	0.01%
Week	1	244	1.5%
Fortnight	2	22	0.14%
Calendar month	4	87	0.54%
Other	6	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	762	4.69%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.54	15476	1.0	52.0	4.59	762

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14908	89.82%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Per hour	-4	2	0.01%
Week	1	277	1.67%
Fortnight	2	25	0.15%
Calendar month	4	82	0.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	792	4.77%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.71	15805	0.2	52.0	5.94	792

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	17068	90.46%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Per hour	-4	5	0.03%
Week	1	344	1.82%
Fortnight	2	24	0.13%
Calendar month	4	126	0.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	991	5.25%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.55	17876	0.2	52.0	5.14	991

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14128	90.55%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Per hour	-4	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	950	6.09%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.31	14653	0.2	52.0	4.19	950

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14148	90.56%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Per hour	-4	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1034	6.62%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.5	14589	0.2	52.0	5.5	1034

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9734	89.25%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Per hour	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	800	7.34%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.29	10106	0.2	52.0	4.53	800

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	9967	89.05%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Per hour	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	845	7.55%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.36	10348	0.2	52.0	4.72	845

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8402	89.02%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Per hour	-4	5	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	722	7.65%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.0	8716	0.2	52.0	3.05	722

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	8108	87.66%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Per hour	-4	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	696	7.53%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.89	8553	0.1	52.0	2.47	696

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	8298	87.52%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Per hour	-4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	742	7.83%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.87	8739	0.2	52.0	2.43	742

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	8250	85.94%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	754	7.85%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.14	8846	0.2	52.0	4.31	754

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	8667	88.03%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	779	7.91%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.92	9066	0.2	52.0	3.47	779

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.56%
inapplicable	-8	9037	88.05%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Period uncodeable	-3	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	812	7.91%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.26	9452	0.2	52.0	5.42	812

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