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Mainstage Variable

penb4v

Amount last payment to pre 1988 pension

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	13911	96.48%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	16	0.11%
don't know	-1	34	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	188	1.3%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
242.45	14231	1.0	7000.0	736.62	188

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	14238	95.73%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
refusal	-2	13	0.09%
don't know	-1	45	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	209	1.41%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
266.35	14664	4.0	8000.0	861.7	209

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	14718	95.62%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
refusal	-2	21	0.14%
don't know	-1	60	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	263	1.71%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
191.83	15129	2.0	4400.0	442.62	263

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14861	95.16%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
refusal	-2	23	0.15%
don't know	-1	51	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	364	2.33%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
261.22	15253	1.0	9997.0	893.32	364

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14394	91.15%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	19	0.12%
don't know	-1	61	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	302	1.91%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
234.13	15489	1.0	9500.0	807.23	302

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14897	91.74%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	21	0.13%
don't know	-1	67	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	360	2.22%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
217.05	15878	8.0	9000.0	777.16	360

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15208	91.63%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	21	0.13%
don't know	-1	66	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	412	2.48%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
225.46	16185	5.0	7500.0	676.6	412

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	17512	92.82%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	26	0.14%
don't know	-1	74	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	451	2.39%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
183.92	18416	4.0	7000.0	524.52	451

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14599	93.57%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
refusal	-2	10	0.06%
don't know	-1	74	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	398	2.55%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
199.37	15205	2.0	5000.0	477.65	398

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14661	93.84%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	18	0.12%
don't know	-1	68	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	438	2.8%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
246.45	15185	1.0	7000.0	764.77	438

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	10134	92.92%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	14	0.13%
don't know	-1	30	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	361	3.31%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
188.47	10545	5.0	6500.0	535.39	361

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	10450	93.36%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	10	0.09%
don't know	-1	32	0.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	326	2.91%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
203.7	10867	0	7200.0	665.1	326

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8764	92.86%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	10	0.11%
don't know	-1	45	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	313	3.32%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
254.16	9125	6.0	8000.0	893.76	313

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8439	91.24%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
refusal	-2	8	0.09%
don't know	-1	40	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	338	3.65%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
261.85	8911	0	8000.0	953.54	338

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	8575	90.44%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	8	0.08%
don't know	-1	43	0.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	412	4.35%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
128.1	9069	2.0	999.0	207.39	412

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	8492	88.46%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	9	0.09%
don't know	-1	39	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	462	4.81%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
117.14	9138	1.0	999.0	194.25	462

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8869	90.09%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	12	0.12%
don't know	-1	60	0.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	518	5.26%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
118.02	9327	1.0	999.0	205.56	518

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