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Mainstage Variable

penb4w

Weeks covered pre 88 pension

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	13961	96.82%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	186	1.29%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.36	14233	1.0	52.0	13.11	186

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	14296	96.12%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
One off payment	-4	3	0.02%
A week	1	7	0.05%
Six months	4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	206	1.39%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.4	14667	1.0	52.0	13.2	206

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	14799	96.15%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
One off payment	-4	1	0.01%
A week	1	10	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	262	1.7%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.52	15130	1.0	52.0	13.57	262

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	14935	95.63%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
One off payment	-4	2	0.01%
A week	1	9	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	359	2.3%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.3	15258	1.0	52.0	14.55	359

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14474	91.66%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
One off payment	-4	4	0.03%
A week	1	6	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	298	1.89%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.73	15493	1.0	88.80000305175781	12.41	298

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14985	92.28%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
One off payment	-4	7	0.04%
A week	1	8	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	353	2.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.68	15885	1.0	52.0	12.1	353

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15295	92.16%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
One off payment	-4	3	0.02%
A week	1	13	0.08%
Six months	4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	409	2.46%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.27	16188	1.0	52.0	13.22	409

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	17612	93.35%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
One off payment	-4	1	0.01%
A week	1	17	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	450	2.39%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.31	18417	1.0	52.0	13.19	450

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14683	94.1%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
One off payment	-4	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	394	2.53%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.27	15209	1.0	52.0	11.47	394

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14747	94.39%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
One off payment	-4	4	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	432	2.77%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.36	15191	1.0	52.0	13.24	432

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	10178	93.32%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	359	3.29%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.35	10547	1.0	52.0	13.25	359

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	10492	93.74%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
One off payment	-4	4	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	321	2.87%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.21	10872	1.0	52.0	13.08	321

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8819	93.44%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
One off payment	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	310	3.28%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.17	9128	1.0	52.0	12.8	310

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	8487	91.76%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
One off payment	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	334	3.61%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.68	8915	1.0	52.0	14.84	334

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.75%
inapplicable	-8	8575	90.44%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
One off payment	-4	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	411	4.33%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.54	9070	1.0	52.0	13.44	411

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	8492	88.46%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
One off payment	-4	5	0.05%
Period uncodeable	-3	4	0.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	484	5.04%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.32	9116	1.0	52.0	13.14	484

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	8869	90.09%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
One off payment	-4	2	0.02%
Period uncodeable	-3	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	8	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	561	5.7%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.81	9284	1.0	52.0	13.87	561

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