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Mainstage Variable

penyr4

Year post 1.7.88 pension started: 4 digit

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	75	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	13309	92.3%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	61	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	740	5.13%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.05	13679	1988.0	2008.0	6.4	740

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	126	0.85%
inapplicable	-8	13659	91.84%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	53	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	769	5.17%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.38	14104	1988.0	2007.0	5.91	769

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	0.51%
inapplicable	-8	14049	91.27%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	73	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	890	5.78%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.75	14502	1988.0	2007.0	5.59	890

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13695	87.69%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	87	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	850	5.44%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.74	14767	1988.0	2005.0	5.17	850

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	13679	86.63%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	150	0.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	942	5.97%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.62	14849	1988.0	2004.0	4.78	942

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14197	87.43%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	4	0.02%
don't know	-1	161	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	983	6.05%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.91	15255	1988.0	2003.0	4.22	983

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	14488	87.29%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	9	0.05%
don't know	-1	130	0.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	1080	6.51%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.58	15517	1988.0	2003.0	4.12	1080

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	16690	88.46%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	139	0.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	1234	6.54%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.52	17633	1988.0	2002.0	3.87	1234

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13817	88.55%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	107	0.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	1157	7.42%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.29	14446	1988.0	2000.0	3.7	1157

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	101	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	13924	89.13%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1160	7.42%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.71	14463	1988.0	2000.0	3.45	1160

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	9536	87.44%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	47	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	956	8.77%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.39	9950	1988.0	1998.0	3.18	956

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9747	87.08%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	61	0.54%
[Value >= 0]	1	1009	9.01%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.64	10184	1988.0	1998.0	2.87	1009

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8207	86.96%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	52	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	872	9.24%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.05	8566	1988.0	1996.0	2.52	872

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	7882	85.22%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	71	0.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	869	9.4%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1991.52	8380	1988.0	1995.0	2.18	869

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	8062	85.03%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	54	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	926	9.77%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1991.18	8555	1988.0	1995.0	1.88	926

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	8021	83.55%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
don't know	-1	43	0.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	932	9.71%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.66	8668	1988.0	1994.0	1.62	932

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	8539	86.73%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	24	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	888	9.02%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.15	8957	1988.0	1993.0	1.31	888

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