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Mainstage Variable

prfitb_bh

Proxy's personal income, banded

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14188	98.4%
No income at all	0	13	0.09%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	7	0.05%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	3	0.02%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	4	0.03%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	9	0.06%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	13	0.09%
100-124/5200-6499	6	18	0.12%
125-149/6500-7799	7	11	0.08%
150-179/7800-9299	8	11	0.08%
180-209/9300-10999	9	26	0.18%
210-259/11k-13499	10	21	0.15%
260-299/13500-15999	11	13	0.09%
300-379/16k-19999	12	15	0.1%
380-479/20k-24999	13	14	0.1%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	53	0.37%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14608	98.22%
No income at all	0	8	0.05%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	9	0.06%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	3	0.02%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	10	0.07%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	5	0.03%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	13	0.09%
100-124/5200-6499	6	18	0.12%
125-149/6500-7799	7	12	0.08%
150-179/7800-9299	8	23	0.15%
180-209/9300-10999	9	27	0.18%
210-259/11k-13499	10	22	0.15%
260-299/13500-15999	11	20	0.13%
300-379/16k-19999	12	25	0.17%
380-479/20k-24999	13	14	0.09%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	56	0.38%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15092	98.05%
No income at all	0	17	0.11%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	3	0.02%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	3	0.02%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	6	0.04%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	13	0.08%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	14	0.09%
100-124/5200-6499	6	24	0.16%
125-149/6500-7799	7	18	0.12%
150-179/7800-9299	8	18	0.12%
180-209/9300-10999	9	21	0.14%
210-259/11k-13499	10	31	0.2%
260-299/13500-15999	11	16	0.1%
300-379/16k-19999	12	24	0.16%
380-479/20k-24999	13	27	0.18%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	65	0.42%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15307	98.01%
No income at all	0	17	0.11%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	4	0.03%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	7	0.04%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	9	0.06%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	11	0.07%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	8	0.05%
100-124/5200-6499	6	18	0.12%
125-149/6500-7799	7	26	0.17%
150-179/7800-9299	8	30	0.19%
180-209/9300-10999	9	26	0.17%
210-259/11k-13499	10	21	0.13%
260-299/13500-15999	11	32	0.2%
300-379/16k-19999	12	23	0.15%
380-479/20k-24999	13	27	0.17%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	51	0.33%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15459	97.9%
No income at all	0	21	0.13%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	7	0.04%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	2	0.01%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	9	0.06%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	19	0.12%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	12	0.08%
100-124/5200-6499	6	24	0.15%
125-149/6500-7799	7	26	0.16%
150-179/7800-9299	8	18	0.11%
180-209/9300-10999	9	22	0.14%
210-259/11k-13499	10	27	0.17%
260-299/13500-15999	11	22	0.14%
300-379/16k-19999	12	33	0.21%
380-479/20k-24999	13	25	0.16%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	65	0.41%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	15347	94.51%
refusal	-2	30	0.18%
No income at all	0	71	0.44%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	20	0.12%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	22	0.14%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	36	0.22%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	33	0.2%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	43	0.26%
100-124/5200-6499	6	47	0.29%
125-149/6500-7799	7	47	0.29%
150-179/7800-9299	8	49	0.3%
180-209/9300-10999	9	49	0.3%
210-259/11k-13499	10	67	0.41%
260-299/13500-15999	11	72	0.44%
300-379/16k-19999	12	70	0.43%
380-479/20k-24999	13	78	0.48%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	123	0.76%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	15708	94.64%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
No income at all	0	68	0.41%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	24	0.14%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	8	0.05%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	32	0.19%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	45	0.27%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	45	0.27%
100-124/5200-6499	6	67	0.4%
125-149/6500-7799	7	47	0.28%
150-179/7800-9299	8	48	0.29%
180-209/9300-10999	9	74	0.45%
210-259/11k-13499	10	86	0.52%
260-299/13500-15999	11	49	0.3%
300-379/16k-19999	12	71	0.43%
380-479/20k-24999	13	69	0.42%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	135	0.81%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	18066	95.75%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
No income at all	0	43	0.23%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	9	0.05%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	22	0.12%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	30	0.16%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	40	0.21%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	51	0.27%
100-124/5200-6499	6	58	0.31%
125-149/6500-7799	7	58	0.31%
150-179/7800-9299	8	53	0.28%
180-209/9300-10999	9	60	0.32%
210-259/11k-13499	10	82	0.43%
260-299/13500-15999	11	61	0.32%
300-379/16k-19999	12	62	0.33%
380-479/20k-24999	13	54	0.29%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	111	0.59%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15081	96.65%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
No income at all	0	21	0.13%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	8	0.05%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	15	0.1%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	15	0.1%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	30	0.19%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	35	0.22%
100-124/5200-6499	6	40	0.26%
125-149/6500-7799	7	32	0.21%
150-179/7800-9299	8	39	0.25%
180-209/9300-10999	9	37	0.24%
210-259/11k-13499	10	61	0.39%
260-299/13500-15999	11	39	0.25%
300-379/16k-19999	12	36	0.23%
380-479/20k-24999	13	46	0.29%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	62	0.4%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15188	97.22%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
No income at all	0	13	0.08%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	16	0.1%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	10	0.06%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	21	0.13%
60-79 pw/510-4199	4	28	0.18%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	18	0.12%
100-124/5200-6499	6	45	0.29%
125-149/6500-7799	7	23	0.15%
150-179/7800-9299	8	20	0.13%
180-209/9300-10999	9	31	0.2%
210-259/11k-13499	10	38	0.24%
260-299/13500-15999	11	33	0.21%
300-379/16k-19999	12	44	0.28%
380-479/20k-24999	13	36	0.23%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	57	0.36%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10548	96.72%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
No income at all	0	11	0.1%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	7	0.06%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	13	0.12%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	20	0.18%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	34	0.31%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	18	0.17%
100-124/5200-6499	6	31	0.28%
125-149/6500-7799	7	18	0.17%
150-179/7800-9299	8	18	0.17%
180-209/9300-10999	9	22	0.2%
210-259/11k-13499	10	34	0.31%
260-299/13500-15999	11	31	0.28%
300-379/16k-19999	12	35	0.32%
380-479/20k-24999	13	16	0.15%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	48	0.44%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10828	96.74%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
No income at all	0	17	0.15%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	5	0.04%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	11	0.1%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	16	0.14%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	27	0.24%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	14	0.13%
100-124/5200-6499	6	37	0.33%
125-149/6500-7799	7	25	0.22%
150-179/7800-9299	8	26	0.23%
180-209/9300-10999	9	23	0.21%
210-259/11k-13499	10	30	0.27%
260-299/13500-15999	11	29	0.26%
300-379/16k-19999	12	29	0.26%
380-479/20k-24999	13	24	0.21%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	50	0.45%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9137	96.81%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
No income at all	0	10	0.11%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	7	0.07%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	11	0.12%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	16	0.17%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	27	0.29%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	10	0.11%
100-124/5200-6499	6	31	0.33%
125-149/6500-7799	7	21	0.22%
150-179/7800-9299	8	18	0.19%
180-209/9300-10999	9	26	0.28%
210-259/11k-13499	10	22	0.23%
260-299/13500-15999	11	19	0.2%
300-379/16k-19999	12	20	0.21%
380-479/20k-24999	13	25	0.26%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	35	0.37%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8827	95.44%
refusal	-2	8	0.09%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
No income at all	0	13	0.14%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	14	0.15%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	13	0.14%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	18	0.19%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	29	0.31%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	31	0.34%
100-124/5200-6499	6	38	0.41%
125-149/6500-7799	7	29	0.31%
150-179/7800-9299	8	28	0.3%
180-209/9300-10999	9	33	0.36%
210-259/11k-13499	10	39	0.42%
260-299/13500-15999	11	26	0.28%
300-379/16k-19999	12	29	0.31%
380-479/20k-24999	13	22	0.24%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	49	0.53%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9060	95.56%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
No income at all	0	16	0.17%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	14	0.15%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	19	0.2%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	34	0.36%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	34	0.36%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	18	0.19%
100-124/5200-6499	6	39	0.41%
125-149/6500-7799	7	33	0.35%
150-179/7800-9299	8	22	0.23%
180-209/9300-10999	9	25	0.26%
210-259/11k-13499	10	28	0.3%
260-299/13500-15999	11	26	0.27%
300-379/16k-19999	12	34	0.36%
380-479/20k-24999	13	29	0.31%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	47	0.5%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9024	94.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
No income at all	0	33	0.34%
Lt 25 pw/lt 1299 pa	1	12	0.12%
25-39 pw/1300-2099	2	34	0.35%
40-59 pw/2100-3099	3	52	0.54%
60-79 pw/3100-4199	4	62	0.65%
80-99 pw/4200-5199	5	47	0.49%
100-124/5200-6499	6	35	0.36%
125-149/6500-7799	7	38	0.4%
150-179/7800-9299	8	29	0.3%
180-209/9300-10999	9	38	0.4%
210-259/11k-13499	10	55	0.57%
260-299/13500-15999	11	32	0.33%
300-379/16k-19999	12	33	0.34%
380-479/20k-24999	13	37	0.39%
480+ pw/25k+ pa	14	38	0.4%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9459	96.08%
No income	0	23	0.23%
lt 77 pw/lt 3999 pa	1	93	0.94%
78-115 pw/4k-5999	2	61	0.62%
116-154 pw/6k-7999	3	26	0.26%
155-192 pw/8k-9999	4	35	0.36%
193-230 pw/10k-11999	5	22	0.22%
231-289 pw/12k-14999	6	32	0.33%
290-346 pw/15k-17999	7	19	0.19%
347-385 pw/18k-19999	8	16	0.16%
386-442 pw/20k-22999	9	18	0.18%
443-500 pw/23k-25999	10	13	0.13%
501-558 pw/26k-28999	11	6	0.06%
559-615 pw/29k-31999	12	2	0.02%
616-673 pw/32k-34999	13	6	0.06%
674+ pw/35000+ pa	14	14	0.14%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9912	96.57%
lt 77 pw/lt 3999 pa	1	109	1.06%
78-115 pw/4k-5999	2	49	0.48%
116-154 pw/6k-7999	3	36	0.35%
155-192 pw/8k-9999	4	32	0.31%
193-230 pw/10k-11999	5	17	0.17%
231-289 pw/12k-14999	6	26	0.25%
290-346 pw/15k-17999	7	23	0.22%
347-385 pw/18k-19999	8	14	0.14%
386-442 pw/20k-22999	9	12	0.12%
443-500 pw/23k-25999	10	10	0.1%
501-558 pw/26k-28999	11	3	0.03%
559-615 pw/29k-31999	12	6	0.06%
616-673 pw/32k-34999	13	3	0.03%
674+ pw/35000+ pa	14	12	0.12%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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