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Mainstage Variable

prjbby4

Year started current job-proxy: 4 digit

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14295	99.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	102	0.71%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.75	14317	1972.0	2008.0	9.17	102

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14709	98.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	141	0.95%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.28	14732	1965.0	2007.0	9.82	141

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	15220	98.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	161	1.05%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.7	15231	1970.0	2006.0	9.45	161

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15428	98.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	173	1.11%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.43	15444	1956.0	2005.0	10.06	173

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	15127	95.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	644	4.08%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.78	15147	1946.0	2005.0	9.19	644

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	15673	96.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	550	3.39%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.15	15688	1948.0	2004.0	8.23	550

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	16033	96.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	545	3.28%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.29	16052	1946.0	2003.0	8.44	545

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	18330	97.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	523	2.77%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.27	18344	1942.0	2002.0	8.88	523

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15265	97.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	328	2.1%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.24	15275	1960.0	2001.0	9.01	328

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	15337	98.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	269	1.72%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.08	15354	1940.0	2000.0	9.29	269

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10676	97.89%
don't know	-1	10	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	219	2.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.57	10687	1940.0	1999.0	9.73	219

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10961	97.93%
don't know	-1	16	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	216	1.93%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.12	10977	1958.0	1998.0	8.83	216

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	9245	97.96%
don't know	-1	8	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	183	1.94%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.02	9255	1945.0	1997.0	9.03	183

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8986	97.16%
don't know	-1	13	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	250	2.7%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1988.15	8999	1945.0	1996.0	8.47	250

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9208	97.12%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	265	2.8%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1986.92	9216	1959.0	1995.0	7.97	265

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9251	96.36%
don't know	-1	8	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	337	3.51%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1985.55	9263	1940.0	1994.0	8.76	337

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