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Mainstage Variable

rtpro1

Benefits retirement: Being own boss

Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

retirementplanning_w11.rtpro1

Question label:

Benefits retirement: being own boss

Question text:

I'm going to read out a list of things that some people say are good about retirement. For each one tell me if, for you, they would be very important, moderately important, somewhat important, or not important at all. Thinking about retirement, how important is...
Being your own boss.

Question universe:

if ((DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge = 45|50|55|60|65) & DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT 4) OR (RetChk = 2) (If aged 45, 50, 55, 60 or 65 and not retired OR of pensionable age and less than 71 years old and does not consider self retired)

Further details:
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Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-82895190.45%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-2230.07%
don't know-1490.15%
Very important17262.27%
Moderately important25951.86%
Somewhat important34131.29%
Not important at all47862.46%
Total32008100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-83081489.79%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-2120.03%
don't know-1500.15%
Very important18992.62%
Moderately important26651.94%
Somewhat important33891.13%
Not important at all46852.0%
Total34319100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83215689.18%
proxy-710963.04%
refusal-2160.04%
don't know-1530.15%
Very important18852.45%
Moderately important26351.76%
Somewhat important34461.24%
Not important at all47712.14%
Total36058100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9310.08%
inapplicable-83446587.71%
proxy-716834.28%
refusal-290.02%
don't know-1560.14%
Very important111963.04%
Moderately important27411.89%
Somewhat important34121.05%
Not important at all47011.78%
Total39294100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83616085.75%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-2160.04%
don't know-1820.19%
Very important111932.83%
Moderately important27961.89%
Somewhat important34040.96%
Not important at all46871.63%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Not available for IEMB-10461510.21%
missing-9300.07%
inapplicable-83434876.0%
proxy-731296.92%
refusal-250.01%
don't know-1850.19%
very important112952.87%
moderately important27711.71%
somewhat important33530.78%
not important at all45611.24%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-950.01%
inapplicable-83755383.75%
proxy-738588.6%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-1390.09%
very important112782.85%
moderately important29002.01%
somewhat important33870.86%
not important at all48161.82%
Total44837100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-970.01%
inapplicable-83953083.97%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-240.01%
don't know-1350.07%
very important114233.02%
moderately important29241.96%
somewhat important33770.8%
not important at all48391.78%
Total47074100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9100.02%
inapplicable-84290186.33%
proxy-738307.71%
refusal-220.0%
don't know-1290.06%
very important110322.08%
moderately important27841.58%
somewhat important33760.76%
not important at all47281.47%
Total49692100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9180.03%
inapplicable-84753787.12%
proxy-738807.11%
don't know-1420.08%
very important111882.18%
moderately important27781.43%
somewhat important33500.64%
not important at all47751.42%
Total54568100.0%

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