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Mainstage Variable

spjb

Whether spouse/partner employed now

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Labour Force Status

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5248	36.4%
No	0	3110	21.57%
Yes	1	6061	42.03%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5400	36.31%
No	0	3131	21.05%
Yes	1	6342	42.64%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5617	36.49%
No	0	3268	21.23%
Yes	1	6507	42.28%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5727	36.67%
No	0	3284	21.03%
Yes	1	6606	42.3%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5650	35.78%
No	0	3363	21.3%
Yes	1	6778	42.92%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5840	35.97%
No	0	3484	21.46%
Yes	1	6914	42.58%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5984	36.05%
No	0	3554	21.41%
Yes	1	7059	42.53%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6952	36.85%
No	0	4116	21.82%
Yes	1	7799	41.34%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5685	36.44%
No	0	3428	21.97%
Yes	1	6490	41.59%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5680	36.36%
No	0	3445	22.05%
Yes	1	6498	41.59%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3909	35.84%
No	0	2326	21.33%
Yes	1	4671	42.83%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4161	37.18%
No	0	2387	21.33%
Yes	1	4645	41.5%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3410	36.13%
No	0	1941	20.57%
Yes	1	4087	43.3%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3315	35.84%
No	0	1936	20.93%
Yes	1	3998	43.23%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3483	36.74%
No	0	2003	21.13%
Yes	1	3995	42.14%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3504	36.5%
No	0	2040	21.25%
Yes	1	4056	42.25%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3580	36.36%
No	0	2149	21.83%
Yes	1	4116	41.81%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3609	35.16%
No	0	2284	22.25%
Yes	1	4371	42.59%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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