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Mainstage Variable

statendy41

empl spell no. 1: Employment status end: year

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment Employment history Employment spell

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32740	99.67%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	29	0.09%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.93	32820	2020.0	2024.0	1.07	29

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35312	99.55%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	21	0.06%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.95	35450	2017.0	2023.0	1.32	21

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27874	99.56%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.05%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.73	27983	2014.0	2022.0	2.02	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	28902	98.74%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	154	0.53%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.62	29117	2002.0	2022.0	1.88	154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31345	97.93%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	15	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	180	0.56%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.76	31828	2011.0	2021.0	1.14	180

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33305	97.05%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	187	0.54%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.91	34132	2000.0	2020.0	1.55	187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34779	96.45%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	161	0.45%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.03	35897	2011.0	2019.0	0.95	161

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37413	95.21%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	9	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	188	0.48%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.79	39106	2005.0	2017.0	1.41	188

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39140	92.81%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
don't know	-1	9	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	189	0.45%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.96	41981	2012.0	2017.0	0.92	189

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37279	82.49%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4776	10.57%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
58.23	40416	-10.0	2016.0	365.32	4776

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40827	91.06%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	151	0.34%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.99	44686	2011.0	2014.0	0.72	151

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42951	91.24%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	187	0.4%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.14	46887	2010.0	2014.0	0.77	187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45661	91.89%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	197	0.4%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.12	49495	2010.0	2013.0	0.66	197

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50437	92.43%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
don't know	-1	7	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	244	0.45%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.97	54324	2008.0	2011.0	0.73	244

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