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Mainstage Variable

statendy42

empl spell no. 2: Employment status end: year

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment Employment history Employment spell

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32768	99.75%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.02%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.83	32843	2022.0	2024.0	0.75	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35333	99.61%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.0	35469	2021.0	2023.0	1.41	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27891	99.62%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.0	27995	2021.0	2021.0	0	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29029	99.17%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	38	0.13%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.74	29233	2015.0	2022.0	1.35	38

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31479	98.35%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	50	0.16%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.8	31958	2016.0	2020.0	0.97	50

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33459	97.49%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	53	0.15%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.11	34266	2015.0	2019.0	0.87	53

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34906	96.81%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	47	0.13%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.11	36011	2013.0	2019.0	0.89	47

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37549	95.56%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	56	0.14%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.55	39238	2006.0	2018.0	1.89	56

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39283	93.15%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	49	0.12%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.12	42121	2013.0	2017.0	0.9	49

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37403	82.76%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	4658	10.31%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.68	40534	-10.0	2015.0	193.56	4658

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40936	91.3%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	42	0.09%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.17	44795	2012.0	2014.0	0.58	42

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43094	91.55%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	45	0.1%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.13	47029	2010.0	2014.0	0.81	45

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45814	92.2%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	48	0.1%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.19	49644	2010.0	2012.0	0.67	48

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50617	92.76%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
don't know	-1	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	69	0.13%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.04	54499	2009.0	2011.0	0.63	69

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