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Mainstage Variable

statendy43

empl spell no. 3: Employment status end: year

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35335	99.62%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.5	35469	2017.0	2018.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27893	99.62%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.0	27997	2021.0	2021.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29059	99.28%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	12	0.04%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.75	29259	2016.0	2021.0	1.66	12

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31518	98.47%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	22	0.07%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.77	31986	2016.0	2020.0	1.11	22

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33500	97.61%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.04%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.08	34306	2017.0	2019.0	0.64	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34948	96.92%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.04%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.15	36045	2014.0	2019.0	1.21	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37590	95.66%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	19	0.05%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.79	39275	2012.0	2017.0	1.13	19

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39315	93.23%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	18	0.04%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.33	42152	2014.0	2016.0	0.69	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37433	82.83%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	4630	10.25%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-3.44	40562	-10.0	2015.0	115.03	4630

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40966	91.37%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.03%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.38	44824	2013.0	2014.0	0.51	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43128	91.62%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	11	0.02%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.18	47063	2011.0	2013.0	0.87	11

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45845	92.26%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	17	0.03%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.35	49675	2010.0	2012.0	0.61	17

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50664	92.85%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	24	0.04%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.0	54544	2009.0	2011.0	0.42	24

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