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ypwhrs_bh

last week, hours spent working for pay ?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	1.64%
inapplicable	-8	1039	85.02%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
don't know	-1	2	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	160	13.09%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.59	1062	0	97.0	11.96	160

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	1.69%
inapplicable	-8	1038	83.37%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	185	14.86%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.3	1060	1.0	50.0	5.37	185

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	1.54%
inapplicable	-8	1108	81.47%
don't know	-1	4	0.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	227	16.69%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.47	1133	0	35.0	4.57	227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	1.77%
inapplicable	-8	1127	79.76%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	260	18.4%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.78	1153	0	42.0	5.8	260

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	2.0%
inapplicable	-8	1066	76.31%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	300	21.47%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.45	1097	0	48.0	5.51	300

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	2.21%
inapplicable	-8	933	76.54%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	255	20.92%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.07	964	0	25.0	4.56	255

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	1.72%
inapplicable	-8	1002	78.34%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	254	19.86%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.3	1025	0	35.0	4.94	254

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	2.97%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	1370	96.96%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.01	43	0	97.0	6.51	1370

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	3.04%
don't know	-1	6	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	1365	96.53%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	49	0	70.0	4.87	1365

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.75%
refusal	-2	1	0.11%
don't know	-1	8	0.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	922	98.29%
	Total	938	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.47	16	0	48.0	3.99	922

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	1.27%
don't know	-1	2	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	932	98.52%
	Total	946	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.73	14	0	50.0	4.65	932

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	1.11%
don't know	-1	5	0.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	707	98.19%
	Total	720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.72	13	0	58.0	4.38	707

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	1.87%
refusal	-2	1	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	733	97.99%
	Total	748	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.88	15	0	50.0	4.75	733

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	1.6%
don't know	-1	1	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	736	98.26%
	Total	749	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.58	13	0	30.0	3.59	736

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	480	62.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	288	37.26%
	Total	773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.75	485	0	40.0	4.99	288

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