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Mainstage Variable

cjsten

Length (days) of current labour market

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	548	3.8%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	12906	89.51%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3008.31	1513	0	25331.0	3366.91	12906

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	488	3.28%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	13437	90.34%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3010.98	1436	0	30775.0	3454.02	13437

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	376	2.44%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	14039	91.21%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2908.23	1353	0	24724.0	3334.19	14039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	162	1.04%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	14473	92.67%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2886.19	1144	0	27910.0	3445.03	14473

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	202	1.28%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	14575	92.3%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2924.88	1216	0	29359.0	3510.76	14575

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	211	1.3%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	15136	93.21%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2892.76	1102	0	29305.0	3502.14	15136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	170	1.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	15538	93.62%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2926.55	1059	0	27238.0	3550.6	15538

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.02%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	17873	94.73%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2884.12	994	0	28748.0	3475.72	17873

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	167	1.07%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	14914	95.58%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2758.7	689	0	28570.0	3333.31	14914

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	234	1.5%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	14954	95.72%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2814.21	669	0	29592.0	3428.51	14954

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	156	1.43%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	10392	95.29%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2716.62	514	0	27857.0	3308.78	10392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	1.05%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	10710	95.68%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2736.98	483	0	27505.0	3350.56	10710

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	0.96%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	9046	95.85%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2639.25	392	0	33416.0	3248.75	9046

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	1.05%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	8730	94.39%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2647.14	519	1.0	31884.0	3313.28	8730

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.75%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	8989	94.81%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2642.61	492	0	26380.0	3306.62	8989

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.67%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	8960	93.33%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2683.73	640	0	32734.0	3468.41	8960

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.37%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	9423	95.71%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2732.46	422	0	25287.0	3556.46	9423

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	250	2.44%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	9662	94.13%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2681.7	602	0	31679.0	3552.77	9662

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