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Mainstage Variable

jspayw_bh

S/emp: Average earnings weekly/monthly

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Self-Employment

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	13995	97.06%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
One off payment	-4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	156	1.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.06	14263	1.0	52.0	11.07	156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	14418	96.94%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	149	1.0%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.46	14724	0	52.0	12.1	149

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	14904	96.83%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
	-3	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	144	0.94%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.49	15248	1.0	52.0	10.07	144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	15110	96.75%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	176	1.13%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	15441	1.0	52.0	13.66	176

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14625	92.62%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Weekly income	1	89	0.56%
Monthly income	2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	139	0.88%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.55	15652	1.0	99.8000030517578	10.27	139

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	15169	93.42%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Weekly income	1	93	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	157	0.97%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.48	16081	1.0	52.0	10.42	157

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	15575	93.84%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Weekly income	1	84	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	118	0.71%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.39	16479	1.0	52.0	11.16	118

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	17879	94.76%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Weekly income	1	99	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	157	0.83%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.05	18710	1.0	52.0	9.71	157

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	14944	95.78%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Weekly income	1	80	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	120	0.77%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.6	15483	1.0	75.0	9.4	120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	15044	96.29%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	125	0.8%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.03	15498	1.0	52.0	11.59	125

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	10428	95.62%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Per hour	-4	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	105	0.96%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.15	10801	1.0	52.0	12.66	105

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10714	95.72%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Hourly	-4	1	0.01%
	Total	11193	100.0%

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