Descriptives for United States 1997 LES file

Descriptives

Descriptive Statistics

N Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation
DB03 ='age' 131854 .00 90.00 34.7912 22.2607
FJ12 ='number of hours usually worked' 131854 -1.00 99.00 16.2585 21.2889
FJ13 ='number of hours actually worked' 131854 -1.00 99.00 17.2144 22.1298
EI01 ='wages or income per hour' 131854 .00 99.00 .5924 2.7419
EI02 ='total person earnings' 131854 .00 1923.00 49.2642 191.0363
EI03 ='total person income' 131854 .00 41.00 7.0211 8.4992
EI04 ='total household income' 131854 1.00 41.00 18.8284 11.6616
TI01 ='serial number of household' 131854 1.00 64046.00 31723.3976 18555.4686
TI02 ='serial number of family' 131854 .00 4.00 .8844 .4188
TI03 ='serial number of person' 131854 1.00 16.00 2.2315 1.3756
TI04 ='weighting factor' 131854 37.95 16429.17 2023.3926 1044.7840
TI05 ='date of interview' 131854 3.00 3.00 3.0000 .0000
Valid N (listwise) 131854




Frequencies for United States 1997 LES file

Frequencies

COUNTRY ='country identifier'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid us97 united states 1997 131854 100.0 100.0 100.0

DB01 ='relationship to reference person in the household'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 reference person 36876 28.0 28.0 28.0
2.00 spouse (partner) 27496 20.9 20.9 48.8
3.00 child 43643 33.1 33.1 81.9
5.00 other relative 3952 3.0 3.0 84.9
6.00 other 19887 15.1 15.1 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB02 ='sex'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 male 63404 48.1 48.1 48.1
2.00 female 68450 51.9 51.9 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB04 ='marital status'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 single 57490 43.6 43.6 43.6
2.00 married 56087 42.5 42.5 86.1
3.00 widowed 6853 5.2 5.2 91.3
4.00 divorced or legally seperated 11424 8.7 8.7 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB05 ='nationality'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 native born in the United States 115805 87.8 87.8 87.8
2.00 native born in Puerto Rico or U.S. outlying area 1024 .8 .8 88.6
3.00 native, born abroad of American parent or parents 1190 .9 .9 89.5
4.00 Foreign born, U.S. citizen by naturalization 4576 3.5 3.5 93.0
5.00 Foreign born, not a citizen of the United States 9259 7.0 7.0 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB06 ='years of residence in this country'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -1.00 not applied 115805 87.8 87.8 87.8
1.00 Before 1950' 688 .5 .5 88.3
2.00 1950-1959 985 .7 .7 89.1
3.00 1960-1964 761 .6 .6 89.7
4.00 1965-1969 1021 .8 .8 90.4
5.00 1970-1974 1314 1.0 1.0 91.4
6.00 1975-1979 1798 1.4 1.4 92.8
7.00 1980-1981 1162 .9 .9 93.7
8.00 1982-1983 704 .5 .5 94.2
9.00 1984-1985 886 .7 .7 94.9
10.00 1986-1987 998 .8 .8 95.7
11.00 1988-1989 1311 1.0 1.0 96.6
12.00 1990-1991 1324 1.0 1.0 97.7
13.00 1992-1993 1182 .9 .9 98.5
14.00 1994-1997 1915 1.5 1.5 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB07 ='country of birth'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 57.00 United States 115799 87.8 87.8 87.8
72.00 Puerto Rico 965 .7 .7 88.6
96.00 59 .0 .0 88.6
102.00 Austria 33 .0 .0 88.6
103.00 Belgium 23 .0 .0 88.6
105.00 Czechoslovakia 32 .0 .0 88.7
106.00 Denmark 22 .0 .0 88.7
108.00 Finland 10 .0 .0 88.7
109.00 France 91 .1 .1 88.8
110.00 Germany 568 .4 .4 89.2
116.00 Greece 79 .1 .1 89.3
117.00 Hungary 33 .0 .0 89.3
119.00 Ireland/Eire 88 .1 .1 89.3
120.00 Italy 239 .2 .2 89.5
126.00 Netherlands 42 .0 .0 89.6
127.00 Norway 16 .0 .0 89.6
128.00 Poland 196 .1 .1 89.7
129.00 Portugal 101 .1 .1 89.8
130.00 Azores 9 .0 .0 89.8
132.00 Romania 59 .0 .0 89.8
134.00 Spain 57 .0 .0 89.9
136.00 Sweden 17 .0 .0 89.9
137.00 Switzerland 19 .0 .0 89.9
138.00 Great Britain 3 .0 .0 89.9
139.00 England 273 .2 .2 90.1
140.00 Scotland 58 .0 .0 90.2
147.00 Yugoslavia 37 .0 .0 90.2
148.00 Europe 20 .0 .0 90.2
155.00 Czech Republic 9 .0 .0 90.2
156.00 Slovakia/Slovak Republic 4 .0 .0 90.2
180.00 USSR 17 .0 .0 90.2
183.00 Latvia 5 .0 .0 90.2
184.00 Lithuania 16 .0 .0 90.3
185.00 Armenia 26 .0 .0 90.3
192.00 Russia 229 .2 .2 90.4
195.00 Ukraine 60 .0 .0 90.5
200.00 Afghanistan 15 .0 .0 90.5
202.00 Bangladesh 16 .0 .0 90.5
205.00 Burma 2 .0 .0 90.5
206.00 Cambodia 63 .0 .0 90.6
207.00 China 386 .3 .3 90.9
209.00 Hong Kong 69 .1 .1 90.9
210.00 India 307 .2 .2 91.1
211.00 Indonesia 31 .0 .0 91.2
212.00 Iran 128 .1 .1 91.3
213.00 Iraq 33 .0 .0 91.3
214.00 Israel 48 .0 .0 91.3
215.00 Japan 193 .1 .1 91.5
216.00 Jordan 16 .0 .0 91.5
218.00 South Korea 276 .2 .2 91.7
221.00 Laos 62 .0 .0 91.7
222.00 Lebanon 46 .0 .0 91.8
224.00 Malaysia 17 .0 .0 91.8
229.00 Pakistan 62 .0 .0 91.8
231.00 Philippines 549 .4 .4 92.2
233.00 Saudi Arabia 9 .0 .0 92.3
234.00 Singapore 15 .0 .0 92.3
237.00 Syria 27 .0 .0 92.3
238.00 Taiwan 152 .1 .1 92.4
239.00 Thailand 55 .0 .0 92.4
240.00 Turkey 31 .0 .0 92.5
242.00 Vietnam 306 .2 .2 92.7
245.00 Asia 84 .1 .1 92.8
252.00 Middle East 20 .0 .0 92.8
253.00 Palestine 14 .0 .0 92.8
300.00 Bermuda 4 .0 .0 92.8
301.00 Canada 376 .3 .3 93.1
304.00 North America 2 .0 .0 93.1
310.00 Belize 16 .0 .0 93.1
311.00 Costa Rica 42 .0 .0 93.1
312.00 El Salvador 455 .3 .3 93.5
313.00 Guatemala 312 .2 .2 93.7
314.00 Honduras 136 .1 .1 93.8
315.00 Mexico 4663 3.5 3.5 97.3
316.00 Nicaragua 157 .1 .1 97.5
317.00 Panama 91 .1 .1 97.5
318.00 Central America 50 .0 .0 97.6
333.00 Bahamas 6 .0 .0 97.6
334.00 Barbados 20 .0 .0 97.6
337.00 Cuba 608 .5 .5 98.1
338.00 Dominica 2 .0 .0 98.1
339.00 Dominican Republic 463 .4 .4 98.4
340.00 Grenada 9 .0 .0 98.4
342.00 Haiti 173 .1 .1 98.5
343.00 Jamaica 161 .1 .1 98.7
351.00 Trinidad & Tobago 94 .1 .1 98.7
353.00 Caribbean 71 .1 .1 98.8
375.00 Argentina 67 .1 .1 98.8
376.00 Bolivia 32 .0 .0 98.9
377.00 Brazil 86 .1 .1 98.9
378.00 Chile 65 .0 .0 99.0
379.00 Colombia 267 .2 .2 99.2
380.00 Ecuador 179 .1 .1 99.3
383.00 Guyana 103 .1 .1 99.4
385.00 Peru 160 .1 .1 99.5
387.00 Uruguay 14 .0 .0 99.5
388.00 Venezuela 55 .0 .0 99.6
389.00 South America 33 .0 .0 99.6
415.00 Egypt 33 .0 .0 99.6
417.00 Ethiopia 32 .0 .0 99.6
421.00 Ghana 14 .0 .0 99.7
427.00 Kenya 16 .0 .0 99.7
436.00 Morocco 14 .0 .0 99.7
440.00 Nigeria 41 .0 .0 99.7
449.00 South Africa 27 .0 .0 99.7
462.00 Other Africa 78 .1 .1 99.8
468.00 North Africa 5 .0 .0 99.8
501.00 Australia 32 .0 .0 99.8
507.00 Figi 4 .0 .0 99.8
514.00 New Zealand 14 .0 .0 99.8
527.00 Pacific Islands 44 .0 .0 99.9
555.00 Elsewhere (includes country not known) 182 .1 .1 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB08 ='ethnicity'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 White 111923 84.9 84.9 84.9
2.00 Black 13692 10.4 10.4 95.3
3.00 American Indian, Aleut Eskimo 1788 1.4 1.4 96.6
4.00 Asian or Pacific Island 4451 3.4 3.4 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB09 ='Region'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 11.00 Maine 1259 1.0 1.0 1.0
12.00 New Hampshire 1149 .9 .9 1.8
13.00 Vermont 1258 1.0 1.0 2.8
14.00 Massachusetts 2940 2.2 2.2 5.0
15.00 Rhode Island 1241 .9 .9 6.0
16.00 Connecticut 1301 1.0 1.0 6.9
21.00 New York 8881 6.7 6.7 13.7
22.00 New Jersey 4024 3.1 3.1 16.7
23.00 Pennsylvania 5234 4.0 4.0 20.7
31.00 Ohio 4615 3.5 3.5 24.2
32.00 Indiana 1639 1.2 1.2 25.4
33.00 Illinois 5360 4.1 4.1 29.5
34.00 Michigan 4396 3.3 3.3 32.8
35.00 Wisconsin 1817 1.4 1.4 34.2
41.00 Minnesota 1805 1.4 1.4 35.6
42.00 Iowa 1631 1.2 1.2 36.8
43.00 Missouri 1556 1.2 1.2 38.0
44.00 North Dakota 1542 1.2 1.2 39.2
45.00 South Dakota 1723 1.3 1.3 40.5
46.00 Nebraska 1719 1.3 1.3 41.8
47.00 Kansas 1608 1.2 1.2 43.0
51.00 Delaware 1308 1.0 1.0 44.0
52.00 Maryland 1454 1.1 1.1 45.1
53.00 District Of Columbia 1203 .9 .9 46.0
54.00 Virginia 1878 1.4 1.4 47.4
55.00 West Virginia 1616 1.2 1.2 48.7
56.00 North Carolina 3313 2.5 2.5 51.2
57.00 South Carolina 1383 1.0 1.0 52.2
58.00 Georgia 2123 1.6 1.6 53.8
59.00 Florida 6374 4.8 4.8 58.7
61.00 Kentucky 1643 1.2 1.2 59.9
62.00 Tennessee 1646 1.2 1.2 61.2
63.00 Alabama 1682 1.3 1.3 62.4
64.00 Mississippi 1685 1.3 1.3 63.7
71.00 Arkansas 1758 1.3 1.3 65.0
72.00 Louisiana 1724 1.3 1.3 66.4
73.00 Oklahoma 1940 1.5 1.5 67.8
74.00 Texas 7592 5.8 5.8 73.6
81.00 Montana 1769 1.3 1.3 74.9
82.00 Idaho 1899 1.4 1.4 76.4
83.00 Wyoming 1629 1.2 1.2 77.6
84.00 Colorado 1954 1.5 1.5 79.1
85.00 New Mexico 2541 1.9 1.9 81.0
86.00 Arizona 2369 1.8 1.8 82.8
87.00 Utah 1913 1.5 1.5 84.3
88.00 Nevada 1556 1.2 1.2 85.4
91.00 Washington 1631 1.2 1.2 86.7
92.00 Oregon 1552 1.2 1.2 87.8
93.00 California 13113 9.9 9.9 97.8
94.00 Alaska 1588 1.2 1.2 99.0
95.00 Hawaii 1320 1.0 1.0 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB10 ='urban or rural indicator'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -9.00 5099 3.9 3.9 3.9
1.00 central city 32649 24.8 24.8 28.6
2.00 100,000 - 249,999 6453 4.9 4.9 33.5
3.00 250,000 - 499,999 7549 5.7 5.7 39.2
4.00 500,000 - 999,999 8481 6.4 6.4 45.7
5.00 1,000,000 - 2,499,999 13664 10.4 10.4 56.0
6.00 2,500,000 - 4,999,999 5262 4.0 4.0 60.0
7.00 5,000,000+ 22610 17.1 17.1 77.2
8.00 non metropolitan 30087 22.8 22.8 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB11 ='household type'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 Husband/wife primary family (neither husband or wife in AF) 86710 65.8 65.8 65.8
2.00 Husband/wife primary family(husband and/or wife in AF) 1443 1.1 1.1 66.9
3.00 Unmarried civilian male primary family householder 5865 4.4 4.4 71.3
4.00 Unmarried civilian female primary family householder 19168 14.5 14.5 85.8
5.00 Primary family household - ref. pers. in AFand unmarried 60 .0 .0 85.9
6.00 Civilian male nonfamily householder 8852 6.7 6.7 92.6
7.00 Civilian female nonfamily householder 9680 7.3 7.3 99.9
8.00 Nonfamily householder household - ref. pers. in AF 22 .0 .0 100.0
9.00 Group quarters 54 .0 .0 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB12 ='family type'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 Primary family 107492 81.5 81.5 81.5
2.00 Nonfamily householder 15198 11.5 11.5 93.0
3.00 Related subfamily 3684 2.8 2.8 95.8
4.00 Unrelated subfamily 791 .6 .6 96.4
5.00 Secondary individual 4689 3.6 3.6 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB13 ='number of persons in household'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 1.00 12572 9.5 9.5 9.5
2.00 32172 24.4 24.4 33.9
3.00 25299 19.2 19.2 53.1
4.00 30764 23.3 23.3 76.5
5.00 17515 13.3 13.3 89.7
6.00 7578 5.7 5.7 95.5
7.00 3017 2.3 2.3 97.8
8.00 1528 1.2 1.2 98.9
9.00 648 .5 .5 99.4
10.00 350 .3 .3 99.7
11.00 176 .1 .1 99.8
12.00 96 .1 .1 99.9
13.00 65 .0 .0 99.9
14.00 28 .0 .0 100.0
15.00 30 .0 .0 100.0
16.00 16 .0 .0 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB14 ='number of children in household'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid .00 63119 47.9 47.9 47.9
1.00 25098 19.0 19.0 66.9
2.00 25421 19.3 19.3 86.2
3.00 12113 9.2 9.2 95.4
4.00 4104 3.1 3.1 98.5
5.00 1239 .9 .9 99.4
6.00 455 .3 .3 99.8
7.00 160 .1 .1 99.9
8.00 72 .1 .1 99.9
9.00 73 .1 .1 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

DB17 ='usual main economic activity'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -1.00 Not in universe 30625 23.2 23.2 23.2
1.00 Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries 2178 1.7 1.7 24.9
2.00 Mining 410 .3 .3 25.2
3.00 Construction Manufacturing 4423 3.4 3.4 28.5
4.00 Durable goods 6086 4.6 4.6 33.2
5.00 Nondurable goods 4524 3.4 3.4 36.6
6.00 Transportation, communications & public utilities 4578 3.5 3.5 40.1
7.00 Wholesale trade 2438 1.8 1.8 41.9
8.00 Retail trade 12466 9.5 9.5 51.4
9.00 Finance, insurance, and real estate 4165 3.2 3.2 54.5
10.00 Business and repair services 4407 3.3 3.3 57.9
11.00 Personal services, including private households 2574 2.0 2.0 59.8
12.00 Entertainment and recreation services 1484 1.1 1.1 60.9
13.00 Professional and related services 16290 12.4 12.4 73.3
14.00 Public administration 3412 2.6 2.6 75.9
15.00 Never worked 31794 24.1 24.1 100.0
Total 131854 100.0 100.0

WS01 ='woring status during the reference week'

Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid -1.00 not applied 33120 25.1 25.1