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Why monthly gross income is negative?

Added by Ujjwal Kumar Das about 7 years ago. Updated almost 7 years ago.

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Ujjwal Kumar Das
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Start date:
04/07/2017
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I can see for many, individual monthly gross income is negative which is unusual.

a_fimngrs_dv | 50,994 1458.485 1592.191 -12495.48 15000
b_fimngrs_dv | 54,597 1540.385 1593.65 -15000 15000
c_fimngrs_dv | 49,739 1594.767 1597.395 -8000 15000

I have looked at the documentation, but not sure I have found the information. Any explanation for this?

Thanks, any response highly appreciated.

Ujjwal Kumar Das
University of Leeds

#1

Updated by Ujjwal Kumar Das about 7 years ago

I can see for many, individual monthly gross income is negative which is unusual.

Variable | Obs Mean Std. Dev. Min Max
a_fimngrs_dv | 50,994 1458.485 1592.191 -12495.48 15000
b_fimngrs_dv | 54,597 1540.385 1593.65 -15000 15000
c_fimngrs_dv | 49,739 1594.767 1597.395 -8000 15000

I have looked at the documentation, but not sure I have found the information. Any explanation for this?

Thanks, any response highly appreciated.

Ujjwal Kumar Das
University of Leeds

#2

Updated by Victoria Nolan about 7 years ago

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Dear Ujjwal Kumar Das,

Negative numbers are a result of a self-employment loss. More information is in the user guide, please see the income section from Page 82.

https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage

Many thanks, Victoria.

On behalf of the Understanding Society Data User Support Team

#3

Updated by Victoria Nolan almost 7 years ago

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