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Mainstage Variable

cd7cst

Cost of microwave bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7124	87.48%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.05%
don't know	-1	17	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	405	4.97%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
72.87	7739	0	900.0	94.57	405

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7317	87.67%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	31	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	455	5.45%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
78.28	7891	1.0	750.0	87.94	455

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7616	88.53%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	33	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	430	5.0%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
71.05	8173	5.0	549.0	67.28	430

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7673	88.1%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.05%
don't know	-1	27	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	504	5.79%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
70.28	8205	1.0	600.0	74.95	504

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7801	87.68%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	6	0.07%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	47	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	533	5.99%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
74.41	8364	1.0	750.0	63.28	533

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	8085	89.39%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	10	0.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	30	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	558	6.17%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
84.65	8487	1.0	800.0	77.74	558

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8327	89.04%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.07%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	37	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	571	6.11%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
93.26	8781	1.0	900.0	76.01	571

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9652	90.79%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.07%
don't know	-1	43	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	618	5.81%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
96.26	10013	1.0	700.0	66.07	618

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3503	39.98%
inapplicable	-8	4521	51.6%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
don't know	-1	53	0.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	525	5.99%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
102.37	8236	1.0	800.0	73.68	525

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3216	36.56%
inapplicable	-8	4974	56.54%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	4	0.05%
don't know	-1	46	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	500	5.68%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
120.23	8297	1.0	1000.0	83.18	500

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2003	33.36%
inapplicable	-8	3620	60.28%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	20	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	303	5.05%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
131.83	5702	0	1500.0	117.03	303

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1986	32.61%
inapplicable	-8	3764	61.81%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	17	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	291	4.78%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
129.93	5799	0	600.0	81.73	291

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