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Mainstage Variable

cd4new

Washing machine bought in last year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	41	0.5%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Not mentioned	0	6914	84.9%
Yes	1	595	7.31%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	635	0	1.0	0.27	7509

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	63	0.75%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Not mentioned	0	7096	85.02%
Yes	1	648	7.76%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	602	0	1.0	0.28	7744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	44	0.51%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Not mentioned	0	7333	85.24%
Yes	1	709	8.24%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	561	0	1.0	0.28	8042

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.77%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Not mentioned	0	7466	85.73%
Yes	1	675	7.75%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	568	0	1.0	0.28	8141

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	62	0.7%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Not mentioned	0	7593	85.34%
Yes	1	734	8.25%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	570	0	1.0	0.28	8327

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	45	0.5%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Not mentioned	0	7933	87.71%
Yes	1	706	7.81%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	406	0	1.0	0.27	8639

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.72%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Not mentioned	0	8150	87.15%
Yes	1	726	7.76%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	476	0	1.0	0.27	8876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	719	6.76%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Not mentioned	0	8691	81.75%
Yes	1	912	8.58%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	1028	0	1.0	0.29	9603

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	627	7.16%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Not mentioned	0	7128	81.36%
Yes	1	822	9.38%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	811	0	1.0	0.3	7950

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	757	8.61%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Not mentioned	0	7188	81.71%
Yes	1	767	8.72%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	842	0	1.0	0.3	7955

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	580	9.66%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Not mentioned	0	4874	81.17%
Yes	1	469	7.81%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	662	0	1.0	0.28	5343

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	624	10.25%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Not mentioned	0	4944	81.18%
Yes	1	478	7.85%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	668	0	1.0	0.28	5422

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	470	9.28%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Not mentioned	0	4168	82.31%
Yes	1	375	7.41%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	521	0	1.0	0.28	4543

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	540	10.73%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Not mentioned	0	3974	78.96%
Yes	1	399	7.93%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	660	0	1.0	0.29	4373

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	591	11.53%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Not mentioned	0	4046	78.92%
Yes	1	381	7.43%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	700	0	1.0	0.28	4427

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	608	11.62%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Not mentioned	0	3982	76.11%
Yes	1	409	7.82%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	841	0	1.0	0.29	4391

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	658	12.59%
Not mentioned	0	4149	79.38%
Yes	1	402	7.69%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	676	0	1.0	0.28	4551

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	165	2.99%
inapplicable	-8	719	13.05%
No	0	3926	71.24%
Yes	1	701	12.72%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	884	0	1.0	0.36	4627

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