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Mainstage Variable

cd3cst

Cost of freezer bought in last year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7092	87.08%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.04%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	21	0.26%
[Value >= 0]	1	433	5.32%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
304.83	7711	0	2000.0	229.39	433

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7254	86.92%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	1	0.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	35	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	515	6.17%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
306.09	7831	1.0	4000.0	265.13	515

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7514	87.34%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	10	0.12%
don't know	-1	29	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	533	6.2%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
300.11	8070	1.0	1400.0	210.17	533

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7576	86.99%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	43	0.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	586	6.73%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
304.55	8123	1.0	2200.0	232.33	586

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7710	86.66%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	10	0.11%
don't know	-1	50	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	619	6.96%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
294.57	8278	1.0	2300.0	224.86	619

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7979	88.21%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	35	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	664	7.34%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
307.0	8381	5.0	8500.0	406.42	664

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8209	87.78%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	8	0.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	48	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	677	7.24%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
282.6	8675	10.0	1500.0	187.37	677

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9461	88.99%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	8	0.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	44	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	805	7.57%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
263.74	9826	1.0	2800.0	202.0	805

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3635	41.49%
inapplicable	-8	4216	48.12%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.05%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	41	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	709	8.09%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
256.96	8052	10.0	1700.0	159.31	709

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3368	38.29%
inapplicable	-8	4644	52.79%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	46	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	679	7.72%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
266.98	8118	10.0	1000.0	156.56	679

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2154	35.87%
inapplicable	-8	3356	55.89%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	17	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	419	6.98%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
273.8	5586	10.0	1000.0	167.32	419

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2079	34.14%
inapplicable	-8	3482	57.18%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	19	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	479	7.87%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
265.17	5611	0	1100.0	155.91	479

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