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Mainstage Variable

cd10cst

Cost of satellite bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7279	89.38%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.05%
don't know	-1	25	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	242	2.97%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
79.58	7902	0	864.0	109.64	242

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7531	90.23%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	11	0.13%
don't know	-1	56	0.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	209	2.5%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
125.89	8137	1.0	650.0	110.69	209

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7832	91.04%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	9	0.1%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	51	0.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	192	2.23%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
113.59	8411	1.0	720.0	109.57	192

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7967	91.48%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	13	0.15%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	57	0.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	170	1.95%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
132.79	8539	1.0	1600.0	183.62	170

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	8193	92.09%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	9	0.1%
don't know	-1	44	0.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	143	1.61%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
100.11	8754	1.0	480.0	93.87	143

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	8412	93.0%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	11	0.12%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	46	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	212	2.34%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
95.36	8833	1.0	900.0	143.2	212

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8652	92.51%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	15	0.16%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	43	0.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	231	2.47%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
100.48	9121	1.0	600.0	115.56	231

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9925	93.36%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	15	0.14%
don't know	-1	54	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	326	3.07%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
74.51	10305	1.0	1100.0	104.26	326

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	972	11.09%
inapplicable	-8	7139	81.49%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	18	0.21%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	50	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	425	4.85%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
70.56	8336	1.0	3000.0	178.8	425

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	766	8.71%
inapplicable	-8	7587	86.25%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	11	0.13%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	42	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	335	3.81%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
101.45	8462	0	1400.0	120.18	335

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	528	8.79%
inapplicable	-8	5308	88.39%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	7	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	103	1.72%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
132.76	5902	0	900.0	127.38	103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	492	8.08%
inapplicable	-8	5418	88.97%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	2	0.03%
don't know	-1	5	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	142	2.33%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
112.87	5948	0	593.0	95.93	142

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