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Mainstage Variable

cbage

IC: Whether of childbearing age

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Male 16-64	1	5049	33.95%
Female 16-45	2	3880	26.09%
Other	3	4996	33.59%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.0	948	1.0	3.0	0.85	13925

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Male 16-64	1	5746	35.39%
Female 16-45	2	4377	26.96%
Other	3	5224	32.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	891	1.0	3.0	0.84	15347

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Male 16-64	1	5895	35.52%
Female 16-45	2	4558	27.46%
Other	3	5255	31.66%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.96	889	1.0	3.0	0.84	15708

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13298	70.48%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Male 16-64	1	1793	9.5%
Female 16-45	2	1307	6.93%
Other	3	1668	8.84%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	14099	1.0	3.0	0.85	4768

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Male 16 - 64	1	3993	36.61%
Female 16 - 45	2	3081	28.25%
Other	3	3474	31.85%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.95	358	1.0	3.0	0.84	10548

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Male 16-64	1	3687	37.45%
Female 16-45	2	2850	28.95%
Others	3	2922	29.68%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.92	386	1.0	3.0	0.83	9459

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