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callstrtdaty

Year call started

Datafile

callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	350	0.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	137787	99.75%
	Total	138137	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.69	350	2022.0	2024.0	0.65	137787

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	388	0.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	60638	99.36%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.63	388	2021.0	2023.0	0.65	60638

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	345	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	85024	99.6%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.54	345	2020.0	2022.0	0.62	85024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	369	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	100686	99.63%
	Total	101055	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.63	369	2019.0	2021.0	0.62	100686

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	386	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	105883	99.64%
	Total	106269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.61	386	2018.0	2020.0	0.62	105883

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	514	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	122517	99.58%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.62	514	2017.0	2019.0	0.65	122517

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	588	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	141681	99.59%
	Total	142269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.62	588	2016.0	2018.0	0.62	141681

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2554	1.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	160281	98.43%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.6	2554	2015.0	2017.0	0.59	160281

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4565	1.96%
[Value >= 0]	1	227812	98.04%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.8	4565	2014.0	2016.0	0.59	227812

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3382	3.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	93077	96.49%
	Total	96459	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.48	3382	2012.0	2015.0	0.55	93077

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