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Mainstage Variable

dateapptm

Date of appointment (month)

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	130672	94.6%
January	1	732	0.53%
February	2	580	0.42%
March	3	613	0.44%
April	4	577	0.42%
May	5	784	0.57%
June	6	642	0.46%
July	7	693	0.5%
August	8	620	0.45%
September	9	596	0.43%
October	10	725	0.52%
November	11	513	0.37%
December	12	382	0.28%
	Total	138137	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	130680	1.0	12.0	3.33	7457

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	56465	92.53%
January	1	389	0.64%
February	2	396	0.65%
March	3	380	0.62%
April	4	372	0.61%
May	5	444	0.73%
June	6	438	0.72%
July	7	368	0.6%
August	8	419	0.69%
September	9	385	0.63%
October	10	352	0.58%
November	11	365	0.6%
December	12	253	0.41%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.28	56465	1.0	12.0	3.33	4561

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	78510	91.97%
January	1	599	0.7%
February	2	580	0.68%
March	3	871	1.02%
April	4	499	0.58%
May	5	529	0.62%
June	6	577	0.68%
July	7	570	0.67%
August	8	549	0.64%
September	9	537	0.63%
October	10	602	0.71%
November	11	547	0.64%
December	12	399	0.47%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.2	78510	1.0	12.0	3.41	6859

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	90920	89.97%
January	1	1013	1.0%
February	2	691	0.68%
March	3	866	0.86%
April	4	865	0.86%
May	5	979	0.97%
June	6	857	0.85%
July	7	924	0.91%
August	8	746	0.74%
September	9	796	0.79%
October	10	909	0.9%
November	11	862	0.85%
December	12	627	0.62%
	Total	101055	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.33	90920	1.0	12.0	3.4	10135

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	93756	88.23%
January	1	1140	1.07%
February	2	810	0.76%
March	3	1221	1.15%
April	4	1165	1.1%
May	5	1100	1.04%
June	6	1034	0.97%
July	7	1099	1.03%
August	8	1009	0.95%
September	9	957	0.9%
October	10	1039	0.98%
November	11	1058	1.0%
December	12	881	0.83%
	Total	106269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	93756	1.0	12.0	3.4	12513

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	107720	87.56%
January	1	1648	1.34%
February	2	1233	1.0%
March	3	1450	1.18%
April	4	1334	1.08%
May	5	1304	1.06%
June	6	1186	0.96%
July	7	1230	1.0%
August	8	1238	1.01%
September	9	1213	0.99%
October	10	1322	1.07%
November	11	1231	1.0%
December	12	922	0.75%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.18	107720	1.0	12.0	3.45	15311

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	120181	84.47%
January	1	2162	1.52%
February	2	1916	1.35%
March	3	1858	1.31%
April	4	1805	1.27%
May	5	1963	1.38%
June	6	1813	1.27%
July	7	1822	1.28%
August	8	1827	1.28%
September	9	2008	1.41%
October	10	1766	1.24%
November	11	1890	1.33%
December	12	1258	0.88%
	Total	142269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.27	120181	1.0	12.0	3.41	22088

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	131853	80.97%
January	1	2993	1.84%
February	2	2729	1.68%
March	3	2829	1.74%
April	4	2377	1.46%
May	5	2560	1.57%
June	6	2566	1.58%
July	7	2589	1.59%
August	8	2331	1.43%
September	9	2546	1.56%
October	10	2816	1.73%
November	11	2787	1.71%
December	12	1859	1.14%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.31	131853	1.0	12.0	3.45	30982

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	196670	84.63%
January	1	3860	1.66%
February	2	2997	1.29%
March	3	2620	1.13%
April	4	2636	1.13%
May	5	2783	1.2%
June	6	2743	1.18%
July	7	2958	1.27%
August	8	2838	1.22%
September	9	3034	1.31%
October	10	3148	1.35%
November	11	3270	1.41%
December	12	2820	1.21%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.46	196670	1.0	12.0	3.55	35707

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