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Mainstage Variable

hsprbg

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Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	65	0.8%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	1277	15.68%
No	2	6260	76.87%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.83	607	1.0	2.0	0.38	7537

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	68	0.81%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
refusal	-2	6	0.07%
Yes	1	1393	16.69%
No	2	6389	76.55%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	564	1.0	2.0	0.38	7782

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.19%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Yes	1	1474	17.13%
No	2	6592	76.62%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	537	1.0	2.0	0.39	8066

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Yes	1	1511	17.35%
No	2	6676	76.66%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	522	1.0	2.0	0.39	8187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Yes	1	1631	18.33%
No	2	6731	75.65%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	535	1.0	2.0	0.4	8362

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.7%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	1678	18.55%
No	2	6989	77.27%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.81	378	1.0	2.0	0.4	8667

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
refusal	-2	11	0.12%
Yes	1	1813	19.39%
No	2	7104	75.96%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	435	1.0	2.0	0.4	8917

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Yes	1	2116	19.9%
No	2	8175	76.9%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	340	1.0	2.0	0.4	10291

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
Yes	1	1798	20.52%
No	2	6754	77.09%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	209	1.0	2.0	0.41	8552

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.58%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
Yes	1	1842	20.94%
No	2	6831	77.65%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	124	1.0	2.0	0.41	8673

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	1172	19.52%
No	2	4722	78.63%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	111	1.0	2.0	0.4	5894

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.25%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Yes	1	1252	20.56%
No	2	4769	78.31%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	69	1.0	2.0	0.41	6021

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	14	0.28%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Yes	1	1013	20.0%
No	2	3978	78.55%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	73	1.0	2.0	0.4	4991

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