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Mainstage Variable

hienddaty

household interview end (year)

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	21383	99.99%
	Total	21385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.52	2	2022.0	2024.0	0.56	21383

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	16148	99.95%
	Total	16156	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.43	8	2021.0	2023.0	0.53	16148

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.43	0	2020.0	2022.0	0.53	16856

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	18134	99.97%
	Total	18139	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.46	5	2019.0	2021.0	0.54	18134

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	19236	99.92%
	Total	19252	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.48	16	2018.0	2020.0	0.55	19236

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	20044	99.98%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.49	4	2017.0	2019.0	0.58	20044

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	21740	99.97%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.5	6	2016.0	2018.0	0.58	21740

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	23025	99.97%
	Total	23033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.5	8	2015.0	2017.0	0.56	23025

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	24432	99.91%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.52	22	2014.0	2016.0	0.58	24432

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	221	0.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	24104	99.09%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.49	221	2013.0	2015.0	0.57	24104

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