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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	3.84%
inapplicable	-8	1225	41.6%
refusal	-2	9	0.31%
don't know	-1	96	3.26%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	3.64%
inapplicable	-8	1380	42.58%
refusal	-2	11	0.34%
don't know	-1	82	2.53%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	137	4.21%
inapplicable	-8	1353	41.59%
refusal	-2	19	0.58%
don't know	-1	110	3.38%
	Total	3253	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	1504	33.5%
proxy	-7	165	3.68%
refusal	-2	88	1.96%
don't know	-1	291	6.48%
	Total	4489	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	1487	33.66%
refusal	-2	104	2.35%
don't know	-1	293	6.63%
	Total	4418	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	1.15%
inapplicable	-8	1665	34.67%
refusal	-2	103	2.14%
don't know	-1	324	6.75%
	Total	4803	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	1.69%
inapplicable	-8	1775	35.2%
refusal	-2	104	2.06%
don't know	-1	332	6.58%
	Total	5043	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	155	2.6%
inapplicable	-8	2027	33.94%
refusal	-2	139	2.33%
don't know	-1	402	6.73%
	Total	5973	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	1.25%
inapplicable	-8	1937	35.53%
refusal	-2	121	2.22%
don't know	-1	324	5.94%
	Total	5451	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	2.45%
inapplicable	-8	1800	34.76%
refusal	-2	119	2.3%
don't know	-1	296	5.72%
	Total	5179	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	1.08%
inapplicable	-8	1074	30.64%
refusal	-2	35	1.0%
don't know	-1	201	5.73%
	Total	3505	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	145	3.68%
inapplicable	-8	1320	33.49%
refusal	-2	40	1.01%
don't know	-1	163	4.14%
	Total	3941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.96%
inapplicable	-8	1047	34.68%
refusal	-2	37	1.23%
don't know	-1	129	4.27%
	Total	3019	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	2.22%
inapplicable	-8	1064	34.19%
refusal	-2	55	1.77%
don't know	-1	169	5.43%
	Total	3112	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	1.33%
inapplicable	-8	1064	35.34%
refusal	-2	54	1.79%
don't know	-1	194	6.44%
	Total	3011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	90	3.08%
inapplicable	-8	1042	35.71%
refusal	-2	50	1.71%
don't know	-1	285	9.77%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	1.68%
inapplicable	-8	1071	36.7%
refusal	-2	89	3.05%
don't know	-1	236	8.09%
	Total	2918	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	1.3%
inapplicable	-8	1806	53.4%
refusal	-2	76	2.25%
don't know	-1	79	2.34%
	Total	3382	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	2640	89.64%
refusal	-2	9	0.31%
don't know	-1	38	1.29%
	Total	2945	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2881	88.89%
refusal	-2	9	0.28%
don't know	-1	37	1.14%
	Total	3241	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	2753	84.63%
refusal	-2	16	0.49%
don't know	-1	71	2.18%
	Total	3253	100.0%

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