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Mainstage Variable

lmspy42

cohab no. 2: Year ended ML spell

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Marital and Cohabitation History

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35307	99.54%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	13	0.04%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	8	0.02%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.12	35463	2021.0	2023.0	0.64	8

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27851	99.47%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	21	0.08%
don't know	-1	11	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	11	0.04%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.91	27987	2020.0	2022.0	0.54	11

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29029	99.17%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	19	0.06%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	12	0.04%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.67	29259	2015.0	2021.0	1.61	12

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31497	98.4%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	14	0.04%
don't know	-1	20	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.04%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.15	31995	2017.0	2020.0	0.99	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33479	97.55%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	15	0.04%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	13	0.04%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.92	34306	2017.0	2019.0	0.49	13

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	34915	96.83%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	19	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	17	0.05%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.76	36041	2015.0	2018.0	0.9	17

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37591	95.67%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.67	39291	2012.0	2016.0	2.08	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39318	93.24%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.86	42163	2013.0	2016.0	1.07	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37441	82.85%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4618	10.22%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-9.68	40574	-11.0	2015.0	51.62	4618

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40974	91.38%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.01%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.6	44832	2009.0	2014.0	2.07	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43137	91.64%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.5	47072	2013.0	2014.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45854	92.28%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.01%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.29	49685	2010.0	2012.0	0.76	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50681	92.88%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.01%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.86	54561	2009.0	2012.0	1.07	7

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