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Mainstage Variable

lmcby42

cohab no. 2: Year began cohabitation spell

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35303	99.53%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	12	0.03%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.04%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.93	35456	2000.0	2023.0	7.33	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27844	99.45%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	16	0.06%
don't know	-1	13	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	21	0.08%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.0	27977	2020.0	2022.0	0.71	21

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29021	99.15%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	14	0.05%
don't know	-1	12	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	0.09%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.58	29245	2015.0	2022.0	1.45	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31490	98.38%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	13	0.04%
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	30	0.09%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.8	31978	2016.0	2020.0	1.0	30

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33472	97.53%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	11	0.03%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	24	0.07%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.83	34295	2005.0	2019.0	3.32	24

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34909	96.81%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	19	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	24	0.07%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.54	36034	2015.0	2018.0	0.83	24

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37586	95.65%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	7	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	11	0.03%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.73	39283	2012.0	2016.0	1.56	11

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39314	93.23%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	6	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	14	0.03%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.43	42156	2013.0	2016.0	0.94	14

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37437	82.84%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4621	10.23%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-7.37	40571	-10.0	2015.0	72.9	4621

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40972	91.38%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.14	44830	2009.0	2014.0	1.57	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43136	91.63%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.0	47071	2010.0	2013.0	1.73	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45852	92.27%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.02%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.0	49683	2010.0	2012.0	0.71	9

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50677	92.87%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	9	0.02%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.56	54559	2009.0	2011.0	0.88	9

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