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Mainstage Variable

spsoc90

Spouse/partner's: SOC 1990

This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	657	4.56%
inapplicable	-8	9061	62.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	4701	32.6%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
449.27	9718	101.0	999.0	251.19	4701

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	631	4.24%
inapplicable	-8	9325	62.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	4917	33.06%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
452.71	9956	101.0	999.0	252.36	4917

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	630	4.09%
inapplicable	-8	9696	62.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	5066	32.91%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
458.66	10326	101.0	999.0	254.29	5066

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	586	3.75%
inapplicable	-8	9870	63.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	5161	33.05%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
488.09	10456	101.0	999.0	260.32	5161

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	601	3.81%
inapplicable	-8	9869	62.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	5321	33.7%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
478.85	10470	101.0	999.0	253.94	5321

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	539	3.32%
inapplicable	-8	10285	63.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	5414	33.34%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
479.84	10824	102.0	999.0	251.91	5414

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	614	3.7%
inapplicable	-8	10527	63.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	5456	32.87%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
480.42	11141	100.0	999.0	252.87	5456

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	679	3.6%
inapplicable	-8	12169	64.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	6019	31.9%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
489.19	12848	101.0	999.0	255.26	6019

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	468	3.0%
inapplicable	-8	9113	58.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	6022	38.6%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
492.31	9581	100.0	999.0	254.26	6022

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	438	2.8%
inapplicable	-8	9126	58.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	6059	38.78%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
498.96	9564	101.0	999.0	256.06	6059

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	251	2.3%
inapplicable	-8	6235	57.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	4420	40.53%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
489.09	6486	101.0	990.0	251.66	4420

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	210	1.88%
inapplicable	-8	6548	58.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	4435	39.62%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
490.61	6758	101.0	990.0	252.19	4435

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	198	2.1%
inapplicable	-8	5351	56.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	3889	41.21%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
477.38	5549	101.0	990.0	247.07	3889

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	211	2.28%
inapplicable	-8	5251	56.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	3787	40.94%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
480.35	5462	101.0	999.0	248.98	3787

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	204	2.15%
inapplicable	-8	5487	57.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	3790	39.97%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
486.5	5691	101.0	999.0	250.37	3790

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	232	2.42%
inapplicable	-8	5545	57.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	3823	39.82%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
487.86	5777	102.0	999.0	250.98	3823

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	141	1.43%
inapplicable	-8	5730	58.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	3974	40.37%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
495.86	5871	102.0	990.0	247.95	3974

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	186	1.81%
inapplicable	-8	5893	57.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	4185	40.77%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
503.85	6079	101.0	999.0	249.94	4185

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