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Mainstage Variable

tru1

Time on training since ref date: Unit

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11188	77.59%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Hours	1	750	5.2%
Days	2	1029	7.14%
Weeks	3	234	1.62%
Months	4	201	1.39%
Other	5	52	0.36%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.02	12153	1.0	5.0	1.0	2266

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	11389	76.58%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Hours	1	849	5.71%
Days	2	1145	7.7%
Weeks	3	292	1.96%
Months	4	201	1.35%
Other	5	48	0.32%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.0	12338	1.0	5.0	0.97	2535

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11617	75.47%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Hours	1	945	6.14%
Days	2	1290	8.38%
Weeks	3	311	2.02%
Months	4	218	1.42%
Other	5	34	0.22%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	12594	1.0	5.0	0.93	2798

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	11565	74.05%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Hours	1	973	6.23%
Days	2	1354	8.67%
Weeks	3	383	2.45%
Months	4	292	1.87%
Other	5	43	0.28%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.04	12572	1.0	5.0	0.98	3045

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	11749	74.4%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Hours	1	1119	7.09%
Days	2	1253	7.93%
Weeks	3	379	2.4%
Months	4	235	1.49%
Other	5	26	0.16%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.94	12779	1.0	5.0	0.94	3012

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	12297	75.73%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Hours	1	1115	6.87%
Days	2	1224	7.54%
Weeks	3	394	2.43%
Months	4	267	1.64%
Other	5	37	0.23%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	13201	1.0	5.0	0.98	3037

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	12715	76.61%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Hours	1	1095	6.6%
Days	2	1262	7.6%
Weeks	3	327	1.97%
Months	4	260	1.57%
Other	5	36	0.22%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.95	13617	1.0	5.0	0.97	2980

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	14588	77.32%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Hours	1	1316	6.98%
Days	2	1352	7.17%
Weeks	3	449	2.38%
Months	4	313	1.66%
Other	5	34	0.18%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.96	15403	1.0	5.0	0.98	3464

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	11859	76.0%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Hours	1	991	6.35%
Days	2	1397	8.95%
Weeks	3	453	2.9%
Months	4	320	2.05%
Other	5	50	0.32%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.08	12392	1.0	5.0	0.99	3211

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	12303	78.75%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Hours	1	807	5.17%
Days	2	1233	7.89%
Weeks	3	421	2.69%
Months	4	383	2.45%
Other	5	34	0.22%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	12745	1.0	5.0	1.02	2878

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	8457	77.54%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	24	0.22%
Hours	1	670	6.14%
Days	2	890	8.16%
Weeks	3	289	2.65%
Months	4	159	1.46%
Other	5	11	0.1%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.99	8887	1.0	5.0	0.92	2019

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