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Mainstage Variable

vote6

Level of interest in politics

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	146	0.5%
inapplicable	-8	118	0.4%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	262	0.9%
don't know	-1	79	0.27%
Very interested	1	3017	10.31%
Fairly interested	2	10481	35.81%
Not very interested	3	9327	31.86%
Or not at all interested	4	5643	19.28%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	8389	26.21%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	218	0.68%
don't know	-1	52	0.16%
Very interested	1	2738	8.55%
Fairly interested	2	8122	25.37%
Not very interested	3	7432	23.22%
Or not at all interested	4	4470	13.97%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19753	57.56%
inapplicable	-8	5925	17.26%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	159	0.46%
don't know	-1	83	0.24%
Very interested	1	1021	2.98%
Fairly interested	2	2758	8.04%
Not very interested	3	2434	7.09%
Or not at all interested	4	1382	4.03%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	105	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	1323	3.67%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	108	0.3%
don't know	-1	44	0.12%
Very interested	1	3976	11.03%
Fairly interested	2	12210	33.86%
Not very interested	3	11216	31.11%
Or not at all interested	4	5980	16.58%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	145	0.34%
don't know	-1	83	0.2%
Very	1	4470	10.6%
Fairly	2	13765	32.64%
Not very	3	11383	26.99%
Or not at all interested?	4	9484	22.49%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	4615	10.21%
missing	-9	2	0.0%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	115	0.25%
don't know	-1	116	0.26%
very	1	3965	8.77%
fairly	2	12566	27.81%
not very	3	10599	23.45%
or not at all interested?	4	10085	22.32%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.06%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	20	0.04%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
very	1	4088	9.12%
fairly	2	13563	30.25%
not very, or	3	11494	25.64%
not at all interested?	4	11778	26.27%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.14%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	21	0.04%
don't know	-1	18	0.04%
very	1	4206	8.93%
fairly	2	13791	29.3%
not very	3	12002	25.5%
or not at all interested?	4	13037	27.69%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	128	0.26%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	54	0.11%
don't know	-1	35	0.07%
very	1	4242	8.54%
fairly	2	15192	30.57%
not very, or	3	12818	25.79%
not at all interested?	4	13393	26.95%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.03%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	34	0.06%
don't know	-1	57	0.1%
very	1	5054	9.26%
fairly	2	17373	31.84%
not very	3	14400	26.39%
or not at all interested?	4	13753	25.2%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	0.23%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	42	0.08%
don't know	-1	42	0.08%
very	1	4882	9.57%
fairly	2	15862	31.11%
not very	3	14017	27.49%
or not at all interested?	4	12769	25.04%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Very interested	1	1099	7.62%
Fairly interested	2	4564	31.65%
Not very interested	3	4544	31.51%
Not at all interested	4	3979	27.6%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Very interested	1	1017	6.84%
Fairly interested	2	4751	31.94%
Not very interested	3	4651	31.27%
Not at all interested	4	4185	28.14%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
Very interested	1	1054	6.85%
Fairly interested	2	4873	31.66%
Not very interested	3	4832	31.39%
Not at all interested	4	4328	28.12%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Very interested	1	1085	6.95%
Fairly interested	2	5086	32.57%
Not very interested	3	5077	32.51%
Not at all interested	4	4054	25.96%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Very interested	1	1023	6.48%
Fairly interested	2	4780	30.27%
Not very interested	3	4873	30.86%
Not at all interested	4	4100	25.96%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Very interested	1	1031	6.35%
Fairly interested	2	4877	30.03%
Not very interested	3	5307	32.68%
Not at all interested	4	4129	25.43%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Very interested	1	985	5.93%
Fairly interested	2	5084	30.63%
Not very interested	3	5556	33.48%
Not at all interested	4	4079	24.58%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1045	5.54%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Very interested	1	1184	6.28%
Fairly interested	2	5843	30.97%
Not very interested	3	6143	32.56%
Not at all interested	4	3851	20.41%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.32%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Very interested	1	708	7.5%
Fairly int	2	3280	34.75%
Not very int	3	3101	32.86%
Not at all int	4	2018	21.38%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Very interested	1	729	7.88%
Fairly int	2	3437	37.16%
Not very int	3	2947	31.86%
Not at all int	4	1700	18.38%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.15%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
Very interested	1	883	9.31%
Fairly int	2	3538	37.32%
Not very int	3	2883	30.41%
Not at all int	4	1738	18.33%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	5	0.05%
Very interested	1	861	8.97%
Fairly int	2	3612	37.62%
Not very int	3	2959	30.82%
Not at all int	4	1583	16.49%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
Very interested	1	1024	10.4%
Fairly int	2	3923	39.85%
Not very int	3	2998	30.45%
Not at all int	4	1503	15.27%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.15%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	4	0.04%
Very interested	1	1014	9.88%
Fairly int	2	3973	38.71%
Not very int	3	3180	30.98%
Not at all int	4	1726	16.82%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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