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Mainstage Variable

vote1

Supports a particular political party

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	143	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	118	0.4%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	454	1.55%
don't know	-1	178	0.61%
Yes	1	9800	33.48%
No	2	18380	62.79%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	120	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	8389	26.21%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	352	1.1%
don't know	-1	128	0.4%
Yes	1	8386	26.2%
No	2	14169	44.27%
	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	258	0.75%
don't know	-1	217	0.63%
Yes	1	2846	8.29%
No	2	4516	13.16%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	104	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	1323	3.67%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	169	0.47%
don't know	-1	63	0.17%
Yes	1	13010	36.08%
No	2	20293	56.28%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	181	0.43%
don't know	-1	302	0.72%
Yes	1	13665	32.4%
No	2	25186	59.72%
	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	142	0.31%
don't know	-1	293	0.65%
yes	1	11960	26.46%
no	2	25051	55.43%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.06%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	33	0.07%
don't know	-1	45	0.1%
yes	1	12540	27.97%
no	2	28333	63.19%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.13%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	39	0.08%
don't know	-1	31	0.07%
yes	1	12899	27.4%
no	2	30107	63.96%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	0.26%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	60	0.12%
don't know	-1	50	0.1%
yes	1	14282	28.74%
no	2	31343	63.07%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.03%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	51	0.09%
don't know	-1	66	0.12%
yes	1	17447	31.97%
no	2	33108	60.67%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	118	0.23%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	62	0.12%
don't know	-1	59	0.12%
yes	1	14696	28.82%
no	2	32797	64.32%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
Yes	1	4916	34.09%
No	2	9270	64.29%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
Yes	1	5200	34.96%
No	2	9401	63.21%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
refusal	-2	4	0.03%
Yes	1	5214	33.87%
No	2	9869	64.12%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.28%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
refusal	-2	5	0.03%
Yes	1	5772	36.96%
No	2	9487	60.75%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.25%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	8	0.05%
Yes	1	5403	34.22%
No	2	9327	59.07%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.27%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	15	0.09%
Yes	1	5289	32.57%
No	2	9999	61.58%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.22%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	11	0.07%
Yes	1	5815	35.04%
No	2	9845	59.32%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.21%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	8	0.04%
Yes	1	6997	37.09%
No	2	11021	58.41%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.24%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Yes	1	5750	36.85%
No	2	9294	59.57%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.18%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Yes	1	6345	40.61%
No	2	8815	56.42%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
Yes	1	4359	39.97%
No	2	6180	56.67%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	248	2.22%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	8	0.07%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Yes	1	5034	44.97%
No	2	5535	49.45%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	5	0.05%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Yes	1	3593	38.07%
No	2	5530	58.59%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
refusal	-2	8	0.09%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Yes	1	3781	40.88%
No	2	5034	54.43%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.11%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
refusal	-2	7	0.07%
Yes	1	3741	39.46%
No	2	5302	55.92%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	8	0.08%
Yes	1	3973	41.39%
No	2	5041	52.51%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	5	0.05%
Yes	1	4588	46.6%
No	2	4864	49.41%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.1%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	6	0.06%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	4236	41.27%
No	2	5659	55.13%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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