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yptlkm

talk to mum: things that matter to you ?

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youth

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.79%
Most days	1	686	38.84%
More than once a week	2	455	25.76%
Less than once a week	3	318	18.01%
Hardly ever	4	280	15.86%
Don't have a mother	5	13	0.74%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.57%
Most days	1	816	38.86%
More than once a week	2	567	27.0%
Less than once a week	3	377	17.95%
Hardly ever	4	317	15.1%
Don't have a mother	5	11	0.52%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.96%
Most days	1	1145	40.59%
More than once a week	2	743	26.34%
Less than once a week	3	462	16.38%
Hardly ever	4	428	15.17%
Don't have a mother	5	16	0.57%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.88%
Most days	1	1524	41.98%
More than once a week	2	841	23.17%
Less than once a week	3	660	18.18%
Hardly ever	4	556	15.32%
Don't have a mother	5	17	0.47%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	3.47%
most days	1	1407	38.5%
more than once a week	2	817	22.35%
less than once a week	3	654	17.89%
hardly ever	4	622	17.02%
don t have mother	5	28	0.77%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	0.77%
most days	1	1708	38.58%
more than once a week	2	1059	23.92%
less than once a week	3	824	18.61%
hardly ever	4	776	17.53%
don t have father	5	26	0.59%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.94%
most days	1	1860	37.97%
more than once a week	2	1169	23.86%
less than once a week	3	823	16.8%
hardly ever	4	954	19.47%
don't have a mother	5	47	0.96%
	Total	4899	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.16%
most days	1	368	30.11%
more than once a wk.	2	276	22.59%
less than once a wk.	3	255	20.87%
hardly ever	4	310	25.37%
don't have a mother	5	8	0.65%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.08%
don't know	-1	2	0.16%
most days	1	379	30.44%
more than once a wk.	2	240	19.28%
less than once a wk.	3	266	21.37%
hardly ever	4	348	27.95%
don't have a mother	5	9	0.72%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.15%
most days	1	400	29.41%
more than once a wk.	2	282	20.74%
less than once a wk.	3	264	19.41%
hardly ever	4	402	29.56%
don't have a mother	5	10	0.74%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
most days	1	397	28.1%
more than once a wk.	2	295	20.88%
less than once a wk.	3	294	20.81%
hardly ever	4	408	28.87%
don't have a mother	5	15	1.06%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.5%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
most days	1	428	30.64%
more than once a wk.	2	278	19.9%
less than once a wk.	3	278	19.9%
hardly ever	4	394	28.2%
don't have a mother	5	10	0.72%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.33%
most days	1	369	30.27%
more than once a wk.	2	231	18.95%
less than once a wk.	3	243	19.93%
hardly ever	4	359	29.45%
don't have a mother	5	13	1.07%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.55%
most days	1	370	28.93%
more than once a wk.	2	254	19.86%
less than once a wk.	3	268	20.95%
hardly ever	4	369	28.85%
don't have a mother	5	11	0.86%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
most days	1	443	31.35%
more than once a wk.	2	301	21.3%
less than once a wk.	3	262	18.54%
hardly ever	4	371	26.26%
don't have a mother	5	34	2.41%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
most days	1	422	29.84%
more than once a wk.	2	317	22.42%
less than once a wk.	3	267	18.88%
hardly ever	4	372	26.31%
don't have a mother	5	35	2.48%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.21%
most days	1	281	29.96%
more than once a wk.	2	217	23.13%
less than once a wk.	3	160	17.06%
hardly ever	4	250	26.65%
don't have a mother	5	28	2.99%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
most days	1	257	27.17%
more than once a wk.	2	230	24.31%
less than once a wk.	3	188	19.87%
hardly ever	4	251	26.53%
don't have a mother	5	19	2.01%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.14%
most days	1	175	24.31%
more than once a wk.	2	168	23.33%
less than once a wk.	3	166	23.06%
hardly ever	4	199	27.64%
don't have a mother	5	11	1.53%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
most days	1	212	28.34%
more than once a wk.	2	155	20.72%
less than once a wk.	3	145	19.39%
hardly ever	4	216	28.88%
don't have a mother	5	20	2.67%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
most days	1	206	27.5%
more than once a wk.	2	166	22.16%
less than once a wk.	3	151	20.16%
hardly ever	4	199	26.57%
don't have a mother	5	26	3.47%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
most days	1	251	32.47%
more than once a wk.	2	185	23.93%
less than once a wk.	3	135	17.46%
hardly ever	4	181	23.42%
don't have a mother	5	21	2.72%
	Total	773	100.0%

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