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Mainstage Variable

ypsdqm

Often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful

Datafile

youth

Index term

Children

Variable note:

Item is part of the Emotional Symptoms subscale (ypsdqes_dv). For the rest of the items, see ypsdqc, ypsdqh, ypsdqp, ypsdqx. For further information see Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. Refer to the syntax file ypsdq_dv for the code to create the subscale.

See ypsdqha_dv, ypsdqcp_dv, ypsdqpp_dv, ypsdqps_dv, ypsdqtd_dv, ypsdqa, ypsdqb, ypsdqd, ypsdqe, ypsdqf, ypsdqg, ypsdqi, ypsdqj, ypsdqk, ypsdql, ypsdqn, ypsdqo, ypsdqq, ypsdqr, ypsdqs, ypsdqt, ypsdqu, ypsdqv, ypsdqw, ypsdqy

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	1.08%
Not true	1	1148	65.01%
Somewhat true	2	470	26.61%
Certainly true	3	129	7.3%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.29%
Not true	1	1445	68.81%
Somewhat true	2	520	24.76%
Certainly true	3	129	6.14%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	34	1.21%
Not true	1	2029	71.92%
Somewhat true	2	627	22.23%
Certainly true	3	131	4.64%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.77%
Not true	1	2690	74.1%
Somewhat true	2	734	20.22%
Certainly true	3	178	4.9%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	131	3.58%
not true	1	2654	72.61%
somewhat true	2	709	19.4%
certainly true	3	161	4.4%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.7%
not true	1	3371	76.15%
somewhat true	2	883	19.95%
certainly true	3	142	3.21%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	1.16%
not true	1	3682	75.16%
somewhat true	2	979	19.98%
certainly true	3	181	3.69%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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