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Mainstage Variable

ypsdqh

Worry a lot

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, ypsdqm, 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	23	1.3%
Not true	1	614	34.77%
Somewhat true	2	652	36.92%
Certainly true	3	477	27.01%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.62%
Not true	1	826	39.33%
Somewhat true	2	748	35.62%
Certainly true	3	513	24.43%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	1.49%
Not true	1	1221	43.28%
Somewhat true	2	949	33.64%
Certainly true	3	609	21.59%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.83%
Not true	1	1574	43.36%
Somewhat true	2	1288	35.48%
Certainly true	3	738	20.33%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	134	3.67%
not true	1	1659	45.39%
somewhat true	2	1266	34.64%
certainly true	3	596	16.31%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.75%
not true	1	2092	47.26%
somewhat true	2	1591	35.94%
certainly true	3	711	16.06%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	1.12%
not true	1	2264	46.21%
somewhat true	2	1779	36.31%
certainly true	3	801	16.35%
	Total	4899	100.0%

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