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yplvhm

age you think when you leave home ?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	103	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	1520	93.65%
	Total	1623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
27.5	103	0	999.0	83.25	1520

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	7.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	1540	92.6%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.23	123	0	999.0	70.67	1540

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	158	6.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	2348	93.7%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.44	158	0	999.0	70.16	2348

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	381	10.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	3249	89.5%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.9	381	10.0	99.0	4.86	3249

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	394	10.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	3261	89.22%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.47	394	0	80.0	4.51	3261

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	666	15.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	3761	84.96%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.31	666	0	74.0	3.87	3761

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	701	14.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	4198	85.69%
	Total	4899	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.17	701	0	97.0	3.88	4198

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	3.52%
refusal	-2	3	0.25%
don't know	-1	40	3.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	1136	92.96%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.14	86	0	97.0	9.23	1136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	3.13%
refusal	-2	4	0.32%
don't know	-1	42	3.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1160	93.17%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.21	85	0	97.0	7.21	1160

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	3.82%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	45	3.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	1262	92.79%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.14	98	0	97.0	7.46	1262

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	2.34%
don't know	-1	42	2.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	1338	94.69%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.87	75	0	97.0	6.39	1338

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	3.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.14%
don't know	-1	57	4.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	1291	92.41%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.92	106	0	97.0	6.5	1291

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	5.25%
don't know	-1	38	3.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	1117	91.63%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.56	102	0	97.0	5.06	1117

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	3.21%
don't know	-1	57	4.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	1181	92.34%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.62	98	10.0	62.0	3.4	1181

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	1.84%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	22	1.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	1364	96.53%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.84	49	0	62.0	3.08	1364

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.99%
refusal	-2	3	0.21%
don't know	-1	22	1.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	1375	97.24%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.87	39	0	50.0	3.13	1375

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.75%
don't know	-1	17	1.81%
[Value >= 0]	1	914	97.44%
	Total	938	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.95	24	0	50.0	3.36	914

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