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Innovation Panel Variable

ypnbuks

Number of books read in the last month

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youth_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	14.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	104	85.25%
	Total	122	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.4	18	0	65.0	8.67	104

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	137	99.28%
	Total	138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.36	1	0	65.0	7.88	137

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.01	0	0	40.0	6.4	102

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	110	99.1%
	Total	111	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.06	1	0	30.0	4.88	110

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	3.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	174	96.13%
	Total	181	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.88	7	0	999.0	75.84	174

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	3.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	154	96.86%
	Total	159	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.88	5	0	67.0	8.85	154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	4.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	174	95.6%
	Total	182	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.65	8	0	43.0	6.37	174

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8	5.93%
[Value >= 0]	1	127	94.07%
	Total	135	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.61	8	0	30.0	4.81	127

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	5	3.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	153	96.84%
	Total	158	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.32	5	0	25.0	4.29	153

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