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callbacky

Date of callback (year)

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	65503	99.54%
[Value >= 0]	1	305	0.46%
	Total	65808	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.34	65503	2023.0	2025.0	0.51	305

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	137572	99.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	566	0.41%
	Total	138138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.64	137572	2022.0	2024.0	0.57	566

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	60768	99.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	258	0.42%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.65	60768	2021.0	2023.0	0.57	258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	85021	99.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	348	0.41%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.48	85021	2020.0	2022.0	0.54	348

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	100829	99.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	227	0.22%
	Total	101056	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.73	100829	2019.0	2021.0	0.61	227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	105929	99.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	341	0.32%
	Total	106270	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.69	105929	2018.0	2020.0	0.63	341

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	122628	99.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	403	0.33%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.57	122628	2017.0	2019.0	0.67	403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33773	23.74%
don't know	-1	107885	75.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	605	0.43%
	Total	142263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.53	141658	2016.0	2018.0	0.63	605

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34577	21.23%
don't know	-1	127363	78.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	895	0.55%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.65	161940	2015.0	2017.0	0.68	895

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45091	19.4%
don't know	-1	185119	79.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	2167	0.93%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.9	230210	2014.0	2016.0	0.68	2167

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