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Mainstage Variable

hlstat

Health status over last 12 months

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indresp

Index term

Health: Personal Health Condition

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
Excellent	1	3195	22.16%
Good	2	6853	47.53%
Fair	3	3030	21.01%
Poor	4	1087	7.54%
Very Poor	5	248	1.72%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	6	1.0	5.0	0.92	14413

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
Excellent	1	3599	24.2%
Good	2	6832	45.94%
Fair	3	3084	20.74%
Poor	4	1044	7.02%
Very Poor	5	311	2.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	3	1.0	5.0	0.94	14870

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
Excellent	1	3901	25.34%
Good	2	6966	45.26%
Fair	3	3068	19.93%
Poor	4	1100	7.15%
Very Poor	5	356	2.31%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.16	1	1.0	5.0	0.96	15391

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Excellent	1	3540	22.67%
Good	2	7394	47.35%
Fair	3	3242	20.76%
Poor	4	1123	7.19%
Very Poor	5	309	1.98%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.18	9	1.0	5.0	0.93	15608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
Excellent	1	3675	23.27%
Good	2	7333	46.44%
Fair	3	3227	20.44%
Poor	4	1235	7.82%
Very Poor	5	311	1.97%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	10	1.0	5.0	0.94	15781

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
Excellent	1	3824	23.55%
Good	2	7354	45.29%
Fair	3	3434	21.15%
Poor	4	1288	7.93%
Very Poor	5	331	2.04%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.2	7	1.0	5.0	0.95	16231

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Excellent	1	3978	23.97%
Good	2	7388	44.51%
Fair	3	3467	20.89%
Poor	4	1378	8.3%
Very Poor	5	384	2.31%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.2	2	1.0	5.0	0.97	16595

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.08%
Excellent	1	4605	24.41%
Good	2	8278	43.88%
Fair	3	3952	20.95%
Poor	4	1550	8.22%
Very Poor	5	466	2.47%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.2	16	1.0	5.0	0.98	18851

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
Excellent	1	3310	21.21%
Good	2	7162	45.9%
Fair	3	3443	22.07%
Poor	4	1246	7.99%
Very Poor	5	435	2.79%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.25	7	1.0	5.0	0.97	15596

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Excellent	1	2358	21.62%
Good	2	5101	46.77%
Fair	3	2263	20.75%
Poor	4	879	8.06%
Very poor	5	297	2.72%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.23	8	1.0	5.0	0.97	10898

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Excellent	1	2669	23.85%
Good	2	5015	44.8%
Fair	3	2371	21.18%
Poor	4	806	7.2%
Very poor	5	328	2.93%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.21	4	1.0	5.0	0.98	11189

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Excellent	1	2149	22.77%
Good	2	4509	47.77%
Fair	3	1943	20.59%
Poor	4	655	6.94%
Very poor	5	179	1.9%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	3	1.0	5.0	0.92	9435

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Excellent	1	2077	22.46%
Good	2	4462	48.24%
Fair	3	1910	20.65%
Poor	4	617	6.67%
Very poor	5	176	1.9%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	7	1.0	5.0	0.92	9242

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Excellent	1	2237	23.59%
Good	2	4554	48.03%
Fair	3	1890	19.93%
Poor	4	631	6.66%
Very poor	5	161	1.7%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.15	8	1.0	5.0	0.91	9473

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Excellent	1	2400	25.0%
Good	2	4535	47.24%
Fair	3	1862	19.4%
Poor	4	629	6.55%
Very poor	5	169	1.76%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.13	5	1.0	5.0	0.92	9595

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Excellent	1	2609	26.5%
Good	2	4554	46.26%
Fair	3	1831	18.6%
Poor	4	650	6.6%
Very poor	5	194	1.97%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.11	7	1.0	5.0	0.94	9838

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
Excellent	1	2930	28.55%
Good	2	4613	44.94%
Fair	3	1853	18.05%
Poor	4	641	6.25%
Very poor	5	219	2.13%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.08	8	1.0	5.0	0.95	10256

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