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Mainstage Variable

hhdone

household questionnaire completed

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
Yes	1	19589	69.05%
No	2	8776	30.94%
	Total	28368	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	21385	43.54%
No	2	27731	56.46%
	Total	49116	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	16156	74.03%
No	2	5667	25.97%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	16856	76.16%
No	2	5275	23.84%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	18140	78.73%
No	2	4902	21.27%
	Total	23042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	19252	78.65%
No	2	5225	21.35%
	Total	24477	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	20049	77.25%
No	2	5903	22.75%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	21750	76.24%
No	2	6779	23.76%
	Total	28529	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	23037	65.72%
No	2	12017	34.28%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	204	0.42%
yes	1	24454	50.11%
no	2	24138	49.47%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	303	1.03%
yes	1	24200	81.98%
no	2	5017	17.0%
	Total	29520	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	158	0.49%
yes	1	25780	79.52%
no	2	6481	19.99%
	Total	32419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	847	2.28%
yes	1	27713	74.6%
no	2	8590	23.12%
	Total	37150	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.04%
yes	1	30484	75.28%
no	2	9994	24.68%
	Total	40494	100.0%

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