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ivsc

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indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
R comp/ret bef intv	1	4523	31.37%
R comp/ret aft intv	2	8084	56.06%
R requi assistance	3	152	1.05%
R refused	4	149	1.03%
Other : completed	5	24	0.17%
Other: not completed	6	522	3.62%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
R comp/ret bef intv	1	5046	33.93%
R comp/ret aft intv	2	8236	55.38%
R requi assistance	3	174	1.17%
R refused	4	109	0.73%
Other : completed	5	37	0.25%
Other: not completed	6	323	2.17%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
R comp/ret bef intv	1	5711	37.1%
R comp/ret aft intv	2	7923	51.47%
R requi assistance	3	154	1.0%
R refused	4	144	0.94%
Other : completed	5	79	0.51%
Other: not completed	6	404	2.62%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
R compl/returned	1	14081	90.16%
R requi assistance	2	186	1.19%
R refused	3	132	0.85%
Other : completed	4	20	0.13%
Other: not completed	5	216	1.38%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
R compl/returned	1	14160	89.67%
R requi assistance	2	232	1.47%
R refused	3	126	0.8%
Other : completed	4	13	0.08%
Other: not completed	5	246	1.56%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
R compl/returned	1	14749	90.83%
R requi assistance	2	213	1.31%
R refused	3	157	0.97%
Other : completed	4	38	0.23%
Other: not completed	5	190	1.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
R compl/returned	1	14985	90.29%
R requi assistance	2	263	1.58%
R refused	3	203	1.22%
Other : completed	4	21	0.13%
Other: not completed	5	236	1.42%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
R compl/returned	1	17313	91.76%
R requi assistance	2	326	1.73%
R refused	3	132	0.7%
Other : completed	4	44	0.23%
Other: not completed	5	251	1.33%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
R compl/returned	1	14520	93.06%
R requi assistance	2	303	1.94%
R refused	3	38	0.24%
Other : completed	4	29	0.19%
Other: not completed	5	191	1.22%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
R compl/returned	1	14514	92.9%
R requi assistance	2	328	2.1%
R refused	3	76	0.49%
Other : completed	4	38	0.24%
Other: not completed	5	232	1.48%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
R compl/returned	1	10031	91.98%
R requi assistance	2	379	3.48%
R refused	3	40	0.37%
Other : completed	4	34	0.31%
Other: not completed	5	64	0.59%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
R compl/returned	1	10363	92.58%
R requi assistance	2	335	2.99%
R refused	3	36	0.32%
Other : completed	4	19	0.17%
Other: not completed	5	73	0.65%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
R compl/returned	1	8794	93.18%
R requi assistance	2	245	2.6%
R refused	3	23	0.24%
Other : completed	4	27	0.29%
Other: not completed	5	48	0.51%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
R compl/returned	1	8532	92.25%
R requi assistance	2	193	2.09%
R refused	3	23	0.25%
Other : completed	4	25	0.27%
Other: not completed	5	54	0.58%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
R compl/returned	1	8670	91.45%
R requi assistance	2	299	3.15%
R refused	3	44	0.46%
Other : completed	5	4	0.04%
Other: not completed	6	43	0.45%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
R compl/returned	1	8720	90.83%
R requi assistance	2	206	2.15%
R refused	3	29	0.3%
Other	4	69	0.72%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
R compl/returned	1	8978	91.19%
R requi assistance	2	321	3.26%
R refused	3	52	0.53%
Other	4	108	1.1%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	115	1.12%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
R compl/returned	1	9259	90.21%
R requi assistance	2	360	3.51%
R refused	3	67	0.65%
Other	4	111	1.08%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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