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Mainstage Variable

ivpd

Proxy questionnaire: child present

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14188	98.4%
Not mentioned	0	216	1.5%
Children present	1	12	0.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14608	98.22%
Not mentioned	0	247	1.66%
Children present	1	14	0.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	15092	98.05%
Not mentioned	0	281	1.83%
Children present	1	15	0.1%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15307	98.01%
Not mentioned	0	288	1.84%
Children present	1	12	0.08%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	15459	97.9%
Not mentioned	0	298	1.89%
Children present	1	28	0.18%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	15855	97.64%
Not mentioned	0	350	2.16%
Children present	1	27	0.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	16516	99.51%
Not mentioned	0	43	0.26%
Children present	4	27	0.16%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	18736	99.31%
Not mentioned	0	59	0.31%
Children present	4	30	0.16%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	15500	99.34%
Not mentioned	0	44	0.28%
Children present	4	36	0.23%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	15528	99.39%
Not mentioned	0	44	0.28%
Children present	4	27	0.17%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	10817	99.18%
Not mentioned	0	52	0.48%
Children present	4	26	0.24%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	11104	99.2%
Not mentioned	0	44	0.39%
Children present	4	32	0.29%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	9353	99.1%
Not mentioned	0	50	0.53%
Children present	4	22	0.23%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	9179	99.24%
Not mentioned	0	47	0.51%
Children present	4	17	0.18%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9397	99.11%
Not mentioned	0	53	0.56%
Children present	4	24	0.25%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9506	99.02%
Not mentioned	0	59	0.61%
Children present	4	28	0.29%
	Total	9600	100.0%

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