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Mainstage Variable

intdatey

Year of interview: 4 digit

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.47	0	2023.0	2025.0	0.53	19586

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.51	0	2022.0	2024.0	0.56	21385

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.43	0	2021.0	2023.0	0.53	16156

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.43	0	2020.0	2022.0	0.53	16856

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.46	0	2019.0	2021.0	0.53	18139

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.48	0	2018.0	2020.0	0.55	19252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	20047	100.0%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.5	1	2017.0	2019.0	0.58	20047

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	21745	100.0%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.5	1	2016.0	2018.0	0.59	21745

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.51	0	2015.0	2017.0	0.57	23033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	24453	100.0%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.53	1	2014.0	2016.0	0.59	24453

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	24324	100.0%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.46	1	2013.0	2015.0	0.55	24324

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	25816	100.0%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.45	1	2012.0	2014.0	0.55	25816

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.43	0	2010.0	2013.0	0.54	27751

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	30483	100.0%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.44	1	2010.0	2012.0	0.53	30483

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	30168	100.0%
	Total	30169	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.53	1	2009.0	2011.0	0.56	30168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	2008	7678	94.28%
	2009	466	5.72%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2008.06	0	2008.0	2009.0	0.23	8144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	2007	7879	94.4%
	2008	467	5.6%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.06	0	2007.0	2008.0	0.23	8346

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.13%
	2006	8103	94.19%
	2007	489	5.68%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.06	11	2006.0	2007.0	0.23	8592

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
	2005	8183	93.96%
	2006	517	5.94%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.06	9	2005.0	2006.0	0.24	8700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	448	5.04%
	2004	8051	90.49%
	2005	398	4.47%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.05	448	2004.0	2005.0	0.21	8449

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	301	3.33%
	2003	8298	91.74%
	2004	446	4.93%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.05	301	2003.0	2004.0	0.22	8744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	351	3.75%
	2002	7643	81.73%
	2003	1358	14.52%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.15	351	2002.0	2003.0	0.36	9001

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	246	2.31%
	2001	8490	79.86%
	2002	1895	17.83%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2001.18	246	2001.0	2002.0	0.39	10385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	153	1.75%
	2000	5618	64.13%
	2001	2990	34.13%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.35	153	2000.0	2001.0	0.48	8608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.61%
	1999	6684	75.98%
	2000	2059	23.41%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.24	54	1999.0	2000.0	0.42	8743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.98%
	1998	5795	96.5%
	1999	151	2.51%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.03	59	1998.0	1999.0	0.16	5946

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.51%
	1997	5930	97.37%
	1998	129	2.12%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.02	31	1997.0	1998.0	0.14	6059

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	5024	99.21%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.02	40	1996.0	1997.0	0.15	5024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	1.93%
[Value >= 0]	1	4936	98.07%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.05	97	1995.0	1996.0	0.21	4936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	5039	98.28%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.05	88	1994.0	1995.0	0.21	5039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	5228	99.92%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.09	4	1993.0	1994.0	0.28	5228

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.03	0	1992.0	1993.0	0.16	5227

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