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Mainstage Variable

mlchy4

Marital status change, year

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14096	97.76%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	316	2.19%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2007.76	14103	2007.0	2009.0	0.44	316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14455	97.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	395	2.66%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.8	14478	2006.0	2008.0	0.42	395

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	15006	97.49%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	352	2.29%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.78	15040	2005.0	2007.0	0.42	352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	15200	97.33%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	392	2.51%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.79	15225	2004.0	2006.0	0.42	392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15348	97.19%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	432	2.74%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.78	15359	2003.0	2005.0	0.45	432

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15789	97.23%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	442	2.72%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.8	15796	2002.0	2004.0	0.41	442

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	16185	97.52%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	403	2.43%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2001.82	16194	2001.0	2003.0	0.39	403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	18597	98.57%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	266	1.41%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.81	18601	2000.0	2002.0	0.41	266

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1075	6.89%
inapplicable	-8	14120	90.5%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	406	2.6%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1999.89	15197	1999.0	2001.0	0.49	406

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5168	33.08%
inapplicable	-8	10112	64.73%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	342	2.19%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.75	15281	1998.0	2000.0	0.45	342

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	423	3.88%
inapplicable	-8	10154	93.1%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	328	3.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.78	10578	1997.0	1999.0	0.42	328

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10878	97.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	310	2.77%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1996.8	10883	1996.0	1998.0	0.41	310

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9113	96.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	316	3.35%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.82	9122	1995.0	1997.0	0.39	316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8927	96.52%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	316	3.42%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.83	8933	1994.0	1996.0	0.4	316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9190	96.93%
[Value >= 0]	1	274	2.89%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.85	9207	1993.0	1994.0	0.36	274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	9255	96.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	330	3.44%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.79	9270	1992.0	1994.0	0.42	330

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