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Mainstage Variable

outcdatem

Date on which household outcome was assigned (month)

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Sampling Factors

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	1832	6.46%
January	1	3894	13.73%
February	2	2406	8.48%
March	3	2300	8.11%
April	4	2095	7.39%
May	5	2160	7.61%
June	6	775	2.73%
July	7	3025	10.66%
August	8	2429	8.56%
September	9	2196	7.74%
October	10	2403	8.47%
November	11	2093	7.38%
December	12	750	2.64%
	Total	28368	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.88	1842	1.0	12.0	3.46	26526

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5047	10.28%
January	1	3708	7.55%
February	2	4216	8.58%
March	3	2683	5.46%
April	4	3035	6.18%
May	5	5296	10.78%
June	6	2984	6.08%
July	7	3301	6.72%
August	8	5394	10.98%
September	9	3043	6.2%
October	10	3710	7.55%
November	11	4698	9.57%
December	12	2001	4.07%
	Total	49116	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.43	5047	1.0	12.0	3.35	44069

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1216	5.57%
January	1	1813	8.31%
February	2	1896	8.69%
March	3	2101	9.63%
April	4	1570	7.19%
May	5	1709	7.83%
June	6	1680	7.7%
July	7	1550	7.1%
August	8	1744	7.99%
September	9	1629	7.46%
October	10	1612	7.39%
November	11	1936	8.87%
December	12	1367	6.26%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.31	1216	1.0	12.0	3.46	20607

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	857	3.87%
January	1	2065	9.33%
February	2	1786	8.07%
March	3	1672	7.56%
April	4	2086	9.43%
May	5	1824	8.24%
June	6	1753	7.92%
July	7	1835	8.29%
August	8	1596	7.21%
September	9	1769	7.99%
October	10	1835	8.29%
November	11	1780	8.04%
December	12	1273	5.75%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.27	857	1.0	12.0	3.41	21274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	808	3.51%
January	1	2129	9.24%
February	2	1709	7.42%
March	3	1833	7.96%
April	4	2045	8.88%
May	5	1901	8.25%
June	6	1748	7.59%
July	7	2041	8.86%
August	8	1676	7.27%
September	9	1808	7.85%
October	10	1994	8.65%
November	11	1900	8.25%
December	12	1450	6.29%
	Total	23042	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.36	808	1.0	12.0	3.43	22234

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	907	3.71%
January	1	2354	9.62%
February	2	1909	7.8%
March	3	2098	8.57%
April	4	2054	8.39%
May	5	1973	8.06%
June	6	1781	7.28%
July	7	2195	8.97%
August	8	1917	7.83%
September	9	1824	7.45%
October	10	1998	8.16%
November	11	1985	8.11%
December	12	1482	6.05%
	Total	24477	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.28	907	1.0	12.0	3.43	23570

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	1163	4.48%
January	1	2564	9.88%
February	2	2018	7.78%
March	3	2248	8.66%
April	4	1859	7.16%
May	5	2249	8.67%
June	6	1819	7.01%
July	7	2047	7.89%
August	8	2133	8.22%
September	9	1857	7.16%
October	10	2030	7.82%
November	11	2357	9.08%
December	12	1594	6.14%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.31	1177	1.0	12.0	3.48	24775

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	2112	7.4%
January	1	2381	8.35%
February	2	2345	8.22%
March	3	2214	7.76%
April	4	2210	7.75%
May	5	2208	7.74%
June	6	2200	7.71%
July	7	2313	8.11%
August	8	2369	8.3%
September	9	2336	8.19%
October	10	2002	7.02%
November	11	2409	8.44%
December	12	1412	4.95%
	Total	28529	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.3	2130	1.0	12.0	3.38	26399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7584	21.64%
January	1	2524	7.2%
February	2	2290	6.53%
March	3	2539	7.24%
April	4	2116	6.04%
May	5	2178	6.21%
June	6	2263	6.46%
July	7	2169	6.19%
August	8	2582	7.37%
September	9	2241	6.39%
October	10	2361	6.74%
November	11	2510	7.16%
December	12	1697	4.84%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.38	7584	1.0	12.0	3.43	27470

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3222	6.6%
January	1	4547	9.32%
February	2	3421	7.01%
March	3	2944	6.03%
April	4	3814	7.82%
May	5	3094	6.34%
June	6	3761	7.71%
July	7	3711	7.61%
August	8	3127	6.41%
September	9	3848	7.89%
October	10	4643	9.52%
November	11	4767	9.77%
December	12	3897	7.99%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.69	3222	1.0	12.0	3.56	45574

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