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Mainstage Variable

prearni

Imputation flag - RPREARN (base)

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14295	99.14%
refusal	-2	8	0.06%
don't know	-1	32	0.22%
Not Imputed	0	81	0.56%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14709	98.9%
refusal	-2	20	0.13%
don't know	-1	36	0.24%
Not Imputed	0	108	0.73%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15219	98.88%
Not Imputed	0	173	1.12%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15428	98.79%
refusal	-2	15	0.1%
don't know	-1	41	0.26%
Not Imputed	0	133	0.85%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15583	98.68%
refusal	-2	18	0.11%
don't know	-1	49	0.31%
Not Imputed	0	138	0.87%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15673	96.52%
refusal	-2	113	0.7%
don't know	-1	116	0.71%
Not Imputed	0	336	2.07%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16033	96.6%
refusal	-2	52	0.31%
don't know	-1	101	0.61%
Not Imputed	0	411	2.48%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	18330	97.15%
refusal	-2	43	0.23%
don't know	-1	83	0.44%
Not Imputed	0	411	2.18%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15265	97.83%
refusal	-2	30	0.19%
don't know	-1	67	0.43%
Not Imputed	0	240	1.54%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15337	98.17%
refusal	-2	17	0.11%
don't know	-1	64	0.41%
Not Imputed	0	203	1.3%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10676	97.89%
refusal	-2	18	0.17%
don't know	-1	52	0.48%
Not Imputed	0	160	1.47%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10992	98.2%
refusal	-2	7	0.06%
don't know	-1	40	0.36%
Not Imputed	0	153	1.37%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9280	98.33%
refusal	-2	8	0.08%
don't know	-1	29	0.31%
Not Imputed	0	120	1.27%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9074	98.11%
refusal	-2	12	0.13%
don't know	-1	42	0.45%
Not Imputed	0	120	1.3%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9287	97.95%
refusal	-2	14	0.15%
don't know	-1	46	0.49%
Not Imputed	0	134	1.41%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9251	96.36%
refusal	-2	33	0.34%
don't know	-1	65	0.68%
Not Imputed	0	247	2.57%
	Total	9600	100.0%

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