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Mainstage Variable

rentw

Weeks covered by last rent payment

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	6554	80.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	1571	19.29%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.06	6573	1.0	52.0	3.31	1571

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	6705	80.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	1625	19.47%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.98	6721	1.0	52.0	3.51	1625

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.7%
inapplicable	-8	6923	80.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	1620	18.83%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.86	6983	1.0	52.0	2.76	1620

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	7046	80.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	1597	18.34%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.85	7112	1.0	66.6	3.32	1597

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	6811	76.55%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1570	17.65%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.93	7327	1.0	52.0	3.92	1570

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	7026	77.68%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	1648	18.22%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.73	7397	1.0	52.0	3.06	1648

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	7224	77.25%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	1705	18.23%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.73	7647	1.0	52.0	3.32	1705

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	7991	75.17%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	2388	22.46%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.52	8243	1.0	52.0	2.89	2388

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	542	6.19%
inapplicable	-8	6402	73.07%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	1663	18.98%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.67	7098	1.0	52.0	4.21	1663

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.53%
inapplicable	-8	6411	72.88%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	2284	25.96%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.65	6513	0.3	60.0	4.02	2284

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.75%
inapplicable	-8	4345	72.36%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1555	25.9%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.63	4450	1.0	52.0	4.03	1555

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	4352	71.46%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	1699	27.9%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.62	4391	1.0	52.0	3.91	1699

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	3838	75.79%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	1162	22.95%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.79	3902	1.0	100.0	4.57	1162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.56%
inapplicable	-8	3751	74.53%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	1156	22.97%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.68	3877	1.0	52.0	3.39	1156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	3855	75.19%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	1153	22.49%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.8	3974	0.2	52.0	4.55	1153

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	3801	72.65%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	1206	23.05%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.53	4026	1.0	52.0	3.18	1206

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	3938	75.34%
Period uncodeable	-3	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1271	24.32%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.46	3956	1.0	52.0	3.34	1271

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	4045	73.4%
Period uncodeable	-3	2	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1463	26.55%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.28	4048	1.0	52.0	3.36	1463

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