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Mainstage Variable

lmcby43

cohab no. 3: Year began cohabitation spell

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Partnership history

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32753	99.71%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	10	0.03%
don't know	-1	10	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.5	32847	2020.0	2023.0	2.12	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35314	99.56%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	9	0.03%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.57	35464	2021.0	2023.0	0.79	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27867	99.53%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	15	0.05%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.33	27995	2020.0	2021.0	0.58	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29045	99.23%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	12	0.04%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.57	29264	2016.0	2020.0	1.81	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31516	98.46%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	12	0.04%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.14	32001	2018.0	2020.0	0.69	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33487	97.58%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	16	0.05%
don't know	-1	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.29	34312	2006.0	2019.0	4.57	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34935	96.89%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	9	0.02%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.01%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.2	36053	2016.0	2017.0	0.45	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37602	95.69%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.5	39292	2012.0	2015.0	2.12	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39332	93.27%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Valid Observations

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37445	82.86%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4615	10.21%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-10.0	40577	-10.0	-10.0	0	4615

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40977	91.39%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.0	44835	2010.0	2014.0	2.83	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45860	92.29%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.0	49691	2010.0	2010.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50684	92.88%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.33	54565	2009.0	2010.0	0.58	3

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