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Covid-19 Variable

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Respondent sex

Datafiles

Question asked in the latest wave:

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Respondent sex

Question text:

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	153	39.13%
Female	2	238	60.87%
	Total	391	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5249	40.95%
Female	2	7557	58.96%
Prefer not to say	3	12	0.09%
	Total	12818	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5275	41.6%
Female	2	7397	58.34%
Prefer not to say	3	8	0.06%
	Total	12680	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4928	41.18%
Female	2	7030	58.74%
Prefer not to say	3	10	0.08%
	Total	11968	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4992	41.48%
Female	2	7033	58.44%
Prefer not to say	3	10	0.08%
	Total	12035	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5333	41.42%
Female	2	7532	58.5%
Prefer not to say	3	11	0.09%
	Total	12876	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5713	41.54%
Female	2	8032	58.4%
Prefer not to say	3	9	0.07%
	Total	13754	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5803	41.09%
Female	2	8308	58.83%
Prefer not to say	3	12	0.08%
	Total	14123	100.0%

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