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Time stamp: life satisfaction module start

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Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	269	0	0	0	12549

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	357	0	0	0	12323

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	361	0	0	0	11607

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	288	0	0	0	11747

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	381	0	0	0	12495

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0	276	0	0	0	13478

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