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Innovation Panel Variable

dvage

Age from date of birth or ageif

Datafiles

Question asked in the latest wave:

hhgrid_ip17.dvage

Question label:

Age

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	235	6.52%
refusal	-2	2	0.06%
don't know	-1	2	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	3366	93.37%
	Total	3605	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.31	239	0	97.0	23.57	3366

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.09%
refusal	-2	2	0.05%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4207	99.83%
	Total	4214	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.89	7	0	94.0	23.4	4207

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.1%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4192	99.88%
	Total	4197	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.94	5	0	93.0	23.37	4192

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	11	0.22%
don't know	-1	5	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	4947	99.68%
	Total	4963	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.85	16	0	96.0	22.89	4947

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	3466	99.97%
	Total	3467	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.02	1	0	95.0	23.21	3466

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.36	0	0	98.0	23.5	3306

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.07%
refusal	-2	3	0.07%
don't know	-1	7	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	4484	99.71%
	Total	4497	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.95	13	0	98.0	23.36	4484

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.11%
refusal	-2	6	0.16%
don't know	-1	11	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	3620	99.42%
	Total	3641	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.44	21	0	96.0	23.11	3620

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	2	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	3111	99.84%
	Total	3116	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.44	5	0	95.0	23.01	3111

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.21%
refusal	-2	1	0.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	3280	99.73%
	Total	3289	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.83	9	0	97.0	23.16	3280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
refusal	-2	19	0.52%
don't know	-1	20	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	3581	98.9%
	Total	3621	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.12	40	0	96.0	23.13	3581

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.35	0	0	96.0	23.39	2940

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.59	0	0	95.0	23.22	3004

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.43	0	0	96.0	23.21	3382

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.48	0	0	95.0	23.64	2482

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.18	0	0	99.0	23.15	2688

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.23	0	0	97.0	23.45	3600

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	233	9.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	2259	90.58%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
52.54	235	16.0	95.0	18.78	2259

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
51.18	0	16.0	94.0	18.6	2847

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
51.56	0	16.0	93.0	18.47	2720

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	4	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	3057	99.87%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
50.31	4	16.0	96.0	18.39	3057

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
52.03	0	16.0	95.0	18.23	2267

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
52.41	0	16.0	98.0	18.34	2213

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	3	0.1%
don't know	-1	7	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	2980	99.67%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
51.16	10	16.0	98.0	18.28	2980

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	8	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	2559	99.57%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.95	11	16.0	96.0	18.39	2559

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	2236	98.81%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.95	27	16.0	95.0	18.21	2236

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	2374	99.83%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.46	4	16.0	97.0	18.38	2374

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
50.21	0	16.0	96.0	18.17	2413

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.07	0	16.0	96.0	18.59	2149

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.45	0	16.0	95.0	18.41	2142

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.8	0	16.0	95.0	18.28	2385

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
50.08	0	16.0	95.0	18.58	1756

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.38	0	16.0	99.0	18.14	1870

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.75	0	16.0	97.0	18.62	2568

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