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Innovation Panel Variable

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Interview start date (month)

Datafile

indresp_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
July	7	877	35.16%
August	8	633	25.38%
September	9	119	4.77%
October	10	275	11.03%
November	11	210	8.42%
December	12	350	14.03%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.74	30	7.0	12.0	1.83	2464

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
June	6	799	28.06%
July	7	841	29.54%
August	8	381	13.38%
September	9	351	12.33%
October	10	132	4.64%
November	11	229	8.04%
December	12	92	3.23%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.73	22	6.0	12.0	1.71	2825

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
June	6	1191	43.79%
July	7	418	15.37%
August	8	469	17.24%
September	9	269	9.89%
October	10	136	5.0%
November	11	203	7.46%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.39	34	6.0	11.0	1.59	2686

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
May	5	1272	41.56%
June	6	466	15.22%
July	7	213	6.96%
August	8	106	3.46%
September	9	932	30.45%
October	10	69	2.25%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.73	3	5.0	10.0	1.79	3058

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
July	7	1413	62.33%
August	8	390	17.2%
September	9	280	12.35%
October	10	125	5.51%
November	11	44	1.94%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.67	15	7.0	11.0	1.02	2252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
July	7	364	16.45%
August	8	844	38.14%
September	9	559	25.26%
October	10	312	14.1%
November	11	83	3.75%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.49	51	7.0	11.0	1.05	2162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
May	5	223	7.46%
June	6	872	29.16%
July	7	868	29.03%
August	8	407	13.61%
September	9	185	6.19%
October	10	340	11.37%
November	11	1	0.03%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.17	94	5.0	11.0	1.43	2896

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
May	5	696	27.08%
June	6	826	32.14%
July	7	502	19.53%
August	8	293	11.4%
September	9	126	4.9%
October	10	38	1.48%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	89	5.0	10.0	1.23	2481

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.27%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
May	5	747	33.01%
June	6	773	34.16%
July	7	381	16.84%
August	8	165	7.29%
September	9	98	4.33%
October	10	4	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	2168	95.8%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.13	95	5.0	10.0	1.12	2168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
May	5	618	25.99%
June	6	842	35.41%
July	7	443	18.63%
August	8	177	7.44%
September	9	185	7.78%
October	10	2	0.08%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.33	111	5.0	10.0	1.19	2267

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
May	5	333	13.8%
June	6	425	17.61%
July	7	709	29.38%
August	8	278	11.52%
September	9	325	13.47%
October	10	263	10.9%
November	11	4	0.17%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.27	76	5.0	11.0	1.55	2337

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.05%
January	1	3	0.14%
February	2	21	0.98%
March	3	515	23.96%
April	4	876	40.76%
May	5	465	21.64%
June	6	216	10.05%
July	7	50	2.33%
October	10	2	0.09%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.23	1	1.0	10.0	1.05	2148

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
May	5	568	26.52%
June	6	1124	52.47%
July	7	273	12.75%
August	8	161	7.52%
September	9	16	0.75%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.04	0	5.0	9.0	0.87	2142

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
March	3	1486	62.31%
April	4	671	28.13%
May	5	176	7.38%
June	6	12	0.5%
July	7	39	1.64%
October	10	1	0.04%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.51	0	3.0	10.0	0.8	2385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
April	4	441	25.11%
May	5	1129	64.29%
June	6	132	7.52%
July	7	54	3.08%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.89	0	4.0	7.0	0.66	1756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
March	3	758	40.53%
April	4	862	46.1%
May	5	220	11.76%
June	6	30	1.6%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.74	0	3.0	6.0	0.72	1870

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	110	4.28%
February	2	1434	55.84%
March	3	790	30.76%
April	4	234	9.11%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.45	0	1.0	4.0	0.72	2568

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