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Innovation Panel Variable

outcdatem

Date on which household outcome was assigned (month)

Datafile

hhsamp_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	477	16.27%
July	7	653	22.28%
August	8	429	14.64%
September	9	364	12.42%
October	10	596	20.33%
November	11	248	8.46%
December	12	164	5.6%
	Total	2931	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.94	477	7.0	12.0	1.58	2454

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	532	17.82%
June	6	3	0.1%
July	7	41	1.37%
August	8	271	9.08%
September	9	261	8.74%
October	10	235	7.87%
November	11	133	4.45%
December	12	1510	50.57%
	Total	2986	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.9	532	6.0	12.0	1.56	2454

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	454	15.0%
June	6	8	0.26%
July	7	23	0.76%
August	8	365	12.06%
September	9	273	9.02%
October	10	190	6.28%
November	11	357	11.79%
December	12	1357	44.83%
	Total	3027	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.76	454	6.0	12.0	1.57	2573

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5479	66.32%
May	5	543	6.57%
June	6	461	5.58%
July	7	327	3.96%
August	8	297	3.59%
September	9	988	11.96%
October	10	167	2.02%
	Total	8262	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.44	5479	5.0	10.0	1.68	2783

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	302	13.11%
July	7	468	20.32%
August	8	569	24.71%
September	9	372	16.15%
October	10	322	13.98%
November	11	270	11.72%
	Total	2303	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.68	302	7.0	11.0	1.35	2001

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	233	9.7%
July	7	237	9.87%
August	8	635	26.45%
September	9	495	20.62%
October	10	519	21.62%
November	11	188	7.83%
December	12	94	3.92%
	Total	2401	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.03	233	7.0	12.0	1.31	2168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	177	4.03%
May	5	104	2.37%
June	6	473	10.78%
July	7	995	22.68%
August	8	778	17.73%
September	9	392	8.94%
October	10	1468	33.46%
	Total	4387	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.26	177	5.0	10.0	1.53	4210

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	4.13%
May	5	480	16.13%
June	6	741	24.91%
July	7	502	16.87%
August	8	507	17.04%
September	9	362	12.17%
October	10	260	8.74%
	Total	2975	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.11	123	5.0	10.0	1.56	2852

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1551	100.0%
	Total	1551	100.0%

Valid Observations

0

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	6.1%
May	5	302	17.38%
June	6	532	30.61%
July	7	298	17.15%
August	8	111	6.39%
September	9	254	14.61%
October	10	135	7.77%
	Total	1738	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.93	106	5.0	10.0	1.58	1632

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	164	5.46%
May	5	102	3.4%
June	6	173	5.76%
July	7	475	15.82%
August	8	257	8.56%
September	9	533	17.75%
October	10	972	32.38%
November	11	326	10.86%
	Total	3002	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.82	164	5.0	11.0	1.63	2838

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