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Innovation Panel Variable

q4

type of letter posted

Datafile

callrec_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5010	100.0%
	Total	5010	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8938	99.69%
Other	0	10	0.11%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	18	0.2%
	Total	8966	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9898	98.6%
Other	0	128	1.28%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	13	0.13%
	Total	10039	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6673	98.89%
Other	0	41	0.61%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	34	0.5%
	Total	6748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9330	98.97%
Other	0	65	0.69%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	32	0.34%
	Total	9427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13632	99.64%
Other	0	34	0.25%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	15	0.11%
	Total	13681	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	19811	99.93%
Other	0	4	0.02%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	10	0.05%
	Total	19825	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14418	99.98%
Other	0	1	0.01%
Stable contact tracing letter	1	2	0.01%
	Total	14421	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6189	99.92%
other	0	3	0.05%
stable contact tracing letter	1	2	0.03%
	Total	6194	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7207	99.81%
other	0	8	0.11%
stable contact tracing letter	1	6	0.08%
	Total	7221	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11419	99.94%
no	0	4	0.04%
yes	1	3	0.03%
	Total	11426	100.0%

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