ypdevice4

Have devices: Television

Datafile

youth_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not mentioned	0	13	10.66%
Yes mentioned	1	109	89.34%
	Total	122	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not mentioned	0	24	18.32%
Yes mentioned	1	107	81.68%
	Total	131	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not mentioned	0	10	7.25%
Mentioned	1	128	92.75%
	Total	138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not mentioned	0	14	13.73%
Mentioned	1	88	86.27%
	Total	102	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not mentioned	0	11	9.91%
Mentioned	1	100	90.09%
	Total	111	100.0%

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Datafile

Wave 17 (q_ypdevice4 youth_ip)

Wave 16 (p_ypdevice4 youth_ip)

Wave 15 (o_ypdevice4 youth_ip)

Wave 14 (n_ypdevice4 youth_ip)

Wave 13 (m_ypdevice4 youth_ip)