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Innovation Panel Variable

yptrydiet

Ever diet or try to lose weight

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youth_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.82%
yes all the time	1	4	3.28%
yes some of the time	2	30	24.59%
no never	3	87	71.31%
	Total	122	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes all the time	1	6	4.58%
yes some of the time	2	32	24.43%
no never	3	93	70.99%
	Total	131	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes all the time	1	7	5.0%
yes some of the time	2	50	35.71%
no never	3	83	59.29%
	Total	140	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes all the time	1	9	4.97%
yes some of the time	2	61	33.7%
no never	3	111	61.33%
	Total	181	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.61%
yes all the time	1	19	11.52%
yes some of the time	2	51	30.91%
no never	3	94	56.97%
	Total	165	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
yes all the time	1	13	8.18%
yes some of the time	2	54	33.96%
no never	3	92	57.86%
	Total	159	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	1.65%
yes all the time	1	14	7.69%
yes some of the time	2	43	23.63%
no never	3	122	67.03%
	Total	182	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.74%
yes all the time	1	7	5.19%
yes some of the time	2	46	34.07%
no never	3	81	60.0%
	Total	135	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3	1.9%
yes all the time	1	10	6.33%
yes some of the time	2	45	28.48%
no never	3	100	63.29%
	Total	158	100.0%

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