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aintlen

Interview length in minutes

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	25723	52.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	23392	47.63%
	Total	49115	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.24	25723	0	920.36	29.06	23392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4836	22.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	16987	77.84%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.3	4836	0	1636.25	35.01	16987

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	4438	20.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	17692	79.94%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.22	4439	0	1205.14	25.85	17692

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4151	18.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	18890	81.98%
	Total	23041	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.02	4151	0	636.12	18.66	18890

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.64	4464	0	610.49	22.14	20012

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	5008	19.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	20943	80.7%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.25	5009	0	732.0	17.68	20943

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6159	21.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	22371	78.41%
	Total	28530	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.37	6159	0	672.0	19.9	22371

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11552	32.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	23502	67.05%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.67	11552	0	454.0	11.31	23502

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23481	48.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	25315	51.88%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.35	23481	0	634.0	11.62	25315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5815	19.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	23705	80.3%
	Total	29520	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
109.36	5815	0	2638.0	121.76	23705

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9347	28.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	23072	71.17%
	Total	32419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
192.63	9347	1.0	3383.0	199.4	23072

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10401	28.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	26749	72.0%
	Total	37150	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
131.47	10401	1.0	2386.0	143.09	26749

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10730	26.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	29764	73.5%
	Total	40494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
103.64	10730	1.0	2428.0	145.13	29764

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63774	66.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	31534	33.09%
	Total	95308	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
79.89	63774	0	580.0	40.81	31534

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