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Mainstage Variable

bwtagm1

Child 1 Age - months

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13203	91.57%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	251	1.74%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.75	14168	0	15.0	3.88	251

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13662	91.86%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	263	1.77%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.09	14610	0	15.0	3.91	263

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14173	92.08%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	242	1.57%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.47	15150	0	17.0	3.88	242

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14371	92.02%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	264	1.69%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.42	15353	0	15.0	3.82	264

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14495	91.79%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	282	1.79%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.94	15509	0	16.0	3.89	282

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15074	92.83%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	273	1.68%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.63	15965	0	15.0	3.85	273

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15426	92.94%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	280	1.69%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.63	16317	0	15.0	4.0	280

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17701	93.82%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	365	1.93%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.34	18502	0	19.0	4.44	365

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14763	94.62%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	318	2.04%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.64	15285	0	20.0	4.7	318

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