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Mainstage Variable

c_length

call length (mins)

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	350	0.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	137787	99.75%
	Total	138137	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.77	350	0.0166666666666515	1439.75	99.39	137787

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	388	0.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	60638	99.36%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.04	388	0.0166666666666515	1439.6833333333334	137.82	60638

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	347	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	85022	99.59%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
23.84	347	0	1439.7333333333331	149.4	85022

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	369	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	100686	99.63%
	Total	101055	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.08	369	-86361.0	1439.6166666666668	306.3	100686

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	386	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	105883	99.64%
	Total	106269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.93	386	0	1439.45	136.16	105883

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	514	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	122517	99.58%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.73	514	0	1440.0	124.9	122517

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	588	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	141681	99.59%
	Total	142269	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
109.79	588	0	64735.0	711.08	141681

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	654	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	162181	99.6%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
363.68	654	0	72582.0	838.49	162181

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18290	7.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	214087	92.13%
	Total	232377	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
468.46	18290	0	1440.0	554.27	214087

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3384	3.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	93075	96.49%
	Total	96459	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
27.4	3384	0	440.0	43.17	93075

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4119	3.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	108527	96.34%
	Total	112646	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
25.59	4119	0	876.0	42.38	108527

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4961	3.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	128975	96.3%
	Total	133936	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
26.17	4961	0	501.0	45.51	128975

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4650	3.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	147494	96.94%
	Total	152144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.54	4650	0	560.0	33.04	147494

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15088	3.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	387093	96.25%
	Total	402181	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.27	15088	0	973.0	24.22	387093

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