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Mainstage Variable

cd12cst

Cost of telephone bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7319	89.87%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
don't know	-1	15	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	211	2.59%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.98	7933	0	250.0	43.09	211

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7510	89.98%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	8	0.1%
don't know	-1	27	0.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	262	3.14%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
52.36	8084	1.0	500.0	49.85	262

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7805	90.72%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	25	0.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	250	2.91%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.68	8353	1.0	250.0	31.59	250

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7517	86.31%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	10	0.11%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	66	0.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	614	7.05%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
78.41	8095	1.0	2000.0	125.47	614

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7620	85.65%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	12	0.13%
don't know	-1	56	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	701	7.88%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.63	8196	1.0	1111.0	98.22	701

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7969	88.1%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.08%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	56	0.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	651	7.2%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
84.0	8394	1.0	700.0	80.64	651

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8207	87.76%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	12	0.13%
don't know	-1	64	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	660	7.06%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.92	8692	1.0	520.0	72.29	660

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9453	88.92%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	14	0.13%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	78	0.73%
[Value >= 0]	1	774	7.28%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
71.16	9857	1.0	1280.0	73.96	774

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3457	39.46%
inapplicable	-8	4100	46.8%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	66	0.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	977	11.15%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.66	7784	0	1000.0	68.82	977

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3145	35.75%
inapplicable	-8	4528	51.47%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	74	0.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	986	11.21%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
74.25	7811	1.0	600.0	61.27	986

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2144	35.7%
inapplicable	-8	3290	54.79%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	21	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	491	8.18%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.14	5514	0	1000.0	83.43	491

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2165	35.55%
inapplicable	-8	3399	55.81%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	32	0.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	462	7.59%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
60.57	5628	0	400.0	64.04	462

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