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Mainstage Variable

cd1cst

Cost of TV bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	6334	77.78%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	1	0.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	32	0.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	1181	14.5%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
563.47	6963	0	7000.0	412.6	1181

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	6597	79.04%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
refusal	-2	3	0.04%
don't know	-1	48	0.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	1154	13.83%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
641.47	7192	1.0	8000.0	488.52	1154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7123	82.8%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	30	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	929	10.8%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
660.51	7674	1.0	9500.0	649.17	929

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7218	82.88%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	14	0.16%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	44	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	930	10.68%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
504.03	7779	1.0	7000.0	614.7	930

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7298	82.03%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	13	0.15%
refusal	-2	6	0.07%
don't know	-1	45	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	1027	11.54%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
518.72	7870	1.0	8000.0	747.93	1027

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	7594	83.96%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	25	0.28%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	25	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	1028	11.37%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
447.6	8017	1.0	7000.0	641.04	1028

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	7790	83.3%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	9	0.1%
refusal	-2	6	0.06%
don't know	-1	35	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1103	11.79%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
462.86	8249	1.0	4000.0	419.82	1103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9070	85.32%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	10	0.09%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	66	0.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	1173	11.03%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
422.81	9458	1.0	6000.0	395.22	1173

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3451	39.39%
inapplicable	-8	4060	46.34%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	5	0.06%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	51	0.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	1038	11.85%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
376.44	7723	1.0	7000.0	380.49	1038

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3271	37.18%
inapplicable	-8	4491	51.05%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	6	0.07%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	54	0.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	919	10.45%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
397.58	7878	1.0	5000.0	396.62	919

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2088	34.77%
inapplicable	-8	3243	54.0%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
refusal	-2	2	0.03%
don't know	-1	17	0.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	596	9.93%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
347.85	5409	0	1800.0	265.42	596

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2085	34.24%
inapplicable	-8	3340	54.84%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	19	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	614	10.08%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
351.26	5476	0	2000.0	263.36	614

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