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Mainstage Variable

cd2cst

Cost of VCR bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7111	87.32%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	37	0.45%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	17	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	384	4.72%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
110.39	7760	0	700.0	105.31	384

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7222	86.53%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	47	0.56%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	37	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	500	5.99%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
117.57	7846	1.0	1400.0	138.99	500

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7347	85.4%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	65	0.76%
don't know	-1	54	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	620	7.21%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
112.34	7983	1.0	1400.0	123.27	620

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7073	81.21%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	103	1.18%
don't know	-1	102	1.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	930	10.68%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
109.8	7779	1.0	3000.0	179.49	930

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	6910	77.67%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	165	1.85%
refusal	-2	5	0.06%
don't know	-1	122	1.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	1187	13.34%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
118.51	7710	1.0	2800.0	165.93	1187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7227	79.9%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	169	1.87%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	79	0.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	1206	13.33%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
144.52	7839	1.0	1400.0	144.6	1206

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8200	87.68%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	121	1.29%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	35	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	585	6.26%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
131.47	8767	5.0	1000.0	104.35	585

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9496	89.32%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	112	1.05%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	36	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	675	6.35%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
128.83	9956	10.0	899.0	79.63	675

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3559	40.62%
inapplicable	-8	4255	48.57%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	92	1.05%
don't know	-1	31	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	670	7.65%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
141.87	8091	1.0	1000.0	91.76	670

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3202	36.4%
inapplicable	-8	4702	53.45%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	118	1.34%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	41	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	678	7.71%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
165.36	8119	1.0	1250.0	106.27	678

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2013	33.52%
inapplicable	-8	3428	57.09%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
refusal	-2	2	0.03%
don't know	-1	13	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	490	8.16%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
233.98	5515	0	2700.0	195.47	490

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2006	32.94%
inapplicable	-8	3561	58.47%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	19	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	473	7.77%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
220.48	5617	0	600.0	108.28	473

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