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Mainstage Variable

cd2new

VCR bought in last year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	41	0.5%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Not mentioned	0	7070	86.81%
Yes	1	439	5.39%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	635	0	1.0	0.23	7509

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	63	0.75%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Not mentioned	0	7159	85.78%
Yes	1	585	7.01%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	602	0	1.0	0.26	7744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	44	0.51%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Not mentioned	0	7303	84.89%
Yes	1	739	8.59%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	561	0	1.0	0.29	8042

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.77%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Not mentioned	0	7006	80.45%
Yes	1	1135	13.03%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	568	0	1.0	0.35	8141

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	62	0.7%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Not mentioned	0	6848	76.97%
Yes	1	1479	16.62%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.18	570	0	1.0	0.38	8327

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	45	0.5%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Not mentioned	0	7182	79.4%
Yes	1	1457	16.11%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.17	406	0	1.0	0.37	8639

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.72%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Not mentioned	0	8133	86.97%
Yes	1	743	7.94%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	476	0	1.0	0.28	8876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	1140	10.72%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Not mentioned	0	8358	78.62%
Yes	1	824	7.75%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	1449	0	1.0	0.29	9182

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	957	10.92%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Not mentioned	0	6827	77.92%
Yes	1	793	9.05%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	1141	0	1.0	0.31	7620

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	1168	13.28%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Not mentioned	0	6704	76.21%
Yes	1	840	9.55%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.11	1253	0	1.0	0.31	7544

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	903	15.04%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Not mentioned	0	4518	75.24%
Yes	1	501	8.34%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	986	0	1.0	0.3	5019

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	1043	17.13%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Not mentioned	0	4498	73.86%
Yes	1	504	8.28%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	1088	0	1.0	0.3	5002

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	894	17.65%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Not mentioned	0	3752	74.09%
Yes	1	367	7.25%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	945	0	1.0	0.28	4119

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	982	19.51%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Not mentioned	0	3557	70.67%
Yes	1	374	7.43%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	1102	0	1.0	0.29	3931

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	1095	21.36%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Not mentioned	0	3550	69.24%
Yes	1	373	7.28%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	1204	0	1.0	0.29	3923

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	1189	22.73%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Not mentioned	0	3429	65.54%
Yes	1	381	7.28%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	1422	0	1.0	0.3	3810

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	1406	26.9%
Not mentioned	0	3376	64.59%
Yes	1	427	8.17%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.11	1424	0	1.0	0.32	3803

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	655	11.89%
inapplicable	-8	1682	30.52%
No	0	2550	46.27%
Yes	1	624	11.32%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.2	2337	0	1.0	0.4	3174

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