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Mainstage Variable

cd5cst

Cost of tumble dryer bought in last year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7212	88.56%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	24	0.29%
don't know	-1	14	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	300	3.68%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
180.63	7844	0	800.0	97.02	300

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7497	89.83%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	19	0.23%
don't know	-1	24	0.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	267	3.2%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
185.7	8079	1.0	1000.0	99.51	267

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7736	89.92%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	32	0.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	13	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	304	3.53%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
183.16	8299	10.0	849.0	92.26	304

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7827	89.87%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	44	0.51%
don't know	-1	27	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	310	3.56%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
186.95	8399	1.0	700.0	90.33	310

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	8022	90.17%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	39	0.44%
don't know	-1	15	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	313	3.52%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
194.68	8584	10.0	739.0	95.61	313

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	8283	91.58%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	37	0.41%
don't know	-1	27	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	337	3.73%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
180.21	8708	2.0	650.0	82.01	337

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8538	91.3%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	41	0.44%
don't know	-1	22	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	342	3.66%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
182.47	9010	10.0	1000.0	90.17	342

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9852	92.67%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	44	0.41%
don't know	-1	36	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	388	3.65%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
174.01	10243	10.0	600.0	82.63	388

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2334	26.64%
inapplicable	-8	5891	67.24%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	37	0.42%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	19	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	323	3.69%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
167.31	8438	1.0	660.0	91.13	323

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2123	24.13%
inapplicable	-8	6286	71.46%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	49	0.56%
don't know	-1	24	0.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	260	2.96%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
164.51	8537	13.0	550.0	87.24	260

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1376	22.91%
inapplicable	-8	4379	72.92%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	12	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	179	2.98%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
174.3	5826	0	700.0	106.64	179

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1407	23.1%
inapplicable	-8	4493	73.78%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	3	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	156	2.56%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
173.14	5934	0	440.0	95.37	156

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