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Mainstage Variable

cd6new

Dish washer 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	7240	88.9%
Yes	1	269	3.3%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	635	0	1.0	0.19	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	7467	89.47%
Yes	1	277	3.32%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	602	0	1.0	0.19	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	7750	90.08%
Yes	1	292	3.39%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	561	0	1.0	0.19	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	7832	89.93%
Yes	1	309	3.55%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	568	0	1.0	0.19	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	7992	89.83%
Yes	1	335	3.77%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	570	0	1.0	0.2	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	8289	91.64%
Yes	1	350	3.87%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	406	0	1.0	0.2	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	8536	91.27%
Yes	1	340	3.64%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	476	0	1.0	0.19	8876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	7433	69.92%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Not mentioned	0	2528	23.78%
Yes	1	361	3.4%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.12	7742	0	1.0	0.33	2889

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	6413	73.2%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Not mentioned	0	1917	21.88%
Yes	1	246	2.81%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.11	6598	0	1.0	0.32	2163

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	6654	75.64%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Not mentioned	0	1795	20.4%
Yes	1	263	2.99%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.13	6739	0	1.0	0.33	2058

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	4598	76.57%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Not mentioned	0	1189	19.8%
Yes	1	134	2.23%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.1	4682	0	1.0	0.3	1323

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	4763	78.21%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Not mentioned	0	1117	18.34%
Yes	1	161	2.64%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.13	4812	0	1.0	0.33	1278

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	3898	76.97%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Not mentioned	0	986	19.47%
Yes	1	126	2.49%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.11	3952	0	1.0	0.32	1112

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	3872	76.93%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Not mentioned	0	926	18.4%
Yes	1	115	2.28%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.11	3992	0	1.0	0.31	1041

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	4005	78.12%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Not mentioned	0	887	17.3%
Yes	1	126	2.46%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.12	4114	0	1.0	0.33	1013

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	4068	77.75%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Not mentioned	0	823	15.73%
Yes	1	108	2.06%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.12	4301	0	1.0	0.32	931

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	4335	82.93%
Not mentioned	0	749	14.33%
Yes	1	125	2.39%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	4353	0	1.0	0.35	874

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.73%
inapplicable	-8	4675	84.83%
No	0	649	11.78%
Yes	1	147	2.67%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.18	4715	0	1.0	0.39	796

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