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Mainstage Variable

cd7new

Microwave oven 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	7083	86.97%
Yes	1	426	5.23%
	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	7254	86.92%
Yes	1	490	5.87%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	602	0	1.0	0.24	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	7572	88.02%
Yes	1	470	5.46%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	561	0	1.0	0.23	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	7606	87.33%
Yes	1	535	6.14%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	568	0	1.0	0.25	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	7739	86.98%
Yes	1	588	6.61%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	570	0	1.0	0.26	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	8040	88.89%
Yes	1	599	6.62%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	406	0	1.0	0.25	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	8260	88.32%
Yes	1	616	6.59%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	476	0	1.0	0.25	8876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	1419	13.35%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Not mentioned	0	8235	77.46%
Yes	1	668	6.28%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	1728	0	1.0	0.26	8903

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	1317	15.03%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Not mentioned	0	6676	76.2%
Yes	1	583	6.65%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	1502	0	1.0	0.27	7259

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	1586	18.03%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Not mentioned	0	6574	74.73%
Yes	1	552	6.27%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	1671	0	1.0	0.27	7126

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	1254	20.88%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Not mentioned	0	4347	72.39%
Yes	1	321	5.35%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	1337	0	1.0	0.25	4668

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	1414	23.22%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Not mentioned	0	4328	71.07%
Yes	1	301	4.94%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	1461	0	1.0	0.25	4629

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	1230	24.29%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Not mentioned	0	3557	70.24%
Yes	1	226	4.46%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	1281	0	1.0	0.24	3783

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	1331	26.45%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Not mentioned	0	3324	66.04%
Yes	1	258	5.13%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	1451	0	1.0	0.26	3582

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	1538	30.0%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Not mentioned	0	3217	62.75%
Yes	1	263	5.13%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	1647	0	1.0	0.26	3480

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	1731	33.08%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Not mentioned	0	3007	57.47%
Yes	1	261	4.99%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	1964	0	1.0	0.27	3268

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	2083	39.85%
Not mentioned	0	2837	54.28%
Yes	1	289	5.53%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.09	2101	0	1.0	0.29	3126

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	92	1.67%
inapplicable	-8	2452	44.49%
No	0	2559	46.43%
Yes	1	408	7.4%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	2544	0	1.0	0.34	2967

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