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Mainstage Variable

cd8cst

Cost of computer bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	6789	83.36%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	16	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	742	9.11%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
475.44	7402	0	4000.0	318.98	742

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7023	84.15%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	1	0.01%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	46	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	736	8.82%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
551.45	7610	1.0	5000.0	400.32	736

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7294	84.78%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	33	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	756	8.79%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
588.6	7847	1.0	3700.0	352.33	756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	7360	84.51%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.05%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	38	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	803	9.22%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
681.69	7906	1.0	5000.0	451.25	803

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7550	84.86%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	4	0.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	53	0.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	780	8.77%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
757.73	8117	1.0	7500.0	562.23	780

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7911	87.46%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	42	0.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	725	8.02%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
771.4	8320	1.0	4000.0	431.56	725

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8136	87.0%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	49	0.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	756	8.08%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
839.59	8596	1.0	3500.0	465.66	756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9420	88.61%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	45	0.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	849	7.99%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
884.35	9782	1.0	6000.0	505.53	849

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1602	18.29%
inapplicable	-8	6069	69.27%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
don't know	-1	57	0.65%
[Value >= 0]	1	879	10.03%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
953.42	7882	5.0	4000.0	525.96	879

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1247	14.18%
inapplicable	-8	6624	75.3%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	50	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	817	9.29%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
948.84	7980	1.0	4200.0	560.5	817

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	727	12.11%
inapplicable	-8	4765	79.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	14	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	439	7.31%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
986.79	5566	0	3500.0	603.59	439

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	693	11.38%
inapplicable	-8	4951	81.3%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	14	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	401	6.58%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1062.77	5689	0	4500.0	723.1	401

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