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Mainstage Variable

cdbght

Bought any consumer durable since 1.9.98

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%
Yes	1	3437	42.2%
No	2	4072	50.0%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	63	0.75%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Yes	1	3677	44.06%
No	2	4067	48.73%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	44	0.51%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Yes	1	3796	44.12%
No	2	4246	49.35%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.77%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Yes	1	3879	44.54%
No	2	4261	48.93%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	62	0.7%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Yes	1	4176	46.94%
No	2	4151	46.66%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	45	0.5%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Yes	1	4183	46.25%
No	2	4455	49.25%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	67	0.72%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Yes	1	4151	44.39%
No	2	4717	50.44%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	93	0.87%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Yes	1	4820	45.34%
No	2	5401	50.8%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.43%
inapplicable	-8	63	0.72%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Yes	1	4549	51.92%
No	2	3957	45.17%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	108	1.23%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Yes	1	4265	48.48%
No	2	4336	49.29%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	35	0.58%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	2707	45.08%
No	2	3177	52.91%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.39%
inapplicable	-8	45	0.74%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
Yes	1	2724	44.73%
No	2	3265	53.61%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	36	0.71%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	1973	38.96%
No	2	2999	59.22%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	55	1.09%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Yes	1	1919	38.13%
No	2	2930	58.22%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.53%
inapplicable	-8	64	1.25%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Yes	1	1940	37.84%
No	2	3008	58.67%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	64	1.22%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	1929	36.87%
No	2	2987	57.09%
	Total	5232	100.0%

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