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Mainstage Variable

cttel2_code

stable contact phone 2 given

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	160	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	10006	28.21%
refusal	-2	345	0.97%
don't know	-1	13030	36.73%
no	0	11	0.03%
yes	1	11919	33.6%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	109	0.39%
inapplicable	-8	5210	18.61%
refusal	-2	181	0.65%
don't know	-1	11301	40.36%
no	0	3	0.01%
yes	1	11194	39.98%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	127	0.43%
inapplicable	-8	5749	19.64%
refusal	-2	258	0.88%
don't know	-1	12058	41.19%
no	0	9	0.03%
yes	1	11070	37.82%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14312	44.71%
inapplicable	-8	4767	14.89%
refusal	-2	179	0.56%
don't know	-1	6945	21.7%
no	0	2	0.01%
yes	1	5803	18.13%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11630	33.89%
inapplicable	-8	6187	18.03%
refusal	-2	601	1.75%
don't know	-1	9492	27.66%
no	0	6	0.02%
yes	1	6403	18.66%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7923	21.97%
inapplicable	-8	3317	9.2%
refusal	-2	1256	3.48%
don't know	-1	15181	42.1%
no	0	1	0.0%
yes	1	8380	23.24%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	13964	35.54%
refusal	-2	1796	4.57%
don't know	-1	16410	41.76%
no	0	4	0.01%
yes	1	7056	17.96%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	83	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	14987	35.54%
refusal	-2	1884	4.47%
don't know	-1	10324	24.48%
no	0	1	0.0%
yes	1	14891	35.31%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	81	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	27564	60.99%
refusal	-2	2482	5.49%
don't know	-1	13301	29.43%
yes	1	1764	3.9%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3037	6.77%
inapplicable	-8	27286	60.86%
refusal	-2	667	1.49%
don't know	-1	12700	28.32%
yes	1	1147	2.56%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4051	8.61%
inapplicable	-8	26694	56.71%
refusal	-2	684	1.45%
don't know	-1	14410	30.61%
yes	1	1235	2.62%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	24801	49.91%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	734	1.48%
don't know	-1	19209	38.66%
no	0	106	0.21%
yes	1	998	2.01%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	41595	76.23%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	306	0.56%
don't know	-1	7063	12.94%
no	0	236	0.43%
yes	1	1467	2.69%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	33864	66.41%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
refusal	-2	13031	25.55%
no	0	1	0.0%
yes	1	835	1.64%
	Total	50994	100.0%

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