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everint

Ever full individual interview

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Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	976	7.77%
Interviewed previously	1	1	0.01%
Never interviewed	2	11591	92.23%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2128	3.55%
Interviewed previously	1	41622	69.44%
Never interviewed	2	16191	27.01%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1055	1.51%
inapplicable	-8	15943	22.89%
Interviewed previously	1	39705	57.0%
Never interviewed	2	12949	18.59%
	Total	69652	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1356	2.42%
inapplicable	-8	896	1.6%
Interviewed previously	1	40312	71.98%
Never interviewed	2	13439	24.0%
	Total	56003	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1361	2.37%
inapplicable	-8	1010	1.76%
Interviewed previously	1	41237	71.82%
Never interviewed	2	13808	24.05%
	Total	57416	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1343	2.24%
inapplicable	-8	1067	1.78%
Interviewed previously	1	42749	71.26%
Never interviewed	2	14832	24.72%
	6	1	0.0%
	Total	59992	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1529	2.38%
inapplicable	-8	1248	1.95%
Interviewed previously	1	45113	70.33%
Never interviewed	2	16259	25.35%
	Total	64149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2046	2.97%
inapplicable	-8	1304	1.89%
Interviewed previously	1	47500	68.97%
Never interviewed	2	18018	26.16%
	Total	68868	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2344	3.08%
inapplicable	-8	1631	2.15%
Interviewed previously	1	51086	67.21%
Never interviewed	2	20946	27.56%
	Total	76007	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3081	3.34%
inapplicable	-8	2180	2.36%
Interviewed previously	1	59984	64.96%
Never interviewed	2	27089	29.34%
	Total	92334	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	399	0.48%
inapplicable	-8	1930	2.3%
interviewed previously	1	51853	61.85%
never interviewed	2	29659	35.38%
	Total	83841	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7778	9.29%
inapplicable	-8	2401	2.87%
fully interviewed previously	1	51917	61.99%
never interviewed	2	21648	25.85%
	Total	83744	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12426	12.98%
inapplicable	-8	2796	2.92%
fully interviewed previously	1	55663	58.15%
never interviewed	2	24845	25.95%
	Total	95730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	358	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	3144	3.29%
fully interviewed previously	1	61533	64.45%
never interviewed	2	30443	31.88%
	Total	95478	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1687	1.61%
inapplicable	-8	3607	3.45%
fully interviewed previously	1	68453	65.48%
never interviewed	2	30798	29.46%
	Total	104545	100.0%

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