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ff_everint

fed forward ever interviewed

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Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16405	29.61%
interviewed previously	1	30303	54.7%
never interviewed	2	8693	15.69%
	Total	55401	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1454	3.5%
interviewed previously	1	30986	74.48%
never interviewed	2	9161	22.02%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1135	2.6%
interviewed previously	1	32754	75.16%
never interviewed	2	9688	22.23%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1195	2.54%
interviewed previously	1	34931	74.38%
never interviewed	2	10839	23.08%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1398	2.79%
interviewed previously	1	36814	73.46%
never interviewed	2	11901	23.75%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1441	2.73%
interviewed previously	1	38149	72.4%
never interviewed	2	13104	24.87%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1633	2.88%
interviewed previously	1	40258	71.12%
never interviewed	2	14717	26.0%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2118	3.53%
interviewed previously	1	41620	69.43%
never interviewed	2	16203	27.03%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	8409	12.99%
missing	-9	1922	2.97%
interviewed previously	1	39697	61.34%
never interviewed	2	14684	22.69%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2115	3.44%
interviewed previously	1	42855	69.67%
never interviewed	2	16542	26.89%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2543	3.87%
interviewed previously	1	44633	68.01%
never interviewed	2	18450	28.11%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2966	4.2%
interviewed previously	1	46906	66.37%
never interviewed	2	20799	29.43%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3550	4.58%
interviewed previously	1	52309	67.5%
never interviewed	2	21636	27.92%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	536	1.2%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
interviewed previously	1	39209	87.45%
never interviewed	2	1234	2.75%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	660	1.4%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
interviewed previously	1	40954	87.0%
never interviewed	2	1525	3.24%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	763	1.54%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
interviewed previously	1	43130	86.79%
never interviewed	2	1969	3.96%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1054	1.93%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
interviewed previously	1	46784	85.74%
never interviewed	2	2850	5.22%
	Total	54568	100.0%

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