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Mainstage Variable

ff_ivlolw

fed forward interview outcome prev wave

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Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48566	99.33%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	251	0.51%
proxy interview	2	4	0.01%
	9	1	0.0%
	10	14	0.03%
	11	24	0.05%
	14	1	0.0%
	15	1	0.0%
	50	4	0.01%
	52	1	0.0%
	53	19	0.04%
	57	1	0.0%
	80	2	0.0%
	83	2	0.0%
	84	5	0.01%
	Total	48896	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55326	99.87%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	23	0.04%
proxy interview	2	5	0.01%
	10	11	0.02%
	11	7	0.01%
	15	1	0.0%
	50	5	0.01%
	52	1	0.0%
	53	10	0.02%
	57	1	0.0%
	81	1	0.0%
	84	9	0.02%
	Total	55400	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41505	99.77%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	20	0.05%
proxy interview	2	24	0.06%
	10	9	0.02%
	11	10	0.02%
	14	2	0.0%
	15	4	0.01%
	50	4	0.01%
	52	2	0.0%
	53	13	0.03%
	54	1	0.0%
	57	1	0.0%
	80	2	0.0%
	82	1	0.0%
	84	3	0.01%
	Total	41601	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43413	99.62%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	69	0.16%
proxy interview	2	39	0.09%
	10	13	0.03%
	11	16	0.04%
	15	3	0.01%
	50	3	0.01%
	51	1	0.0%
	53	7	0.02%
	54	1	0.0%
	57	1	0.0%
	80	1	0.0%
	82	5	0.01%
	83	1	0.0%
	84	4	0.01%
	Total	43577	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46627	99.28%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	99	0.21%
proxy interview	2	125	0.27%
	10	29	0.06%
	11	33	0.07%
	14	1	0.0%
	15	3	0.01%
	16	1	0.0%
	50	9	0.02%
	53	18	0.04%
	80	2	0.0%
	82	2	0.0%
	83	6	0.01%
	84	10	0.02%
	Total	46965	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49589	98.95%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	162	0.32%
proxy interview	2	220	0.44%
	9	3	0.01%
	10	42	0.08%
	11	44	0.09%
	14	2	0.0%
	15	4	0.01%
	16	1	0.0%
	50	13	0.03%
	53	15	0.03%
	54	2	0.0%
	57	3	0.01%
	81	1	0.0%
	82	3	0.01%
	83	6	0.01%
	84	3	0.01%
	Total	50113	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52019	98.72%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	260	0.49%
proxy interview	2	248	0.47%
	9	2	0.0%
	10	65	0.12%
	11	42	0.08%
	14	2	0.0%
	15	4	0.01%
	50	15	0.03%
	53	20	0.04%
	54	3	0.01%
	57	1	0.0%
	80	7	0.01%
	82	1	0.0%
	83	5	0.01%
	Total	52694	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55645	98.3%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	309	0.55%
proxy interview	2	493	0.87%
	9	1	0.0%
	10	61	0.11%
	11	30	0.05%
	14	4	0.01%
	15	5	0.01%
	50	16	0.03%
	53	24	0.04%
	54	1	0.0%
	57	3	0.01%
	80	9	0.02%
	81	1	0.0%
	83	6	0.01%
	Total	56608	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58396	97.42%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	520	0.87%
proxy interview	2	740	1.23%
	9	5	0.01%
	10	136	0.23%
	11	34	0.06%
	14	21	0.04%
	15	4	0.01%
	16	1	0.0%
	50	22	0.04%
	51	1	0.0%
	53	22	0.04%
	80	2	0.0%
	81	4	0.01%
	83	33	0.06%
	Total	59941	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63042	97.42%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	745	1.15%
proxy interview	2	651	1.01%
	10	126	0.19%
	11	49	0.08%
	14	21	0.03%
	15	9	0.01%
	16	2	0.0%
	18	1	0.0%
	50	44	0.07%
	53	20	0.03%
	57	1	0.0%
	83	1	0.0%
	Total	64712	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59542	96.8%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	858	1.39%
proxy interview	2	826	1.34%
	10	97	0.16%
	11	52	0.08%
	14	19	0.03%
	15	6	0.01%
	16	1	0.0%
	50	66	0.11%
	53	33	0.05%
	54	1	0.0%
	55	1	0.0%
	57	6	0.01%
	82	4	0.01%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63779	97.19%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	935	1.42%
proxy interview	2	584	0.89%
	10	122	0.19%
	11	57	0.09%
	14	19	0.03%
	15	7	0.01%
	16	4	0.01%
	18	3	0.0%
	50	48	0.07%
	51	2	0.0%
	53	56	0.09%
	55	1	0.0%
	57	4	0.01%
	80	4	0.01%
	83	1	0.0%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69048	97.7%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	1141	1.61%
proxy interview	2	277	0.39%
	9	2	0.0%
	10	66	0.09%
	11	42	0.06%
	14	12	0.02%
	15	1	0.0%
	50	39	0.06%
	53	41	0.06%
	83	2	0.0%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3508	4.53%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	48549	62.65%
proxy interview	2	2495	3.22%
adult not interviewed	3	5977	7.71%
youth interview	4	4693	6.06%
youth not interviewed	5	1633	2.11%
child <10	6	10640	13.73%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	511	1.56%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	28924	88.05%
proxy interview	2	29	0.09%
adult not interviewed	3	3026	9.21%
youth interview	4	148	0.45%
youth not interviewed	5	211	0.64%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8104	22.85%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	24350	68.65%
proxy interview	2	24	0.07%
adult not interviewed	3	2669	7.52%
youth interview	4	212	0.6%
youth not interviewed	5	112	0.32%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	166	0.59%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	24970	89.18%
proxy interview	2	71	0.25%
adult not interviewed	3	2501	8.93%
youth interview	4	168	0.6%
youth not interviewed	5	122	0.44%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	175	0.6%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	26577	90.8%
proxy interview	2	129	0.44%
adult not interviewed	3	2102	7.18%
youth interview	4	199	0.68%
youth not interviewed	5	89	0.3%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	209	0.65%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	28729	89.76%
proxy interview	2	338	1.06%
adult not interviewed	3	2334	7.29%
youth interview	4	293	0.92%
youth not interviewed	5	105	0.33%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	266	0.78%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	30362	88.47%
proxy interview	2	568	1.66%
adult not interviewed	3	2712	7.9%
youth interview	4	288	0.84%
youth not interviewed	5	122	0.36%
child <10	6	1	0.0%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	318	0.88%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	31761	88.08%
proxy interview	2	812	2.25%
adult not interviewed	3	2610	7.24%
youth interview	4	426	1.18%
youth not interviewed	5	130	0.36%
child <10	6	1	0.0%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	455	1.16%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	33795	86.01%
proxy interview	2	1546	3.93%
adult not interviewed	3	2911	7.41%
youth interview	4	436	1.11%
youth not interviewed	5	151	0.38%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	747	1.77%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	35323	83.76%
proxy interview	2	2031	4.82%
adult not interviewed	3	3386	8.03%
youth interview	4	415	0.98%
youth not interviewed	5	266	0.63%
child <10	6	2	0.0%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	4615	10.21%
missing	-9	610	1.35%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	34470	76.27%
proxy interview	2	2310	5.11%
adult not interviewed	3	2588	5.73%
youth interview	4	445	0.98%
youth not interviewed	5	153	0.34%
child <10	6	1	0.0%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	750	1.67%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	38117	85.01%
proxy interview	2	2806	6.26%
adult not interviewed	3	2378	5.3%
youth interview	4	607	1.35%
youth not interviewed	5	179	0.4%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	912	1.94%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	39466	83.84%
proxy interview	2	2607	5.54%
adult not interviewed	3	3285	6.98%
youth interview	4	606	1.29%
youth not interviewed	5	195	0.41%
child <10	6	3	0.01%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1033	2.08%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	41841	84.2%
proxy interview	2	2296	4.62%
adult not interviewed	3	3696	7.44%
youth interview	4	643	1.29%
youth not interviewed	5	182	0.37%
child <10	6	1	0.0%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1300	2.38%
individual interview (incl tel)	1	47306	86.69%
proxy interview	2	2040	3.74%
adult not interviewed	3	2814	5.16%
youth interview	4	877	1.61%
youth not interviewed	5	229	0.42%
child <10	6	2	0.0%
	Total	54568	100.0%

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