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ff_tel

Telephone interview at this wave (bhps sample only)

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Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19079	78.43%
otherwise	0	5101	20.97%
telephone interview	1	145	0.6%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20319	78.7%
otherwise	0	5306	20.55%
telephone interview	1	192	0.74%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21476	77.39%
otherwise	0	6046	21.79%
telephone interview	1	229	0.83%
	Total	27751	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23897	78.39%
otherwise	0	6305	20.68%
telephone interview	1	282	0.93%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23387	79.22%
otherwise	0	5840	19.78%
telephone interview	1	293	0.99%
	Total	29520	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25859	79.76%
otherwise	0	6223	19.2%
telephone interview	1	337	1.04%
	Total	32419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29308	78.89%
otherwise	0	7441	20.03%
telephone interview	1	401	1.08%
	Total	37150	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31895	78.76%
otherwise	0	8154	20.14%
telephone interview	1	445	1.1%
	Total	40494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48752	79.26%
otherwise	0	12413	20.18%
telephone interview	1	347	0.56%
	Total	61512	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52180	79.51%
otherwise	0	12988	19.79%
telephone interview	1	458	0.7%
	Total	65626	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55103	77.97%
otherwise	0	15003	21.23%
telephone interview	1	565	0.8%
	Total	70671	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61213	78.99%
otherwise	0	15564	20.08%
telephone interview	1	718	0.93%
	Total	77495	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35238	78.59%
otherwise	0	9397	20.96%
telephone interview	1	202	0.45%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37009	78.62%
otherwise	0	9806	20.83%
telephone interview	1	259	0.55%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38330	77.14%
otherwise	0	11051	22.24%
telephone interview	1	311	0.63%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42736	78.32%
otherwise	0	11434	20.95%
telephone interview	1	398	0.73%
	Total	54568	100.0%

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