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Mainstage Variable

frnb

Frequency of meeting people

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Social Support Networks

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Most days	1	6323	43.85%
Once or twice a week	2	5234	36.3%
Once or twice a month	3	1573	10.91%
Less than once a month	4	294	2.04%
Never	5	30	0.21%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
On most days	1	6655	44.75%
Once or twice a week	2	5697	38.3%
Once or twice a mont	3	1279	8.6%
Less than once a mon	4	275	1.85%
Never	5	19	0.13%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
On most days	1	6682	43.41%
Once or twice a week	2	5741	37.3%
Once or twice a mont	3	1612	10.47%
Less than once a mon	4	346	2.25%
Never	5	32	0.21%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
On most days	1	7044	45.1%
Once or twice a week	2	5909	37.84%
Once or twice a mont	3	1354	8.67%
Less than once a mon	4	308	1.97%
Never	5	18	0.12%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
On most days	1	6603	41.81%
Once or twice a week	2	6095	38.6%
Once or twice a mont	3	1684	10.66%
Less than once a mon	4	359	2.27%
Never	5	34	0.22%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	7245	44.62%
Once or twice a week	2	6258	38.54%
Once or twice a mont	3	1444	8.89%
Less than once a mon	4	378	2.33%
Never	5	17	0.1%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	7112	42.85%
Once or twice a week	2	6458	38.91%
Once or twice a mont	3	1700	10.24%
Less than once a mon	4	407	2.45%
Never	5	28	0.17%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
On most days	1	8662	45.91%
Once or twice a week	2	7227	38.3%
Once or twice a mont	3	1685	8.93%
Less than once a mon	4	442	2.34%
Never	5	47	0.25%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
don't know	-1	6	0.04%
On most days	1	6720	43.07%
Once or twice a week	2	6171	39.55%
Once or twice a mont	3	1752	11.23%
Less than once a mon	4	400	2.56%
Never	5	32	0.21%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
On most days	1	7326	46.89%
Once or twice a week	2	5971	38.22%
Once or twice a month	3	1430	9.15%
Less than once a month	4	408	2.61%
Never	5	44	0.28%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.24%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
On most days	1	4954	45.42%
Once or twice a week	2	4180	38.33%
Once or twice a month	3	1090	9.99%
Less than once a month	4	274	2.51%
Never	5	24	0.22%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
On most days	1	5036	44.99%
Once or twice a week	2	4402	39.33%
Once or twice a month	3	1060	9.47%
Less than once a month	4	295	2.64%
Never	5	24	0.21%
	Total	11193	100.0%

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