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Mainstage Variable

hlprbb

Health problems: Sight

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	734	5.09%
Not mentioned	0	12941	89.75%
Difficulty seeing	1	744	5.16%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	683	4.59%
Not mentioned	0	13418	90.22%
Difficulty seeing	1	772	5.19%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	677	4.4%
Not mentioned	0	13914	90.4%
Difficulty seeing	1	800	5.2%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	672	4.3%
Not mentioned	0	14158	90.66%
Difficulty seeing	1	786	5.03%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
Not mentioned	0	14950	94.67%
Difficulty seeing	1	839	5.31%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	161	0.99%
Not mentioned	0	15244	93.88%
Difficulty seeing	1	829	5.11%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	151	0.91%
Not mentioned	0	15545	93.66%
Difficulty seeing	1	887	5.34%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	210	1.11%
Not mentioned	0	17689	93.76%
Difficulty seeing	1	966	5.12%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.12%
Not mentioned	0	14761	94.6%
Difficulty seeing	1	823	5.27%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
Not mentioned	0	14841	94.99%
Difficulty seeing	1	766	4.9%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.09%
Not mentioned	0	10354	94.94%
Difficulty seeing	1	542	4.97%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.09%
Not mentioned	0	10572	94.45%
Difficulty seeing	1	611	5.46%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
Not mentioned	0	9018	95.55%
Difficulty seeing	1	417	4.42%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.15%
Not mentioned	0	8842	95.6%
Difficulty seeing	1	393	4.25%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.15%
Not mentioned	0	9010	95.03%
Difficulty seeing	1	457	4.82%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.27%
Not mentioned	0	9099	94.78%
Difficulty seeing	1	475	4.95%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.42%
Not mentioned	0	9253	93.99%
Difficulty seeing	1	551	5.6%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.32%
Not mentioned	0	9485	92.41%
Difficulty seeing	1	746	7.27%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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