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Mainstage Variable

hufrys_bh

Who does the cooking (couples)

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	4868	33.76%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Mostly self	1	3376	23.41%
Mostly partner	2	2818	19.54%
Shared	3	2300	15.95%
Paid help only	4	15	0.1%
Other	5	32	0.22%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	152	1.02%
inapplicable	-8	4982	33.5%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Mostly self	1	3534	23.76%
Mostly partner	2	3004	20.2%
Shared	3	2194	14.75%
Paid help only	4	8	0.05%
Other	5	50	0.34%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	0.63%
inapplicable	-8	5268	34.23%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
Mostly self	1	3577	23.24%
Mostly partner	2	3092	20.09%
Shared	3	2314	15.03%
Paid help only	4	9	0.06%
Other	5	56	0.36%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	77	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	5388	34.5%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Mostly self	1	3723	23.84%
Mostly partner	2	3188	20.41%
Shared	3	2197	14.07%
Paid help only	4	12	0.08%
Other	5	50	0.32%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	82	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	5307	33.61%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Mostly self	1	3786	23.98%
Mostly partner	2	3190	20.2%
Shared	3	2353	14.9%
Paid help only	4	5	0.03%
Other	5	54	0.34%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	5513	33.95%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Mostly self	1	3917	24.12%
Mostly partner	2	3383	20.83%
Shared	3	2401	14.79%
Paid help only	4	7	0.04%
Other	5	59	0.36%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	77	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	5610	33.8%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Mostly self	1	4056	24.44%
Mostly partner	2	3487	21.01%
Shared	3	2426	14.62%
Paid help only	4	3	0.02%
Other	5	49	0.3%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	6644	35.21%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Mostly self	1	4617	24.47%
Mostly partner	2	3873	20.53%
Shared	3	2785	14.76%
Paid help only	4	11	0.06%
Other	5	66	0.35%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	5468	35.04%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Mostly self	1	3856	24.71%
Mostly partner	2	3307	21.19%
Shared	3	2347	15.04%
Paid help only	4	6	0.04%
Other	5	49	0.31%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	87	0.56%
inapplicable	-8	5508	35.26%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Mostly self	1	3904	24.99%
Mostly partner	2	3348	21.43%
Shared	3	2290	14.66%
Paid help only	4	7	0.04%
Other	5	44	0.28%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	3776	34.62%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Mostly self	1	2762	25.33%
Mostly partner	2	2365	21.69%
Shared	3	1579	14.48%
Paid help only	4	2	0.02%
Other	5	47	0.43%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	4020	35.92%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Mostly self	1	2818	25.18%
Mostly partner	2	2458	21.96%
Shared	3	1470	13.13%
Paid help only	4	2	0.02%
Other	5	35	0.31%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	3302	34.99%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Mostly self	1	2389	25.31%
Mostly partner	2	2042	21.64%
Shared	3	1331	14.1%
Paid help only	4	2	0.02%
Other	5	54	0.57%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	3183	34.41%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Mostly self	1	2415	26.11%
Mostly partner	2	2032	21.97%
Shared	3	1153	12.47%
Other	4	31	0.34%
Paid help only	5	2	0.02%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	3321	35.03%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Mostly self	1	2444	25.78%
Mostly partner	2	2091	22.05%
Shared	3	1164	12.28%
Other	5	28	0.3%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	3481	33.91%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Mostly self	1	2769	26.98%
Mostly partner	2	2325	22.65%
Shared	3	1283	12.5%
Other	4	42	0.41%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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