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Mainstage Variable

ienddathh

Time at end of individual interview (hours)

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	414	1.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	35057	98.83%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.19	414	0	23.0	4.27	35057

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	277	0.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	27721	99.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.07	277	0	23.0	4.36	27721

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	346	1.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	28925	98.82%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.08	346	0	23.0	4.34	28925

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	352	1.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	31656	98.9%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.3	352	0	23.0	4.16	31656

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	360	1.05%
inapplicable	-8	18	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	33941	98.9%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.49	378	0	23.0	4.14	33941

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	223	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	34	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	35801	99.29%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.5	257	0	23.0	3.98	35801

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	143	0.36%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	39129	99.58%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.5	165	0	23.0	3.71	39129

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	39339	93.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	2827	6.7%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.71	39343	8.0	22.0	3.14	2827

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4450	9.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	40742	90.15%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.6	4450	0	23.0	3.29	40742

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3955	8.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	40882	91.18%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.4	3955	0	23.0	3.55	40882

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4059	8.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	43015	91.38%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.54	4059	0	23.0	3.61	43015

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4026	8.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	45666	91.9%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.68	4026	0	23.0	3.7	45666

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3949	7.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	50619	92.76%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.52	3949	0	23.0	3.69	50619

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25887	50.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	25107	49.24%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.57	25887	0	23.0	3.54	25107

Valid Observations

14419

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	645	4.13%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	497	3.15%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.33%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	123	0.74%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.15%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.13%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	101	0.93%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	135	1.21%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	83	0.88%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	74	0.8%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	0.96%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3163	32.95%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.5%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	111	1.08%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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