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Mainstage Variable

ienddaty

Date at end of individual interview (year)

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Survey information Interview characteristics and conditions Interview date

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	533	1.62%
[Value >= 0]	1	32316	98.38%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.47	533	2023.0	2025.0	0.53	32316

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
2022.51	414	2022.0	2024.0	0.55	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
2021.44	277	2021.0	2023.0	0.54	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
2020.44	346	2020.0	2022.0	0.53	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
2019.47	352	2019.0	2021.0	0.55	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
2018.49	378	2018.0	2020.0	0.56	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
2017.5	257	2017.0	2019.0	0.58	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
2016.51	165	2016.0	2018.0	0.59	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
2015.48	39343	2015.0	2017.0	0.56	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
2014.46	4450	2014.0	2016.0	0.56	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
2013.46	3955	2013.0	2015.0	0.56	40882

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