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Mainstage Variable

intdated

Interview date (day)

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.62	0	1.0	31.0	9.17	21385

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.16	0	1.0	31.0	8.67	16156

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.34	0	1.0	31.0	10.04	16856

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.86	0	1.0	31.0	8.73	18139

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.01	0	1.0	31.0	9.38	19252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	20047	100.0%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.18	1	1.0	31.0	8.65	20047

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	21745	100.0%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.85	1	1.0	31.0	9.14	21745

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.24	0	1.0	31.0	8.22	23033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	24453	100.0%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.21	1	1.0	31.0	8.24	24453

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.9	0	1.0	31.0	8.22	24325

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.95	0	1.0	31.0	8.35	25817

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.77	0	1.0	31.0	8.05	27751

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.6	0	1.0	31.0	7.91	30484

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.77	0	1.0	31.0	7.92	30169

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.57	0	1.0	31.0	8.75	8144

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.74	0	1.0	31.0	8.49	8346

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	8592	99.87%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.49	11	1.0	31.0	8.45	8592

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	8700	99.9%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.19	9	1.0	31.0	8.64	8700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	449	5.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	8448	94.95%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.27	449	1.0	31.0	8.57	8448

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	301	3.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	8744	96.67%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.17	301	1.0	31.0	8.71	8744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	352	3.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	9000	96.24%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.08	352	1.0	31.0	8.62	9000

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	246	2.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	10385	97.69%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.34	246	1.0	31.0	8.38	10385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	153	1.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	8608	98.25%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.91	153	1.0	31.0	8.8	8608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	8743	99.39%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.57	54	1.0	31.0	8.75	8743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.98%
[Value >= 0]	1	5946	99.02%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.07	59	1.0	31.0	8.66	5946

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	6059	99.49%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.1	31	1.0	31.0	8.76	6059

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	5024	99.21%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.98	40	1.0	31.0	8.55	5024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	98	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	4935	98.05%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.12	98	1.0	31.0	9.17	4935

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	5039	98.28%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.19	88	1.0	31.0	9.06	5039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	5227	99.9%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.35	5	1.0	31.0	8.76	5227

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.25	0	1.0	31.0	8.65	5227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	5484	99.51%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.96	27	1.0	31.0	9.3	5484

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