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intdatem

Month of interview

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2165	10.12%
February	2	1850	8.65%
March	3	2084	9.75%
April	4	1530	7.15%
May	5	1990	9.31%
June	6	1545	7.22%
July	7	1845	8.63%
August	8	2110	9.87%
September	9	1416	6.62%
October	10	1909	8.93%
November	11	1747	8.17%
December	12	1194	5.58%
	Total	21385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.2	0	1.0	12.0	3.42	21385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	1432	8.86%
February	2	1450	8.97%
March	3	1758	10.88%
April	4	1050	6.5%
May	5	1345	8.33%
June	6	1423	8.81%
July	7	1158	7.17%
August	8	1403	8.68%
September	9	1270	7.86%
October	10	1269	7.85%
November	11	1475	9.13%
December	12	1123	6.95%
	Total	16156	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.33	0	1.0	12.0	3.47	16156

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	1782	10.57%
February	2	1506	8.93%
March	3	1264	7.5%
April	4	1841	10.92%
May	5	1390	8.25%
June	6	1452	8.61%
July	7	1259	7.47%
August	8	1273	7.55%
September	9	1417	8.41%
October	10	1501	8.9%
November	11	1305	7.74%
December	12	866	5.14%
	Total	16856	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.12	0	1.0	12.0	3.41	16856

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	1537	8.47%
February	2	1429	7.88%
March	3	1533	8.45%
April	4	1677	9.25%
May	5	1573	8.67%
June	6	1521	8.39%
July	7	1511	8.33%
August	8	1422	7.84%
September	9	1509	8.32%
October	10	1554	8.57%
November	11	1558	8.59%
December	12	1315	7.25%
	Total	18139	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.43	0	1.0	12.0	3.42	18139

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2052	10.66%
February	2	1497	7.78%
March	3	1717	8.92%
April	4	1669	8.67%
May	5	1631	8.47%
June	6	1553	8.07%
July	7	1598	8.3%
August	8	1609	8.36%
September	9	1530	7.95%
October	10	1676	8.71%
November	11	1544	8.02%
December	12	1176	6.11%
	Total	19252	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	0	1.0	12.0	3.44	19252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
January	1	1937	9.66%
February	2	1589	7.93%
March	3	1816	9.06%
April	4	1583	7.9%
May	5	1662	8.29%
June	6	1573	7.85%
July	7	1621	8.09%
August	8	1746	8.71%
September	9	1575	7.86%
October	10	1813	9.04%
November	11	1720	8.58%
December	12	1412	7.04%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.39	1	1.0	12.0	3.47	20047

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
January	1	2027	9.32%
February	2	1925	8.85%
March	3	1802	8.29%
April	4	1779	8.18%
May	5	1812	8.33%
June	6	1862	8.56%
July	7	1917	8.82%
August	8	1801	8.28%
September	9	1977	9.09%
October	10	1787	8.22%
November	11	1880	8.65%
December	12	1176	5.41%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.3	1	1.0	12.0	3.39	21745

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2094	9.09%
February	2	1947	8.45%
March	3	2092	9.08%
April	4	1820	7.9%
May	5	1931	8.38%
June	6	1851	8.04%
July	7	1926	8.36%
August	8	1864	8.09%
September	9	1917	8.32%
October	10	2011	8.73%
November	11	2143	9.3%
December	12	1437	6.24%
	Total	23033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.38	0	1.0	12.0	3.44	23033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
January	1	2524	10.32%
February	2	2186	8.94%
March	3	2227	9.11%
April	4	1738	7.11%
May	5	1901	7.77%
June	6	1940	7.93%
July	7	1917	7.84%
August	8	1851	7.57%
September	9	2054	8.4%
October	10	2164	8.85%
November	11	2255	9.22%
December	12	1696	6.94%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.35	1	1.0	12.0	3.53	24453

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2380	9.78%
February	2	1916	7.88%
March	3	2244	9.23%
April	4	2001	8.23%
May	5	1845	7.58%
June	6	2072	8.52%
July	7	2063	8.48%
August	8	1913	7.86%
September	9	1973	8.11%
October	10	2065	8.49%
November	11	2022	8.31%
December	12	1831	7.53%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.37	0	1.0	12.0	3.48	24325

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2091	8.1%
February	2	1966	7.62%
March	3	2568	9.95%
April	4	1988	7.7%
May	5	2454	9.51%
June	6	2157	8.35%
July	7	2191	8.49%
August	8	1966	7.62%
September	9	1999	7.74%
October	10	2308	8.94%
November	11	2266	8.78%
December	12	1863	7.22%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.44	0	1.0	12.0	3.41	25817

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2324	8.37%
February	2	2332	8.4%
March	3	2520	9.08%
April	4	2076	7.48%
May	5	2337	8.42%
June	6	2465	8.88%
July	7	2356	8.49%
August	8	2266	8.17%
September	9	2204	7.94%
October	10	2408	8.68%
November	11	2498	9.0%
December	12	1965	7.08%
	Total	27751	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.45	0	1.0	12.0	3.43	27751

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2803	9.19%
February	2	2612	8.57%
March	3	3023	9.92%
April	4	2374	7.79%
May	5	2389	7.84%
June	6	2739	8.99%
July	7	2408	7.9%
August	8	2622	8.6%
September	9	2492	8.17%
October	10	2474	8.12%
November	11	2716	8.91%
December	12	1832	6.01%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.29	0	1.0	12.0	3.42	30484

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	2997	9.93%
February	2	2634	8.73%
March	3	2827	9.37%
April	4	2503	8.3%
May	5	2360	7.82%
June	6	2541	8.42%
July	7	2500	8.29%
August	8	2467	8.18%
September	9	2489	8.25%
October	10	2513	8.33%
November	11	2594	8.6%
December	12	1744	5.78%
	Total	30169	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.23	0	1.0	12.0	3.43	30169

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	266	3.27%
February	2	101	1.24%
March	3	91	1.12%
April	4	8	0.1%
September	9	3682	45.21%
October	10	2465	30.27%
November	11	1176	14.44%
December	12	355	4.36%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.3	0	1.0	12.0	2.08	8144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	276	3.31%
February	2	121	1.45%
March	3	66	0.79%
April	4	4	0.05%
September	9	3278	39.28%
October	10	3010	36.07%
November	11	1258	15.07%
December	12	333	3.99%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.37	0	1.0	12.0	2.08	8346

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.13%
January	1	310	3.6%
February	2	101	1.17%
March	3	77	0.9%
April	4	1	0.01%
September	9	4157	48.32%
October	10	2542	29.55%
November	11	1087	12.64%
December	12	317	3.68%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.23	11	1.0	12.0	2.07	8592

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
January	1	319	3.66%
February	2	126	1.45%
March	3	67	0.77%
April	4	5	0.06%
September	9	3953	45.39%
October	10	2624	30.13%
November	11	1240	14.24%
December	12	366	4.2%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.27	9	1.0	12.0	2.13	8700

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	448	5.04%
January	1	244	2.74%
February	2	71	0.8%
March	3	57	0.64%
April	4	23	0.26%
May	5	3	0.03%
September	9	3420	38.44%
October	10	2862	32.17%
November	11	1347	15.14%
December	12	422	4.74%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.46	448	1.0	12.0	1.95	8449

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	301	3.33%
January	1	287	3.17%
February	2	95	1.05%
March	3	37	0.41%
April	4	26	0.29%
May	5	1	0.01%
September	9	4004	44.27%
October	10	2829	31.28%
November	11	1152	12.74%
December	12	313	3.46%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.32	301	1.0	12.0	1.98	8744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	351	3.75%
January	1	772	8.25%
February	2	365	3.9%
March	3	95	1.02%
April	4	121	1.29%
May	5	5	0.05%
September	9	3175	33.95%
October	10	2373	25.37%
November	11	1386	14.82%
December	12	709	7.58%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.71	351	1.0	12.0	3.12	9001

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	246	2.31%
January	1	1038	9.76%
February	2	384	3.61%
March	3	298	2.8%
April	4	175	1.65%
September	9	3131	29.45%
October	10	2494	23.46%
November	11	1972	18.55%
December	12	893	8.4%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
8.56	246	1.0	12.0	3.35	10385

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	153	1.75%
January	1	71	0.81%
February	2	351	4.01%
March	3	1040	11.87%
April	4	846	9.66%
May	5	682	7.78%
September	9	3120	35.61%
October	10	1969	22.47%
November	11	455	5.19%
December	12	74	0.84%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.48	153	1.0	12.0	2.97	8608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	54	0.61%
January	1	556	6.32%
February	2	856	9.73%
March	3	283	3.22%
April	4	174	1.98%
May	5	190	2.16%
September	9	3330	37.85%
October	10	2094	23.8%
November	11	971	11.04%
December	12	289	3.29%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.99	54	1.0	12.0	3.29	8743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.98%
January	1	73	1.22%
February	2	41	0.68%
March	3	23	0.38%
April	4	14	0.23%
August	8	3	0.05%
September	9	3306	55.05%
October	10	1790	29.81%
November	11	525	8.74%
December	12	171	2.85%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.38	59	1.0	12.0	1.45	5946

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.51%
January	1	71	1.17%
February	2	36	0.59%
March	3	15	0.25%
April	4	6	0.1%
May	5	1	0.02%
August	8	6	0.1%
September	9	2856	46.9%
October	10	1965	32.27%
November	11	910	14.94%
December	12	193	3.17%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.56	31	1.0	12.0	1.43	6059

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	40	0.79%
January	1	65	1.28%
February	2	25	0.49%
March	3	18	0.36%
April	4	5	0.1%
August	8	10	0.2%
September	9	2735	54.01%
October	10	1660	32.78%
November	11	392	7.74%
December	12	114	2.25%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.39	40	1.0	12.0	1.39	5024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	1.93%
January	1	118	2.34%
February	2	49	0.97%
March	3	40	0.79%
April	4	16	0.32%
May	5	5	0.1%
September	9	1052	20.9%
October	10	2273	45.16%
November	11	1165	23.15%
December	12	218	4.33%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.74	97	1.0	12.0	1.92	4936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	1.72%
January	1	106	2.07%
February	2	57	1.11%
March	3	35	0.68%
April	4	25	0.49%
May	5	4	0.08%
September	9	1613	31.46%
October	10	2189	42.7%
November	11	804	15.68%
December	12	206	4.02%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.56	88	1.0	12.0	1.85	5039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.08%
January	1	150	2.87%
February	2	161	3.08%
March	3	90	1.72%
April	4	44	0.84%
September	9	2038	38.95%
October	10	1958	37.42%
November	11	674	12.88%
December	12	113	2.16%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.11	4	1.0	12.0	2.29	5228

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
January	1	27	0.52%
February	2	41	0.78%
March	3	73	1.4%
April	4	3	0.06%
September	9	2191	41.92%
October	10	2214	42.36%
November	11	608	11.63%
December	12	70	1.34%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.51	0	1.0	12.0	1.41	5227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	50	0.91%
September	9	1182	21.45%
October	10	2868	52.04%
November	11	1273	23.1%
December	12	138	2.5%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.07	50	9.0	12.0	0.74	5461

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