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Mainstage Variable

istrtdatss

Individual interview start time (seconds)

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	35470	100.0%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.68	1	0	59.0	17.35	35470

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.6	0	0	59.0	17.24	27998

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.67	0	0	59.0	17.28	29271

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.41	0	0	59.0	17.24	32008

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.47	0	0	59.0	17.31	34319

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	36057	100.0%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.64	1	0	59.0	17.3	36057

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	39289	99.99%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.51	5	0	59.0	17.32	39289

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	42162	99.98%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.45	8	0	59.0	17.27	42162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	45189	99.99%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.48	3	0	59.0	17.33	45189

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	44836	100.0%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.55	1	0	59.0	17.29	44836

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.54	0	0	59.0	17.29	47074

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.47	0	0	59.0	17.31	49692

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.38	0	0	59.0	17.35	54568

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25789	50.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	25205	49.43%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
29.47	25789	0	59.0	17.28	25205

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