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Mainstage Variable

iv2

Did others influence interview

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	9468	65.66%
proxy	-7	734	5.09%
A great deal	1	15	0.1%
A fair amount	2	44	0.31%
A little	3	181	1.26%
Not at all	4	3954	27.42%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	9935	66.8%
proxy	-7	683	4.59%
A great deal	1	15	0.1%
A fair amount	2	33	0.22%
A little	3	213	1.43%
Not at all	4	3966	26.67%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.24%
inapplicable	-8	10131	65.82%
proxy	-7	677	4.4%
A great deal	1	17	0.11%
A fair amount	2	41	0.27%
A little	3	245	1.59%
Not at all	4	4244	27.57%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	10329	66.14%
proxy	-7	672	4.3%
A great deal	1	11	0.07%
A fair amount	2	40	0.26%
A little	3	275	1.76%
Not at all	4	4238	27.14%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	10168	64.39%
proxy	-7	682	4.32%
A great deal	1	11	0.07%
A fair amount	2	26	0.16%
A little	3	281	1.78%
Not at all	4	4614	29.22%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	10378	63.91%
proxy	-7	508	3.13%
A great deal	1	11	0.07%
A fair amount	2	46	0.28%
A little	3	306	1.88%
Not at all	4	4975	30.64%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	9881	59.53%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
A great deal	1	18	0.11%
A fair amount	2	59	0.36%
A little	3	357	2.15%
Not at all	4	5387	32.46%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	11009	58.35%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
A great deal	1	20	0.11%
A fair amount	2	70	0.37%
A little	3	456	2.42%
Not at all	4	6506	34.48%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8792	56.35%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
A great deal	1	34	0.22%
A fair amount	2	59	0.38%
A little	3	408	2.61%
Not at all	4	5786	37.08%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8746	55.98%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
A great deal	1	26	0.17%
A fair amount	2	77	0.49%
A little	3	516	3.3%
Not at all	4	5811	37.2%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.28%
inapplicable	-8	6027	55.26%
proxy	-7	76	0.7%
A great deal	1	20	0.18%
A fair amount	2	66	0.61%
A little	3	380	3.48%
Not at all	4	4197	38.48%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	129	1.15%
inapplicable	-8	6238	55.73%
proxy	-7	39	0.35%
A great deal	1	26	0.23%
A fair amount	2	66	0.59%
A little	3	448	4.0%
Not at all	4	4247	37.94%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	1.12%
inapplicable	-8	5225	55.36%
proxy	-7	52	0.55%
A great deal	1	16	0.17%
A fair amount	2	28	0.3%
A little	3	276	2.92%
Not at all	4	3735	39.57%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	0.98%
inapplicable	-8	5044	54.54%
proxy	-7	136	1.47%
A great deal	1	20	0.22%
A fair amount	2	52	0.56%
A little	3	310	3.35%
Not at all	4	3596	38.88%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113	1.19%
inapplicable	-8	4950	52.21%
proxy	-7	112	1.18%
A great deal	1	18	0.19%
A fair amount	2	48	0.51%
A little	3	299	3.15%
Not at all	4	3941	41.57%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	146	1.52%
inapplicable	-8	4833	50.34%
proxy	-7	252	2.62%
A great deal	1	24	0.25%
A fair amount	2	58	0.6%
A little	3	335	3.49%
Not at all	4	3952	41.17%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	80	0.81%
inapplicable	-8	4941	50.19%
A great deal	1	25	0.25%
A fair amount	2	60	0.61%
A little	3	509	5.17%
Not at all	4	4230	42.97%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	274	2.67%
inapplicable	-8	4437	43.23%
A great deal	1	41	0.4%
A fair amount	2	126	1.23%
A little	3	680	6.63%
Not at all	4	4706	45.85%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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