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iv4

Cooperation of respondent

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indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.06%
Very good	1	12040	83.5%
Good	2	1923	13.34%
Fair	3	397	2.75%
Poor	4	38	0.26%
Very poor	5	13	0.09%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
Very good	1	12667	85.17%
Good	2	1727	11.61%
Fair	3	406	2.73%
Poor	4	41	0.28%
Very poor	5	21	0.14%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.11%
Very good	1	12995	84.43%
Good	2	1823	11.84%
Fair	3	472	3.07%
Poor	4	65	0.42%
Very poor	5	20	0.13%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
Very good	1	13462	86.2%
Good	2	1729	11.07%
Fair	3	362	2.32%
Poor	4	31	0.2%
Very poor	5	19	0.12%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
Very good	1	13637	86.36%
Good	2	1787	11.32%
Fair	3	311	1.97%
Poor	4	25	0.16%
Very poor	5	17	0.11%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	125	0.77%
Very good	1	14144	87.1%
Good	2	1570	9.67%
Fair	3	336	2.07%
Poor	4	47	0.29%
Very poor	5	16	0.1%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Very good	1	13858	83.5%
Good	2	1531	9.22%
Fair	3	263	1.58%
Poor	4	36	0.22%
Very poor	5	13	0.08%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.03%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Very good	1	15648	82.94%
Good	2	1988	10.54%
Fair	3	361	1.91%
Poor	4	48	0.25%
Very poor	5	15	0.08%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Very good	1	13212	84.68%
Good	2	1516	9.72%
Fair	3	298	1.91%
Poor	4	33	0.21%
Very poor	5	16	0.1%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Very good	1	13350	85.45%
Good	2	1502	9.61%
Fair	3	292	1.87%
Poor	4	24	0.15%
Very poor	5	12	0.08%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	264	2.42%
Very good	1	9188	84.25%
Good	2	1228	11.26%
Fair	3	205	1.88%
Poor	4	14	0.13%
Very poor	5	7	0.06%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	198	1.77%
Very good	1	9495	84.83%
Good	2	1248	11.15%
Fair	3	227	2.03%
Poor	4	20	0.18%
Very poor	5	5	0.04%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	2.04%
Very good	1	8001	84.77%
Good	2	1062	11.25%
Fair	3	160	1.7%
Poor	4	15	0.16%
Very poor	5	7	0.07%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	165	1.78%
Very good	1	7697	83.22%
Good	2	1157	12.51%
Fair	3	201	2.17%
Poor	4	23	0.25%
Very poor	5	6	0.06%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	157	1.66%
Very good	1	7997	84.35%
Good	2	1136	11.98%
Fair	3	182	1.92%
Poor	4	6	0.06%
Very poor	5	3	0.03%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	225	2.34%
Very good	1	7970	83.02%
Good	2	1200	12.5%
Fair	3	178	1.85%
Poor	4	22	0.23%
Very poor	5	5	0.05%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	142	1.44%
Very good	1	8318	84.49%
Good	2	1144	11.62%
Fair	3	214	2.17%
Poor	4	20	0.2%
Very poor	5	7	0.07%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	203	1.98%
Very good	1	7888	76.85%
Good	2	1691	16.48%
Fair	3	409	3.98%
Poor	4	55	0.54%
Very poor	5	18	0.18%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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