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Mainstage Variable

ivia

Interviewer area

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	64	0.56%
Telephone Area 1	391	170	1.49%
Telephone Area 2	392	235	2.06%
Telephone only	398	13	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	11415	100.0%
	Total	11415	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
310.08	0	0	601.0	208.82	11415

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	65	0.57%
Telephone Area 1	391	185	1.61%
Telephone Area 2	392	246	2.14%
Telephone only	398	14	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	11498	100.0%
	Total	11498	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
310.46	0	0	601.0	209.62	11498

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	61	0.53%
Telephone Area 1	391	119	1.03%
Telephone Area 2	392	193	1.68%
Telephone only	398	144	1.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	11507	100.0%
	Total	11507	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
313.21	0	0	601.0	210.24	11507

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	57	0.48%
Telephone only	398	344	2.89%
[Value >= 0]	1	11915	100.0%
	Total	11915	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
318.7	0	0	601.0	210.45	11915

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	62	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	12090	100.0%
	Total	12090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
319.17	0	0	601.0	212.22	12090

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	61	0.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	12176	100.0%
	Total	12176	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
321.98	0	0	601.0	213.52	12176

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	66	0.54%
[Value >= 0]	1	12209	100.0%
	Total	12209	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
318.72	0	0	601.0	212.75	12209

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	66	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	13986	100.0%
	Total	13986	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
322.85	0	0	601.0	214.03	13986

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	70	0.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	12282	100.0%
	Total	12282	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
273.79	0	0	599.0	185.68	12282

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	70	0.59%
[Value >= 0]	1	11944	100.0%
	Total	11944	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
271.99	0	0	575.0	185.78	11944

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	77	1.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	7295	100.0%
	Total	7295	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
135.44	0	0	272.0	76.77	7295

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	1242	16.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	7596	100.0%
	Total	7596	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
107.11	0	0	251.0	81.13	7596

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	214	3.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	6487	100.0%
	Total	6487	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
124.47	0	0	251.0	74.16	6487

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	216	3.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	6553	100.0%
	Total	6553	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
124.0	0	0	250.0	74.37	6553

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	240	3.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	6558	100.0%
	Total	6558	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
124.21	0	0	250.0	74.77	6558

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	36	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	6534	100.0%
	Total	6534	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
129.25	0	0	250.0	72.38	6534

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Movers-known bfr field	0	142	2.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	5984	100.0%
	Total	5984	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
126.56	0	0	250.0	73.88	5984

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