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ivievr

ever interviewed

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Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	767	5.1%
Yes	1	8948	59.49%
No: new	2	2240	14.89%
No: youth	3	762	5.07%
No: never	4	2308	15.34%
No: check	5	17	0.11%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	746	5.86%
Yes	1	8951	70.37%
No: new	2	534	4.2%
No: youth	3	773	6.08%
No: never	4	1705	13.4%
No: check	5	11	0.09%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	675	5.38%
Yes	1	8879	70.75%
No: new	2	508	4.05%
No: youth	3	792	6.31%
No: never	4	1686	13.44%
No: check	5	9	0.07%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	716	5.57%
Yes	1	9026	70.24%
No: new	2	534	4.16%
No: youth	3	838	6.52%
No: never	4	1719	13.38%
No: check	5	18	0.14%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	776	5.92%
Yes	1	9129	69.67%
No: new	2	573	4.37%
No: never	3	2603	19.86%
No: check	4	23	0.18%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Yes	1	8577	76.63%
No: new	2	2251	20.11%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Yes	1	8530	90.38%
No: new	2	607	6.43%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Yes	1	8322	89.98%
No: new	2	505	5.46%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Yes	1	8482	89.46%
No: new	2	578	6.1%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Yes	1	8426	87.77%
No: new	2	598	6.23%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	776	4.29%
Yes	1	11069	61.25%
No: new	2	2590	14.33%
No: youth	3	928	5.13%
No: never	4	2570	14.22%
No: check	5	82	0.45%
Deceased	6	58	0.32%
	Total	18073	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	755	4.82%
Yes	1	11006	70.29%
No: new	2	890	5.68%
No: youth	3	923	5.89%
No: never	4	1966	12.56%
No: check	5	81	0.52%
Deceased	6	38	0.24%
	Total	15659	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	682	4.33%
Yes	1	11156	70.8%
No: new	2	886	5.62%
No: youth	3	940	5.97%
No: never	4	1992	12.64%
No: check	5	72	0.46%
Deceased	6	28	0.18%
	Total	15756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	728	4.58%
yes	1	11169	70.23%
no: new	2	909	5.72%
no: youth	3	964	6.06%
no: never	4	2020	12.7%
no: check	5	88	0.55%
deceased	6	25	0.16%
	Total	15903	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	776	4.82%
yes	1	11212	69.6%
no: new	2	972	6.03%
no: never	3	3050	18.93%
no: check	4	82	0.51%
deceased	5	18	0.11%
	Total	16110	100.0%

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