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Mainstage Variable

ivlyr

IC: Interviewed last year

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
Yes	1	13452	93.29%
Elig but not int prev year	2	736	5.1%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.05	231	1.0	2.0	0.22	14188

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Yes	1	13766	92.56%
Elig but not int prev year	2	842	5.66%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.06	265	1.0	2.0	0.23	14608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Yes	1	14123	91.76%
Elig but not int prev year	2	969	6.3%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.06	300	1.0	2.0	0.25	15092

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Yes	1	13534	86.66%
Elig but not int prev year	2	1101	7.05%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.08	982	1.0	2.0	0.26	14635

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Yes	1	13721	86.89%
Elig but not int prev year	2	1056	6.69%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.07	1014	1.0	2.0	0.26	14777

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Yes	1	14132	87.03%
No	2	1215	7.48%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.08	891	1.0	2.0	0.27	15347

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Yes	1	14591	87.91%
No	2	1117	6.73%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.07	889	1.0	2.0	0.26	15708

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Yes	1	13633	72.26%
No	2	4433	23.5%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.25	801	1.0	2.0	0.43	18066

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Yes	1	13572	86.98%
No	2	1509	9.67%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.1	522	1.0	2.0	0.3	15081

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Yes	1	9679	61.95%
No	2	5509	35.26%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.36	435	1.0	2.0	0.48	15188

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Yes	1	9866	90.46%
No	2	682	6.25%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.06	358	1.0	2.0	0.25	10548

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Yes	1	8440	75.4%
No	2	2388	21.33%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.22	365	1.0	2.0	0.41	10828

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Yes	1	8237	87.27%
No	2	900	9.54%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.1	301	1.0	2.0	0.3	9137

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Yes	1	8127	87.87%
No	2	700	7.57%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.08	422	1.0	2.0	0.27	8827

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Yes	1	8185	86.33%
No	2	875	9.23%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.1	421	1.0	2.0	0.3	9060

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Yes	1	8209	85.51%
No	2	815	8.49%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.09	576	1.0	2.0	0.29	9024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Yes	1	8593	87.28%
No	2	866	8.8%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.09	386	1.0	2.0	0.29	9459

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