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Mainstage Variable

ivmc

Health section: other adults present

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
Not mentioned	0	12418	86.12%
Other adults pres	1	1036	7.18%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
Not mentioned	0	12845	86.36%
Other adults pres	1	1080	7.26%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
Not mentioned	0	13351	86.74%
Other adults pres	1	1064	6.91%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Not mentioned	0	13531	86.64%
Other adults pres	1	1104	7.07%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	13681	86.64%
Other adults pres	1	1096	6.94%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	14257	87.8%
Other adults pres	1	1088	6.7%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10487	63.19%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	4051	24.41%
Other adults pres	3	1169	7.04%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	11636	61.67%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	4911	26.03%
Other adults pres	3	1518	8.05%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9402	60.26%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	4321	27.69%
Other adults pres	3	1358	8.7%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9563	61.21%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	4309	27.58%
Other adults pres	3	1315	8.42%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	6528	59.86%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	3035	27.83%
Other adults pres	3	979	8.98%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	6629	59.22%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	3136	28.02%
Other adults pres	3	1042	9.31%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	5655	59.92%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	2557	27.09%
Other adults pres	3	917	9.72%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	5402	58.41%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	2568	27.77%
Other adults pres	3	828	8.95%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	5239	55.26%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	2752	29.03%
Other adults pres	3	1023	10.79%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	5182	53.98%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	2826	29.44%
Other adults pres	3	1014	10.56%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	5513	56.0%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	2721	27.64%
Other adults pres	3	1195	12.14%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Not mentioned	0	8176	79.66%
Other adults pres	1	1736	16.91%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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