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Mainstage Variable

lfsat7

Satisfaction with: amount of leisure time

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Health: Subjective Wellbeing

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	726	5.04%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
Not satisfied at all	1	333	2.31%
	2	687	4.76%
	3	1526	10.58%
Not satis/dissat	4	2595	18.0%
	5	3317	23.0%
	6	2648	18.36%
Completely satisfied	7	2356	16.34%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.88	957	1.0	7.0	1.54	13462

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	510	3.43%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Not satisfied at all	1	359	2.41%
	2	738	4.96%
	3	1615	10.86%
Not satis/dissat	4	2703	18.17%
	5	3574	24.03%
	6	2738	18.41%
Completely satisfied	7	2371	15.94%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.85	775	1.0	7.0	1.54	14098

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	640	4.16%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Doesn't apply	0	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	389	2.53%
	2	797	5.18%
	3	1721	11.18%
Not satis/dissat	4	2767	17.98%
	5	3502	22.75%
	6	2657	17.26%
Completely satisfied	7	2618	17.01%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.84	940	0	7.0	1.57	14452

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	515	3.3%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
refusal	-2	5	0.03%
Not satisfied at all	1	537	3.44%
	2	949	6.08%
	3	1972	12.63%
Not satis/dissat	4	2769	17.73%
	5	3462	22.17%
	6	2468	15.8%
Completely satisfied	7	2630	16.84%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.73	830	1.0	7.0	1.64	14787

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	426	2.7%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not satisfied at all	1	447	2.83%
	2	804	5.09%
	3	1745	11.05%
Not satis/dissat	4	2719	17.22%
	5	3336	21.13%
	6	2588	16.39%
Completely satisfied	7	2712	17.17%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.83	1440	1.0	7.0	1.61	14351

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	462	2.85%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not satisfied at all	1	460	2.83%
	2	792	4.88%
	3	1797	11.07%
Not satis/dissat	4	2786	17.16%
	5	3575	22.02%
	6	2702	16.64%
Completely satisfied	7	2773	17.08%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.84	1353	1.0	7.0	1.6	14885

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	507	3.05%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	489	2.95%
	2	918	5.53%
	3	1816	10.94%
Not satis/dissat	4	2854	17.2%
	5	3319	20.0%
	6	2613	15.74%
Completely satisfied	7	3191	19.23%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.86	1397	1.0	7.0	1.65	15200

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	346	2.22%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not satisfied at all	1	537	3.44%
	2	905	5.8%
	3	1935	12.4%
	4	2801	17.95%
	5	3163	20.27%
	6	2364	15.15%
Completely satisfied	7	3030	19.42%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.79	868	1.0	7.0	1.67	14735

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	416	2.66%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	526	3.37%
	2	891	5.7%
	3	1795	11.49%
	4	2703	17.3%
	5	3219	20.6%
	6	2592	16.59%
Completely satisfied	7	3045	19.49%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.84	852	1.0	7.0	1.66	14771

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	168	1.54%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not satisfied at all	1	341	3.13%
	2	594	5.45%
	3	1252	11.48%
	4	1835	16.83%
	5	2257	20.7%
	6	1848	16.94%
Completely satisfied	7	2253	20.66%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.89	526	1.0	7.0	1.65	10380

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	231	2.06%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	402	3.59%
	2	647	5.78%
	3	1271	11.36%
	4	1910	17.06%
	5	2245	20.06%
	6	1839	16.43%
Completely satisfied	7	2282	20.39%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.85	597	1.0	7.0	1.68	10596

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	1.13%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not satisfied at all	1	329	3.49%
	2	581	6.16%
	3	1150	12.18%
	4	1547	16.39%
	5	1833	19.42%
	6	1515	16.05%
Completely satisfied	7	2075	21.99%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.86	408	1.0	7.0	1.71	9030

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