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Mainstage Variable

lfsat8

Satisfaction with: use 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	337	2.34%
	2	620	4.3%
	3	1301	9.02%
Not satis/dissat	4	2554	17.71%
	5	3674	25.48%
	6	3050	21.15%
Completely satisfied	7	1926	13.36%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.89	957	1.0	7.0	1.48	13462

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	508	3.42%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Not satisfied at all	1	358	2.41%
	2	642	4.32%
	3	1466	9.86%
Not satis/dissat	4	2580	17.35%
	5	3890	26.15%
	6	3169	21.31%
Completely satisfied	7	1995	13.41%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.88	773	1.0	7.0	1.48	14100

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	649	4.22%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Doesn't apply	0	3	0.02%
Not satisfied at all	1	398	2.59%
	2	679	4.41%
	3	1527	9.92%
Not satis/dissat	4	2741	17.81%
	5	3837	24.93%
	6	3047	19.8%
Completely satisfied	7	2211	14.36%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.86	949	0	7.0	1.51	14443

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	506	3.24%
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
Not satisfied at all	1	461	2.95%
	2	756	4.84%
	3	1816	11.63%
Not satis/dissat	4	2802	17.94%
	5	3897	24.95%
	6	2811	18.0%
Completely satisfied	7	2252	14.42%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.78	822	1.0	7.0	1.55	14795

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	429	2.72%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not satisfied at all	1	391	2.48%
	2	685	4.34%
	3	1481	9.38%
Not satis/dissat	4	2630	16.66%
	5	3715	23.53%
	6	3103	19.65%
Completely satisfied	7	2343	14.84%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.9	1443	1.0	7.0	1.52	14348

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	462	2.85%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not satisfied at all	1	409	2.52%
	2	659	4.06%
	3	1620	9.98%
Not satis/dissat	4	2696	16.6%
	5	3933	24.22%
	6	3169	19.52%
Completely satisfied	7	2399	14.77%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.89	1353	1.0	7.0	1.52	14885

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	501	3.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	436	2.63%
	2	691	4.16%
	3	1577	9.5%
Not satis/dissat	4	2768	16.68%
	5	3748	22.58%
	6	3169	19.09%
Completely satisfied	7	2817	16.97%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.94	1391	1.0	7.0	1.55	15206

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	344	2.2%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not satisfied at all	1	453	2.9%
	2	721	4.62%
	3	1635	10.48%
	4	2803	17.96%
	5	3559	22.81%
	6	2924	18.74%
Completely satisfied	7	2642	16.93%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.88	866	1.0	7.0	1.57	14737

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	417	2.67%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	492	3.15%
	2	720	4.61%
	3	1654	10.59%
	4	2624	16.8%
	5	3582	22.93%
	6	3033	19.41%
Completely satisfied	7	2665	17.06%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.89	853	1.0	7.0	1.58	14770

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	161	1.48%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not satisfied at all	1	303	2.78%
	2	466	4.27%
	3	1023	9.38%
	4	1827	16.75%
	5	2475	22.69%
	6	2251	20.64%
Completely satisfied	7	2042	18.72%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.99	519	1.0	7.0	1.56	10387

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	232	2.07%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Not satisfied at all	1	349	3.12%
	2	476	4.25%
	3	1108	9.9%
	4	1818	16.24%
	5	2489	22.24%
	6	2320	20.73%
Completely satisfied	7	2035	18.18%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.96	598	1.0	7.0	1.58	10595

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	1.12%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not satisfied at all	1	269	2.85%
	2	427	4.52%
	3	908	9.62%
	4	1551	16.43%
	5	2088	22.12%
	6	1878	19.9%
Completely satisfied	7	1910	20.24%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.0	407	1.0	7.0	1.59	9031

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