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Mainstage Variable

lmcby44

cohab no. 4: Year began cohabitation spell

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Partnership history

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32762	99.74%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.67	32846	2022.0	2023.0	0.58	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35324	99.59%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.5	35467	2022.0	2023.0	0.58	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27878	99.57%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	9	0.03%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.0	27997	2020.0	2020.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29055	99.26%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.67	29268	2016.0	2020.0	2.31	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31530	98.51%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	7	0.02%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.25	32004	2014.0	2019.0	2.36	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33496	97.6%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.0	34317	2018.0	2018.0	0	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34951	96.93%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.5	36056	2016.0	2017.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37608	95.71%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2013.0	39293	2013.0	2013.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39337	93.28%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Valid Observations

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37447	82.86%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	4615	10.21%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-10.0	40577	-10.0	-10.0	0	4615

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40978	91.39%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.0	44836	2012.0	2012.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50686	92.89%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.0	54566	2010.0	2010.0	0	2

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