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Mainstage Variable

lmspy43

cohab no. 3: Year ended ML spell

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Marital and Cohabitation History

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35318	99.57%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.02%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.17	35465	2021.0	2023.0	0.98	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27872	99.55%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	13	0.05%
don't know	-1	7	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.5	27996	2021.0	2022.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29047	99.23%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	15	0.05%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.25	29267	2017.0	2020.0	1.5	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31522	98.48%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	10	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.5	32004	2019.0	2020.0	0.58	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33487	97.58%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	14	0.04%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	8	0.02%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.25	34311	2004.0	2019.0	4.98	8

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34940	96.9%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	13	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.0	36057	2017.0	2017.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	37606	95.7%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.0	39293	2012.0	2012.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39333	93.27%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.0	42169	2015.0	2015.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37445	82.86%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4615	10.21%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-11.0	40577	-11.0	-11.0	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
2011.0	44836	2011.0	2011.0	0	1

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45860	92.29%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.0	49690	2011.0	2011.0	0	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50684	92.88%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.75	54564	2009.0	2010.0	0.5	4

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