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Mainstage Variable

mgly

Mortgage on home before 1.9.98

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	4641	56.99%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Yes	1	2817	34.59%
No	2	147	1.81%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4715	56.49%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Yes	1	2858	34.24%
No	2	289	3.46%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	4830	56.14%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Yes	1	3029	35.21%
No	2	281	3.27%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	4841	55.59%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Yes	1	3125	35.88%
No	2	300	3.44%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4906	55.14%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Yes	1	3186	35.81%
No	2	357	4.01%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5116	56.56%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	3260	36.04%
No	2	367	4.06%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	5190	55.5%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Yes	1	3371	36.05%
No	2	437	4.67%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	6939	65.27%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Yes	1	3060	28.78%
No	2	379	3.57%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	5147	58.75%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Yes	1	3046	34.77%
No	2	409	4.67%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6348	72.16%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Yes	1	2124	24.14%
No	2	268	3.05%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.13%
inapplicable	-8	3541	58.97%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	2112	35.17%
No	2	285	4.75%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	3611	59.29%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
Yes	1	2158	35.44%
No	2	283	4.65%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	2788	55.06%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	2036	40.21%
No	2	196	3.87%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	2736	54.36%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
don't know	-1	3	0.06%
Yes	1	1971	39.16%
No	2	219	4.35%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	2802	54.65%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	1994	38.89%
No	2	238	4.64%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	2784	53.21%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	2041	39.01%
No	2	186	3.56%
	Total	5232	100.0%

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