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Mainstage Variable

mlchm

Marital status changed, month

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	14096	97.76%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	19	0.13%
February	2	12	0.08%
March	3	12	0.08%
April	4	24	0.17%
May	5	24	0.17%
June	6	33	0.23%
July	7	30	0.21%
August	8	35	0.24%
September	9	37	0.26%
October	10	35	0.24%
November	11	35	0.24%
December	12	20	0.14%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.25	14103	1.0	12.0	3.12	316

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	14455	97.19%
January	1	21	0.14%
February	2	24	0.16%
March	3	21	0.14%
April	4	18	0.12%
May	5	33	0.22%
June	6	32	0.22%
July	7	30	0.2%
August	8	51	0.34%
September	9	68	0.46%
October	10	41	0.28%
November	11	26	0.17%
December	12	30	0.2%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.21	14478	1.0	12.0	3.13	395

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	15006	97.49%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	23	0.15%
February	2	15	0.1%
March	3	7	0.05%
April	4	33	0.21%
May	5	36	0.23%
June	6	31	0.2%
July	7	33	0.21%
August	8	39	0.25%
September	9	47	0.31%
October	10	38	0.25%
November	11	24	0.16%
December	12	26	0.17%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.09	15040	1.0	12.0	3.11	352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	15200	97.33%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	17	0.11%
February	2	27	0.17%
March	3	22	0.14%
April	4	24	0.15%
May	5	30	0.19%
June	6	33	0.21%
July	7	40	0.26%
August	8	48	0.31%
September	9	62	0.4%
October	10	40	0.26%
November	11	30	0.19%
December	12	18	0.12%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.03	15226	1.0	12.0	3.04	391

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15348	97.19%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	23	0.15%
February	2	18	0.11%
March	3	17	0.11%
April	4	43	0.27%
May	5	41	0.26%
June	6	47	0.3%
July	7	43	0.27%
August	8	45	0.28%
September	9	66	0.42%
October	10	42	0.27%
November	11	19	0.12%
December	12	28	0.18%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.92	15359	1.0	12.0	2.98	432

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	15789	97.23%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
January	1	18	0.11%
February	2	20	0.12%
March	3	22	0.14%
April	4	37	0.23%
May	5	49	0.3%
June	6	41	0.25%
July	7	42	0.26%
August	8	53	0.33%
September	9	72	0.44%
October	10	39	0.24%
November	11	20	0.12%
December	12	28	0.17%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.97	15797	1.0	12.0	2.93	441

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	16185	97.52%
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
January	1	29	0.17%
February	2	15	0.09%
March	3	21	0.13%
April	4	29	0.17%
May	5	23	0.14%
June	6	36	0.22%
July	7	42	0.25%
August	8	52	0.31%
September	9	53	0.32%
October	10	42	0.25%
November	11	31	0.19%
December	12	28	0.17%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.11	16196	1.0	12.0	3.15	401

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	18597	98.57%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
January	1	17	0.09%
February	2	15	0.08%
March	3	15	0.08%
April	4	14	0.07%
May	5	25	0.13%
June	6	32	0.17%
July	7	21	0.11%
August	8	32	0.17%
September	9	32	0.17%
October	10	40	0.21%
November	11	15	0.08%
December	12	7	0.04%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.81	18602	1.0	12.0	3.02	265

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1075	6.89%
inapplicable	-8	14120	90.5%
don't know	-1	5	0.03%
January	1	23	0.15%
February	2	18	0.12%
March	3	27	0.17%
April	4	33	0.21%
May	5	38	0.24%
June	6	28	0.18%
July	7	58	0.37%
August	8	29	0.19%
September	9	57	0.37%
October	10	38	0.24%
November	11	30	0.19%
December	12	24	0.15%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.9	15200	1.0	12.0	3.1	403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5168	33.08%
inapplicable	-8	10112	64.73%
January	1	16	0.1%
February	2	15	0.1%
March	3	24	0.15%
April	4	23	0.15%
May	5	48	0.31%
June	6	28	0.18%
July	7	26	0.17%
August	8	31	0.2%
September	9	45	0.29%
October	10	31	0.2%
November	11	32	0.2%
December	12	24	0.15%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.01	15280	1.0	12.0	3.14	343

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	423	3.88%
inapplicable	-8	10154	93.1%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
January	1	17	0.16%
February	2	20	0.18%
March	3	17	0.16%
April	4	18	0.17%
May	5	28	0.26%
June	6	31	0.28%
July	7	28	0.26%
August	8	48	0.44%
September	9	36	0.33%
October	10	39	0.36%
November	11	33	0.3%
December	12	12	0.11%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.06	10579	1.0	12.0	3.06	327

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	10878	97.19%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
January	1	19	0.17%
February	2	20	0.18%
March	3	19	0.17%
April	4	17	0.15%
May	5	23	0.21%
June	6	33	0.29%
July	7	32	0.29%
August	8	39	0.35%
September	9	40	0.36%
October	10	30	0.27%
November	11	15	0.13%
December	12	20	0.18%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.83	10886	1.0	12.0	3.11	307

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	9113	96.56%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	21	0.22%
February	2	20	0.21%
March	3	30	0.32%
April	4	30	0.32%
May	5	22	0.23%
June	6	25	0.26%
July	7	25	0.26%
August	8	42	0.45%
September	9	35	0.37%
October	10	24	0.25%
November	11	24	0.25%
December	12	17	0.18%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.56	9123	1.0	12.0	3.22	315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8927	96.52%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
January	1	22	0.24%
February	2	14	0.15%
March	3	19	0.21%
April	4	25	0.27%
May	5	33	0.36%
June	6	23	0.25%
July	7	42	0.45%
August	8	38	0.41%
September	9	32	0.35%
October	10	35	0.38%
November	11	17	0.18%
December	12	15	0.16%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.71	8934	1.0	12.0	3.05	315

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9190	96.93%
January	1	20	0.21%
February	2	11	0.12%
March	3	17	0.18%
April	4	29	0.31%
May	5	23	0.24%
June	6	30	0.32%
July	7	30	0.32%
August	8	32	0.34%
September	9	30	0.32%
October	10	21	0.22%
November	11	13	0.14%
December	12	18	0.19%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.6	9207	1.0	12.0	3.09	274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	9255	96.41%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
January	1	16	0.17%
February	2	18	0.19%
March	3	22	0.23%
April	4	35	0.36%
May	5	28	0.29%
June	6	38	0.4%
July	7	27	0.28%
August	8	31	0.32%
September	9	41	0.43%
October	10	37	0.39%
November	11	18	0.19%
December	12	18	0.19%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.74	9271	1.0	12.0	3.07	329

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