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Mainstage Variable

netag_1

bestfriend no 1: age of friend

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1925	4.26%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	32	0.07%
don't know	-1	170	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	39936	88.37%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.43	5256	-10.0	100.0	24.63	39936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6842	13.77%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	132	0.27%
don't know	-1	182	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	38695	77.87%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.7	10997	1.0	100.0	17.31	38695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1142	7.92%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
don't know	-1	24	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	12288	85.22%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.51	2131	1.0	97.0	17.34	12288

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1028	6.68%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	13387	86.97%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.3	2005	0	99.0	17.39	13387

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	819	5.19%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	13957	88.39%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.38	1834	0	99.0	17.49	13957

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	864	5.21%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	14843	89.43%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.15	1754	3.0	99.0	17.39	14843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	817	5.24%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	14262	91.41%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.31	1341	0	99.0	16.95	14262

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	519	4.76%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	10029	91.96%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.07	877	2.0	98.0	17.02	10029

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	331	3.51%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	8800	93.24%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.18	638	2.0	94.0	16.7	8800

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	477	5.03%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	8576	90.45%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.12	905	1.0	92.0	16.75	8576

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	586	5.95%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	8867	90.07%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.28	978	10.0	97.0	16.84	8867

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