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Mainstage Variable

netag_2

bestfriend no 2: age of friend

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	4501	9.96%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	40	0.09%
don't know	-1	193	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	37328	82.6%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.25	7864	-10.0	97.0	24.67	37328

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	9595	19.31%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	216	0.43%
don't know	-1	271	0.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	35767	71.98%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.07	13925	1.0	100.0	17.14	35767

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1816	12.59%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	23	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	11614	80.55%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.38	2805	1.0	96.0	17.05	11614

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1797	11.67%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	12616	81.96%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.3	2776	2.0	99.0	17.15	12616

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1405	8.9%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	13370	84.67%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.77	2421	2.0	99.0	17.85	13370

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1450	8.74%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	14258	85.91%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.82	2339	1.0	99.0	18.25	14258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1566	10.04%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	13515	86.62%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.12	2088	0	98.0	16.57	13515

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1006	9.22%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	9542	87.49%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.12	1364	2.0	98.0	16.74	9542

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	736	7.8%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	8395	88.95%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.77	1043	8.0	93.0	16.23	8395

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	939	9.9%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	8114	85.58%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.92	1367	3.0	94.0	16.32	8114

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1141	11.59%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	8315	84.46%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.86	1530	2.0	92.0	16.4	8315

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