Right time to use savings
Datafile
Index term
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 422 | 4.56% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 71 | 0.77% |
| OK to use savings | 1 | 2572 | 27.81% |
| Especially reluctant | 2 | 4198 | 45.39% |
| Neither OK/reluctant | 3 | 255 | 2.76% |
| Has no savings | 4 | 1724 | 18.64% |
| Total | 9249 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.13 | 500 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.05 | 8749 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 421 | 4.44% |
| don't know | -1 | 116 | 1.22% |
| OK to use savings | 1 | 2456 | 25.9% |
| Especially reluctant | 2 | 4243 | 44.75% |
| Neither OK/reluctant | 3 | 322 | 3.4% |
| Has no savings | 4 | 1917 | 20.22% |
| Total | 9481 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.19 | 543 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.06 | 8938 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 6 | 0.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 576 | 6.0% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 103 | 1.07% |
| OK to use savings | 1 | 2525 | 26.3% |
| Especially reluctant | 2 | 4225 | 44.01% |
| Neither OK/reluctant | 3 | 334 | 3.48% |
| Has no savings | 4 | 1830 | 19.06% |
| Total | 9600 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.16 | 686 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.06 | 8914 |
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