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Mainstage Variable

outcdatey

date on which household outcome was assigned (year)

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Sampling Factors

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	1832	6.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	26526	93.51%
	Total	28368	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.86	1842	2023.0	2025.0	0.7	26526

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5047	10.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	44069	89.72%
	Total	49116	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.67	5047	2022.0	2024.0	0.64	44069

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1216	5.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	20607	94.43%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.54	1216	2021.0	2023.0	0.61	20607

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	857	3.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	21274	96.13%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.53	857	2020.0	2022.0	0.6	21274

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	808	3.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	22234	96.49%
	Total	23042	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.54	808	2019.0	2021.0	0.59	22234

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	907	3.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	23570	96.29%
	Total	24477	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.54	907	2018.0	2020.0	0.6	23570

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	1163	4.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	24775	95.46%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.58	1177	2017.0	2019.0	0.63	24775

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	2112	7.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	26399	92.53%
	Total	28529	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.56	2130	2010.0	2018.0	0.64	26399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7584	21.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	27470	78.36%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.45	7584	2010.0	2017.0	0.92	27470

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3222	6.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	45574	93.4%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.65	3222	2010.0	2016.0	0.97	45574

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