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Mainstage Variable

statcy41

marst change 1: Year legal marital status changed

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Partnership history

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	32160	97.9%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	22	0.07%
don't know	-1	21	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	509	1.55%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.76	32340	2010.0	2025.0	1.22	509

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	34728	97.91%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	35	0.1%
don't know	-1	34	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	469	1.32%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.36	35002	2000.0	2024.0	4.44	469

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	104	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	27294	97.49%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	48	0.17%
don't know	-1	52	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	396	1.41%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.46	27602	2003.0	2022.0	2.35	396

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	28624	97.79%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	29	0.1%
don't know	-1	36	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	325	1.11%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.92	28946	2000.0	2021.0	2.98	325

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.19%
inapplicable	-8	30934	96.64%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	30	0.09%
don't know	-1	27	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	493	1.54%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.96	31515	2000.0	2020.0	2.92	493

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	32805	95.59%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	34	0.1%
don't know	-1	34	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	580	1.69%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.31	33739	2000.0	2019.0	2.63	580

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	34313	95.16%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	21	0.06%
don't know	-1	33	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	557	1.54%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.5	35501	2000.0	2019.0	1.92	557

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	36970	94.09%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	15	0.04%
don't know	-1	24	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	587	1.49%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.63	38707	2000.0	2017.0	1.55	587

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	38428	91.13%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	18	0.04%
don't know	-1	21	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	862	2.04%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.86	41308	2010.0	2017.0	0.84	862

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	36596	80.98%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	29	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	5428	12.01%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
293.12	39764	-10.0	2016.0	722.27	5428

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40329	89.95%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	10	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	639	1.43%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.6	44198	1987.0	2015.0	1.9	639

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	42380	90.03%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	744	1.58%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.3	46330	1936.0	2014.0	4.1	744

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	45246	91.05%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	604	1.22%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.45	49088	1980.0	2013.0	2.31	604

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	49954	91.54%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	15	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	716	1.31%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.13	53852	1963.0	2011.0	3.9	716

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