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Mainstage Variable

statcy42

marst change 2: 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	6	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	32729	99.63%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	38	0.12%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2022.47	32811	2010.0	2024.0	2.18	38

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	35297	99.51%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	34	0.1%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.88	35437	2004.0	2023.0	3.49	34

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	27863	99.52%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	27	0.1%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2020.85	27971	2019.0	2022.0	0.91	27

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	29044	99.22%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	21	0.07%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2019.86	29250	2017.0	2021.0	0.96	21

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	31504	98.43%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	35	0.11%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.71	31973	2015.0	2020.0	0.93	35

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	33480	97.56%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	30	0.09%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2017.67	34289	2010.0	2019.0	1.65	30

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34933	96.88%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	28	0.08%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.89	36030	2016.0	2019.0	0.63	28

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37591	95.67%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	18	0.05%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2015.28	39276	2011.0	2016.0	1.32	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	39312	93.22%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	23	0.05%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.78	42147	2014.0	2016.0	0.67	23

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37410	82.78%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
[Value >= 0]	1	4653	10.3%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.53	40539	-10.0	2015.0	182.17	4653

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40969	91.37%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	10	0.02%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.6	44827	2012.0	2014.0	0.7	10

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43123	91.61%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	16	0.03%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.88	47058	2011.0	2013.0	0.81	16

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45842	92.25%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
[Value >= 0]	1	20	0.04%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2011.0	49672	2010.0	2012.0	0.65	20

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50666	92.85%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	21	0.04%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2009.48	54547	2007.0	2011.0	1.03	21

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