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Mainstage Variable

statcy43

marst change 3: Year legal marital status changed

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Partnership history

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	32768	99.75%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	7	0.02%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2023.14	32842	2022.0	2024.0	0.9	7

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	35333	99.61%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.01%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.5	35469	2021.0	2022.0	0.71	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	27889	99.61%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2021.0	27995	2020.0	2022.0	1.0	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29070	99.31%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.33	29268	2011.0	2020.0	4.73	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31539	98.53%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.5	32004	2018.0	2019.0	0.58	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33508	97.64%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.01%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2018.25	34315	2018.0	2019.0	0.5	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34956	96.94%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	6	0.02%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2016.83	36052	2016.0	2018.0	0.75	6

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37608	95.71%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	3	0.01%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.0	39291	2011.0	2016.0	2.65	3

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	39333	93.27%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.01%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2014.4	42165	2014.0	2015.0	0.55	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37445	82.86%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
[Value >= 0]	1	4617	10.22%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-9.12	40575	-10.0	2015.0	42.13	4617

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43137	91.64%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	2	0.0%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2012.0	47072	2011.0	2013.0	1.41	2

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	50687	92.89%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1	0.0%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2010.0	54567	2010.0	2010.0	0	1

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