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Mainstage Variable

withdrawn1

Hhold member wants to withdraw from the study permanently

Datafile

hhsamp

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	45476	92.59%
No	0	2603	5.3%
Yes	1	1036	2.11%
	Total	49115	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20864	95.61%
No	0	531	2.43%
Yes	1	428	1.96%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	21111	95.39%
No	0	546	2.47%
Yes	1	473	2.14%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	21987	95.43%
No	0	549	2.38%
Yes	1	505	2.19%
	Total	23041	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	23365	95.46%
No	0	514	2.1%
Yes	1	596	2.44%
	Total	24476	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	24606	94.81%
No	0	590	2.27%
Yes	1	755	2.91%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27138	95.12%
No	0	564	1.98%
Yes	1	828	2.9%
	Total	28530	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33601	95.85%
No	0	552	1.57%
Yes	1	901	2.57%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	19400	39.76%
missing	-9	27831	57.04%
no	0	546	1.12%
yes	1	1019	2.09%
	Total	48796	100.0%

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