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Mainstage Variable

xphsdb_bh

Been 2+ months late with housing payment

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Financial Management: Credit and Debt

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	7185	88.22%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	74	0.91%
No	2	344	4.22%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	7726	1.0	2.0	0.38	418

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	7465	89.44%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Yes	1	75	0.9%
No	2	319	3.82%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.81	7952	1.0	2.0	0.39	394

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	7751	90.1%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	78	0.91%
No	2	299	3.48%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	8226	1.0	2.0	0.41	377

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	7868	90.34%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Yes	1	88	1.01%
No	2	302	3.47%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.77	8319	1.0	2.0	0.42	390

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8104	91.09%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Yes	1	75	0.84%
No	2	269	3.02%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	8553	1.0	2.0	0.41	344

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8360	92.43%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Yes	1	87	0.96%
No	2	295	3.26%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.77	8663	1.0	2.0	0.42	382

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	8566	91.6%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Yes	1	104	1.11%
No	2	329	3.52%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.76	8919	1.0	2.0	0.43	433

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9761	91.82%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	134	1.26%
No	2	482	4.53%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	10015	1.0	2.0	0.41	616

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	7976	91.04%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	144	1.64%
No	2	480	5.48%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.77	8137	1.0	2.0	0.42	624

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.28%
inapplicable	-8	8070	91.74%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Yes	1	141	1.6%
No	2	506	5.75%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	8150	1.0	2.0	0.41	647

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	1.22%
inapplicable	-8	5436	90.52%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	76	1.27%
No	2	361	6.01%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.83	5568	1.0	2.0	0.38	437

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	1.17%
inapplicable	-8	5482	90.02%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
Yes	1	102	1.67%
No	2	403	6.62%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.8	5585	1.0	2.0	0.4	505

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	1.11%
inapplicable	-8	4628	91.39%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
Yes	1	60	1.18%
No	2	279	5.51%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	4725	1.0	2.0	0.38	339

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	1.33%
inapplicable	-8	4464	88.69%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	88	1.75%
No	2	315	6.26%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	4630	1.0	2.0	0.41	403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	4551	88.77%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	111	2.17%
No	2	347	6.77%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.76	4669	1.0	2.0	0.43	458

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.24%
inapplicable	-8	4440	84.86%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Yes	1	128	2.45%
No	2	388	7.42%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.75	4716	1.0	2.0	0.43	516

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	44	0.84%
inapplicable	-8	4526	86.59%
Yes	1	158	3.02%
No	2	499	9.55%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.76	4570	1.0	2.0	0.43	657

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.18%
inapplicable	-8	4712	85.5%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
Yes	1	186	3.38%
No	2	547	9.93%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.75	4778	1.0	2.0	0.44	733

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