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Mainstage Variable

xpleis

Amount spent on leisure per month

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Financial Management: Personal Spending

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	6	0.04%
don't know	-1	56	0.39%
Nothing	0	2277	15.79%
Under 10	1	1509	10.47%
10 - 19	2	1651	11.45%
20 - 29	3	1922	13.33%
30 - 39	4	1320	9.15%
40 - 49	5	1104	7.66%
50 - 59	6	901	6.25%
60 - 79	7	596	4.13%
80 - 99	8	500	3.47%
100 - 119	9	654	4.54%
120 - 139	10	235	1.63%
140 - 159	11	161	1.12%
160 or over	12	562	3.9%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.86	1027	0	12.0	3.29	13392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	69	0.46%
Nothing	0	2296	15.44%
Under 10	1	1391	9.35%
10 - 19	2	1563	10.51%
20 - 29	3	1839	12.36%
30 - 39	4	1369	9.2%
40 - 49	5	1192	8.01%
50 - 59	6	1017	6.84%
60 - 79	7	673	4.52%
80 - 99	8	561	3.77%
100 - 119	9	721	4.85%
120 - 139	10	296	1.99%
140 - 159	11	223	1.5%
160 or over	12	713	4.79%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.13	1019	0	12.0	3.43	13854

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	8	0.05%
don't know	-1	71	0.46%
Nothing	0	2393	15.55%
Under 10	1	1556	10.11%
10 - 19	2	1764	11.46%
20 - 29	3	2032	13.2%
30 - 39	4	1390	9.03%
40 - 49	5	1238	8.04%
50 - 59	6	1040	6.76%
60 - 79	7	623	4.05%
80 - 99	8	525	3.41%
100 - 119	9	679	4.41%
120 - 139	10	254	1.65%
140 - 159	11	188	1.22%
160 or over	12	652	4.24%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.93	1058	0	12.0	3.32	14334

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
refusal	-2	9	0.06%
don't know	-1	53	0.34%
Nothing	0	2534	16.23%
Under 10	1	1458	9.34%
10 - 19	2	1731	11.08%
20 - 29	3	1984	12.7%
30 - 39	4	1389	8.89%
40 - 49	5	1215	7.78%
50 - 59	6	1024	6.56%
60 - 79	7	669	4.28%
80 - 99	8	575	3.68%
100 - 119	9	758	4.85%
120 - 139	10	296	1.9%
140 - 159	11	190	1.22%
160 or over	12	749	4.8%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.03	1045	0	12.0	3.42	14572

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	9	0.06%
don't know	-1	56	0.35%
Nothing	0	2420	15.33%
Under 10	1	1788	11.32%
10 - 19	2	1863	11.8%
20 - 29	3	2034	12.88%
30 - 39	4	1519	9.62%
40 - 49	5	1156	7.32%
50 - 59	6	1014	6.42%
60 - 79	7	641	4.06%
80 - 99	8	522	3.31%
100 - 119	9	682	4.32%
120 - 139	10	269	1.7%
140 - 159	11	165	1.04%
160 or over	12	638	4.04%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.84	1080	0	12.0	3.29	14711

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
refusal	-2	17	0.1%
don't know	-1	55	0.34%
Nothing	0	2591	15.96%
Under 10	1	1835	11.3%
10 - 19	2	1904	11.73%
20 - 29	3	2006	12.35%
30 - 39	4	1398	8.61%
40 - 49	5	1194	7.35%
50 - 59	6	1111	6.84%
60 - 79	7	693	4.27%
80 - 99	8	608	3.74%
100 - 119	9	759	4.67%
120 - 139	10	308	1.9%
140 - 159	11	186	1.15%
160 or over	12	680	4.19%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.91	965	0	12.0	3.35	15273

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	7	0.04%
don't know	-1	69	0.42%
Nothing	0	2575	15.51%
Under 10	1	2196	13.23%
10 - 19	2	1994	12.01%
20 - 29	3	2190	13.2%
30 - 39	4	1459	8.79%
40 - 49	5	1255	7.56%
50 - 59	6	1042	6.28%
60 - 79	7	672	4.05%
80 - 99	8	546	3.29%
100 - 119	9	645	3.89%
120 - 139	10	277	1.67%
140 - 159	11	174	1.05%
160 or over	12	604	3.64%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.71	968	0	12.0	3.23	15629

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	10	0.05%
don't know	-1	117	0.62%
Nothing	0	3639	19.29%
Under 10	1	2495	13.22%
10 - 19	2	2214	11.73%
20 - 29	3	2262	11.99%
30 - 39	4	1518	8.05%
40 - 49	5	1332	7.06%
50 - 59	6	1159	6.14%
60 - 79	7	702	3.72%
80 - 99	8	575	3.05%
100 - 119	9	760	4.03%
120 - 139	10	345	1.83%
140 - 159	11	219	1.16%
160 or over	12	718	3.81%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.58	929	0	12.0	3.32	17938

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
refusal	-2	15	0.1%
don't know	-1	91	0.58%
Nothing	0	2736	17.54%
Under 10	1	2292	14.69%
10 - 19	2	2056	13.18%
20 - 29	3	2015	12.91%
30 - 39	4	1329	8.52%
40 - 49	5	1102	7.06%
50 - 59	6	875	5.61%
60 - 79	7	564	3.61%
80 - 99	8	509	3.26%
100 - 119	9	630	4.04%
120 - 139	10	238	1.53%
140 - 159	11	126	0.81%
160 or over	12	503	3.22%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.47	628	0	12.0	3.18	14975

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	32	0.2%
don't know	-1	82	0.52%
Nothing	0	3225	20.64%
Under 10	1	2266	14.5%
10 - 19	2	2085	13.35%
20 - 29	3	1929	12.35%
30 - 39	4	1251	8.01%
40 - 49	5	1077	6.89%
50 - 59	6	799	5.11%
60 - 79	7	504	3.23%
80 - 99	8	469	3.0%
100 - 119	9	612	3.92%
120 - 139	10	248	1.59%
140 - 159	11	134	0.86%
160 or over	12	472	3.02%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.31	552	0	12.0	3.18	15071

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.06%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	14	0.13%
don't know	-1	52	0.48%
Nothing	0	1941	17.8%
Under 10	1	1595	14.62%
10 - 19	2	1549	14.2%
20 - 29	3	1484	13.61%
30 - 39	4	909	8.33%
40 - 49	5	741	6.79%
50 - 59	6	598	5.48%
60 - 79	7	355	3.26%
80 - 99	8	322	2.95%
100 - 119	9	388	3.56%
120 - 139	10	163	1.49%
140 - 159	11	90	0.83%
160 or over	12	340	3.12%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.37	431	0	12.0	3.12	10475

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	53	0.47%
Nothing	0	2183	19.5%
Under 10	1	1642	14.67%
10 - 19	2	1460	13.04%
20 - 29	3	1451	12.96%
30 - 39	4	931	8.32%
40 - 49	5	723	6.46%
50 - 59	6	625	5.58%
60 - 79	7	377	3.37%
80 - 99	8	313	2.8%
100 - 119	9	417	3.73%
120 - 139	10	153	1.37%
140 - 159	11	105	0.94%
160 or over	12	389	3.48%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.37	424	0	12.0	3.2	10769

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