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ypargf

how often quarrel with your father ?

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	1.47%
Most days	1	80	4.53%
More than once a week	2	177	10.02%
Less than once a week	3	343	19.42%
Hardly ever	4	1054	59.68%
Don't have a father	5	86	4.87%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.95%
Most days	1	104	4.95%
More than once a week	2	228	10.86%
Less than once a week	3	462	22.0%
Hardly ever	4	1196	56.95%
Don't have a father	5	90	4.29%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	2.06%
Most days	1	133	4.71%
More than once a week	2	252	8.93%
Less than once a week	3	542	19.21%
Hardly ever	4	1680	59.55%
Don't have a father	5	156	5.53%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	1.71%
Most days	1	250	6.89%
More than once a week	2	350	9.64%
Less than once a week	3	629	17.33%
Hardly ever	4	2123	58.48%
Don't have a father	5	216	5.95%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	159	4.35%
most days	1	205	5.61%
more than once a week	2	379	10.37%
less than once a week	3	632	17.29%
hardly ever	4	2067	56.55%
don t have father	5	213	5.83%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	1.63%
most days	1	300	6.78%
more than once a week	2	466	10.53%
less than once a week	3	810	18.3%
hardly ever	4	2509	56.67%
don t have father	5	270	6.1%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	122	2.49%
most days	1	405	8.27%
more than once a week	2	491	10.02%
less than once a week	3	804	16.41%
hardly ever	4	2750	56.13%
don't have a father	5	327	6.67%
	Total	4899	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.74%
refusal	-2	2	0.16%
most days	1	96	7.86%
more than once a wk.	2	143	11.7%
less than once a wk.	3	241	19.72%
hardly ever	4	647	52.95%
don't have a father	5	84	6.87%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.56%
don't know	-1	2	0.16%
most days	1	99	7.95%
more than once a wk.	2	158	12.69%
less than once a wk.	3	267	21.45%
hardly ever	4	628	50.44%
don't have a father	5	84	6.75%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.66%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
most days	1	101	7.43%
more than once a wk.	2	193	14.19%
less than once a wk.	3	261	19.19%
hardly ever	4	703	51.69%
don't have a father	5	92	6.76%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.57%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
most days	1	124	8.78%
more than once a wk.	2	177	12.53%
less than once a wk.	3	244	17.27%
hardly ever	4	753	53.29%
don't have a father	5	104	7.36%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.36%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
most days	1	114	8.16%
more than once a wk.	2	152	10.88%
less than once a wk.	3	263	18.83%
hardly ever	4	773	55.33%
don't have a father	5	88	6.3%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.57%
most days	1	107	8.78%
more than once a wk.	2	132	10.83%
less than once a wk.	3	267	21.9%
hardly ever	4	634	52.01%
don't have a father	5	72	5.91%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.78%
most days	1	106	8.29%
more than once a wk.	2	155	12.12%
less than once a wk.	3	226	17.67%
hardly ever	4	709	55.43%
don't have a father	5	73	5.71%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.21%
most days	1	73	5.17%
more than once a wk.	2	124	8.78%
less than once a wk.	3	223	15.78%
hardly ever	4	657	46.5%
don't have a father	5	333	23.57%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
most days	1	76	5.37%
more than once a wk.	2	137	9.69%
less than once a wk.	3	203	14.36%
hardly ever	4	645	45.62%
don't have a father	5	349	24.68%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
most days	1	38	4.05%
more than once a wk.	2	79	8.42%
less than once a wk.	3	146	15.57%
hardly ever	4	426	45.42%
don't have a father	5	248	26.44%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.21%
most days	1	50	5.29%
more than once a wk.	2	87	9.2%
less than once a wk.	3	158	16.7%
hardly ever	4	413	43.66%
don't have a father	5	236	24.95%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.28%
most days	1	41	5.69%
more than once a wk.	2	77	10.69%
less than once a wk.	3	141	19.58%
hardly ever	4	315	43.75%
don't have a father	5	144	20.0%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.8%
most days	1	35	4.68%
more than once a wk.	2	79	10.56%
less than once a wk.	3	128	17.11%
hardly ever	4	345	46.12%
don't have a father	5	155	20.72%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.4%
most days	1	53	7.08%
more than once a wk.	2	79	10.55%
less than once a wk.	3	140	18.69%
hardly ever	4	339	45.26%
don't have a father	5	135	18.02%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
most days	1	59	7.63%
more than once a wk.	2	97	12.55%
less than once a wk.	3	167	21.6%
hardly ever	4	311	40.23%
don't have a father	5	138	17.85%
	Total	773	100.0%

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