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ypargm

how often quarrel with your mother ?

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	1.53%
Most days	1	106	6.0%
More than once a week	2	241	13.65%
Less than once a week	3	455	25.76%
Hardly ever	4	926	52.43%
Don't have a mother	5	11	0.62%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.76%
Most days	1	148	7.05%
More than once a week	2	300	14.29%
Less than once a week	3	533	25.38%
Hardly ever	4	1088	51.81%
Don't have a mother	5	15	0.71%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	2.23%
Most days	1	199	7.05%
More than once a week	2	381	13.51%
Less than once a week	3	661	23.43%
Hardly ever	4	1497	53.07%
Don't have a mother	5	20	0.71%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	1.16%
Most days	1	373	10.28%
More than once a week	2	521	14.35%
Less than once a week	3	816	22.48%
Hardly ever	4	1857	51.16%
Don't have a mother	5	21	0.58%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	142	3.89%
most days	1	326	8.92%
more than once a week	2	565	15.46%
less than once a week	3	828	22.65%
hardly ever	4	1767	48.34%
don t have mother	5	27	0.74%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	1.17%
most days	1	452	10.21%
more than once a week	2	703	15.88%
less than once a week	3	997	22.52%
hardly ever	4	2194	49.56%
don t have father	5	29	0.66%
	Total	4427	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	90	1.84%
most days	1	601	12.27%
more than once a week	2	827	16.88%
less than once a week	3	1053	21.49%
hardly ever	4	2275	46.44%
don't have a mother	5	53	1.08%
	Total	4899	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.41%
refusal	-2	3	0.25%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
most days	1	146	11.95%
more than once a wk.	2	259	21.19%
less than once a wk.	3	276	22.59%
hardly ever	4	526	43.04%
don't have a mother	5	6	0.49%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
most days	1	170	13.65%
more than once a wk.	2	262	21.04%
less than once a wk.	3	322	25.86%
hardly ever	4	477	38.31%
don't have a mother	5	11	0.88%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.15%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
most days	1	186	13.68%
more than once a wk.	2	290	21.32%
less than once a wk.	3	323	23.75%
hardly ever	4	548	40.29%
don't have a mother	5	10	0.74%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.35%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
most days	1	225	15.92%
more than once a wk.	2	265	18.75%
less than once a wk.	3	301	21.3%
hardly ever	4	600	42.46%
don't have a mother	5	15	1.06%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.36%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
most days	1	226	16.18%
more than once a wk.	2	268	19.18%
less than once a wk.	3	310	22.19%
hardly ever	4	578	41.37%
don't have a mother	5	9	0.64%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.49%
most days	1	178	14.6%
more than once a wk.	2	202	16.57%
less than once a wk.	3	310	25.43%
hardly ever	4	511	41.92%
don't have a mother	5	12	0.98%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.78%
most days	1	160	12.51%
more than once a wk.	2	262	20.48%
less than once a wk.	3	274	21.42%
hardly ever	4	565	44.18%
don't have a mother	5	8	0.63%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
most days	1	137	9.7%
more than once a wk.	2	230	16.28%
less than once a wk.	3	310	21.94%
hardly ever	4	686	48.55%
don't have a mother	5	48	3.4%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
most days	1	127	8.98%
more than once a wk.	2	249	17.61%
less than once a wk.	3	288	20.37%
hardly ever	4	692	48.94%
don't have a mother	5	56	3.96%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
most days	1	92	9.81%
more than once a wk.	2	154	16.42%
less than once a wk.	3	195	20.79%
hardly ever	4	462	49.25%
don't have a mother	5	35	3.73%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
most days	1	101	10.68%
more than once a wk.	2	162	17.12%
less than once a wk.	3	215	22.73%
hardly ever	4	445	47.04%
don't have a mother	5	22	2.33%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.28%
most days	1	64	8.89%
more than once a wk.	2	126	17.5%
less than once a wk.	3	188	26.11%
hardly ever	4	327	45.42%
don't have a mother	5	13	1.81%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.27%
most days	1	79	10.56%
more than once a wk.	2	142	18.98%
less than once a wk.	3	165	22.06%
hardly ever	4	335	44.79%
don't have a mother	5	25	3.34%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.27%
most days	1	75	10.01%
more than once a wk.	2	152	20.29%
less than once a wk.	3	155	20.69%
hardly ever	4	337	44.99%
don't have a mother	5	28	3.74%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.26%
most days	1	94	12.16%
more than once a wk.	2	187	24.19%
less than once a wk.	3	183	23.67%
hardly ever	4	279	36.09%
don't have a mother	5	28	3.62%
	Total	773	100.0%

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