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ypnbuks

past month: num books read for pleasure

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youth

Index term

Children

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	1.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	1597	98.4%
	Total	1623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.53	26	0	999.0	25.8	1597

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.96%
[Value >= 0]	1	1647	99.04%
	Total	1663	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.0	16	0	999.0	43.01	1647

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	2.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	2453	97.89%
	Total	2506	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
10.72	53	0	999.0	80.43	2453

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	105	3.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	3167	96.79%
	Total	3272	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.27	105	0	99.0	11.64	3167

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	108	3.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	3353	96.88%
	Total	3461	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.34	108	0	99.0	11.54	3353

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	201	4.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	3844	95.03%
	Total	4045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.48	201	0	97.0	7.82	3844

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	192	3.83%
[Value >= 0]	1	4826	96.17%
	Total	5018	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.28	192	0	97.0	7.44	4826

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	1.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	1343	98.75%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
3.02	17	0	62.0	4.77	1343

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