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ypopsc

how much means to do well at school ?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
refusal	-2	2	0.16%
don't know	-1	2	0.16%
a great deal	1	669	54.75%
quite a lot	2	454	37.15%
a bit but not v. much	3	73	5.97%
very little	4	20	1.64%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.56%
a great deal	1	686	55.1%
quite a lot	2	486	39.04%
a bit but not v. much	3	54	4.34%
very little	4	12	0.96%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.44%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
a great deal	1	754	55.44%
quite a lot	2	500	36.76%
a bit but not v. much	3	80	5.88%
very little	4	19	1.4%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	1.2%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
a great deal	1	784	55.48%
quite a lot	2	496	35.1%
a bit but not v. much	3	88	6.23%
very little	4	27	1.91%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.57%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
a great deal	1	747	53.47%
quite a lot	2	552	39.51%
a bit but not v. much	3	69	4.94%
very little	4	20	1.43%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
a great deal	1	667	54.72%
quite a lot	2	475	38.97%
a bit but not v. much	3	51	4.18%
very little	4	24	1.97%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.39%
a great deal	1	717	56.06%
quite a lot	2	469	36.67%
a bit but not v. much	3	59	4.61%
very little	4	29	2.27%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.35%
a great deal	1	867	61.36%
quite a lot	2	451	31.92%
a bit but not v. much	3	66	4.67%
very little	4	24	1.7%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
a great deal	1	896	63.37%
quite a lot	2	414	29.28%
a bit but not v. much	3	85	6.01%
very little	4	18	1.27%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.32%
a great deal	1	642	68.44%
quite a lot	2	252	26.87%
a bit but not v. much	3	36	3.84%
very little	4	5	0.53%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
a great deal	1	617	65.22%
quite a lot	2	279	29.49%
a bit but not v. much	3	38	4.02%
very little	4	11	1.16%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.14%
a great deal	1	466	64.72%
quite a lot	2	214	29.72%
a bit but not v. much	3	30	4.17%
very little	4	9	1.25%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.4%
refusal	-2	1	0.13%
a great deal	1	499	66.71%
quite a lot	2	221	29.55%
a bit but not v. much	3	19	2.54%
very little	4	5	0.67%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.93%
a great deal	1	496	66.22%
quite a lot	2	221	29.51%
a bit but not v. much	3	16	2.14%
very little	4	9	1.2%
	Total	749	100.0%

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