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yppalo

how often out with friends

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.33%
refusal	-2	3	0.25%
none	1	244	19.97%
1-2	2	423	34.62%
3-5	3	295	24.14%
6 or more times	4	253	20.7%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.48%
none	1	230	18.47%
1-2	2	399	32.05%
3-5	3	312	25.06%
6 or more times	4	298	23.94%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.22%
none	1	246	18.09%
1-2	2	436	32.06%
3-5	3	322	23.68%
6 or more times	4	353	25.96%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.42%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
none	1	260	18.4%
1-2	2	451	31.92%
3-5	3	336	23.78%
6 or more times	4	359	25.41%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.43%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
none	1	266	19.04%
1-2	2	446	31.93%
3-5	3	343	24.55%
6 or more times	4	335	23.98%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.49%
none	1	218	17.88%
1-2	2	352	28.88%
3-5	3	288	23.63%
6 or more times	4	355	29.12%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.47%
none	1	236	18.45%
1-2	2	398	31.12%
3-5	3	291	22.75%
6 or more times	4	348	27.21%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.35%
none	1	239	16.91%
1 - 2	2	447	31.63%
3 - 5	3	381	26.96%
6 or more	4	341	24.13%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
none	1	221	15.63%
1 - 2	2	482	34.09%
3 - 5	3	360	25.46%
6 or more	4	347	24.54%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	1	169	18.02%
1 - 2	2	311	33.16%
3 - 5	3	252	26.87%
6 or more	4	206	21.96%
	Total	938	100.0%

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