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ypsmlw

how many cigarettes in the last 7 days ?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	1.06%
refusal	-2	5	0.41%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	1203	98.45%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.16	19	0	90.0	7.89	1203

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	1.2%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	1226	98.47%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.17	19	0	80.0	7.25	1226

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	1.76%
refusal	-2	2	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	1334	98.09%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.47	26	0	97.0	7.9	1334

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	1.49%
refusal	-2	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	1388	98.23%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.44	25	0	97.0	8.22	1388

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.21%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	1392	99.64%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.18	5	0	97.0	9.72	1392

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	1211	99.34%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.08	8	0	97.0	9.53	1211

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	1.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	1265	98.91%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	14	0	90.0	9.53	1265

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.85%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	1399	99.01%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.86	14	0	97.0	12.02	1399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.92%
refusal	-2	3	0.21%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	1395	98.66%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.07	19	0	97.0	9.72	1395

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.64%
refusal	-2	2	0.21%
don't know	-1	3	0.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	927	98.83%
	Total	938	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.4	11	0	86.0	10.63	927

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	1.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	935	98.84%
	Total	946	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.47	11	0	90.0	10.48	935

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	716	99.44%
	Total	720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.54	4	0	80.0	10.16	716

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	743	99.33%
	Total	748	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.74	5	0	80.0	10.02	743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.67%
refusal	-2	1	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	743	99.2%
	Total	749	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.78	6	0	90.0	10.81	743

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	767	99.22%
	Total	773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.51	6	0	90.0	7.46	767

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