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yputel

do you tell parents where going ?

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.48%
don't know	-1	1	0.08%
always	1	728	58.47%
usually	2	329	26.43%
sometimes	3	138	11.08%
not usually	4	43	3.45%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
always	1	686	48.55%
usually	2	432	30.57%
sometimes	3	223	15.78%
not usually	4	70	4.95%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.14%
always	1	734	51.91%
usually	2	427	30.2%
sometimes	3	201	14.21%
not usually	4	50	3.54%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
always	1	492	52.45%
usually	2	291	31.02%
sometimes	3	128	13.65%
not usually	4	26	2.77%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.53%
always	1	481	50.85%
usually	2	281	29.7%
sometimes	3	145	15.33%
not usually	4	34	3.59%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.14%
always	1	366	50.83%
usually	2	212	29.44%
sometimes	3	120	16.67%
not usually	4	21	2.92%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
always	1	385	51.47%
usually	2	229	30.61%
sometimes	3	114	15.24%
not usually	4	20	2.67%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
always	1	359	47.93%
usually	2	239	31.91%
sometimes	3	126	16.82%
not usually	4	24	3.2%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
always	1	378	48.9%
usually	2	231	29.88%
sometimes	3	141	18.24%
not usually	4	22	2.85%
	Total	773	100.0%

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