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ypwor

past week nights lost sleep worrying ?

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youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	1	998	70.63%
1-2 nights	2	335	23.71%
3-5 nights	3	64	4.53%
6-7 nights	4	16	1.13%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
none	1	1017	71.92%
1-2 nights	2	307	21.71%
3-5 nights	3	67	4.74%
6-7 nights	4	19	1.34%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none	1	703	74.95%
1-2 nights	2	185	19.72%
3-5 nights	3	33	3.52%
6-7 nights	4	17	1.81%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.11%
none	1	683	72.2%
1-2 nights	2	218	23.04%
3-5 nights	3	31	3.28%
6-7 nights	4	13	1.37%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.14%
none	1	523	72.64%
1-2 nights	2	154	21.39%
3-5 nights	3	31	4.31%
6-7 nights	4	11	1.53%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
none	1	546	72.99%
1-2 nights	2	170	22.73%
3-5 nights	3	22	2.94%
6-7 nights	4	9	1.2%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.4%
none	1	551	73.56%
1-2 nights	2	159	21.23%
3-5 nights	3	28	3.74%
6-7 nights	4	8	1.07%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.26%
none	1	559	72.32%
1-2 nights	2	162	20.96%
3-5 nights	3	35	4.53%
6-7 nights	4	15	1.94%
	Total	773	100.0%

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