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Mainstage Variable

ytvhrs

hours spent watching tv on a school day?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
none/less than an hour	1	205	16.78%
1-3 hours	2	806	65.96%
4-6 hours	3	188	15.38%
7 hours or more	4	19	1.55%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.02	4	1.0	4.0	0.62	1218

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.08%
none/less than an hour	1	244	19.6%
1-3 hours	2	810	65.06%
4-6 hours	3	177	14.22%
7 hours or more	4	13	1.04%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	1	1.0	4.0	0.62	1244

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	2.35%
none/less than an hour	1	240	17.65%
1-3 hours	2	848	62.35%
4-6 hours	3	212	15.59%
7 hours or more	4	28	2.06%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.02	32	1.0	4.0	0.65	1328

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
none/less than an hour	1	271	19.18%
1-3 hours	2	888	62.85%
4-6 hours	3	226	15.99%
7 hours or more	4	23	1.63%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.0	5	1.0	4.0	0.65	1408

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
none/less than an hour	1	273	19.54%
1-3 hours	2	844	60.42%
4-6 hours	3	249	17.82%
7 hours or more	4	28	2.0%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.02	3	1.0	4.0	0.67	1394

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none/less than an hour	1	214	17.56%
1-3 hours	2	748	61.36%
4-6 hours	3	234	19.2%
7 hours or more	4	23	1.89%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.05	0	1.0	4.0	0.66	1219

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
none/less than an hour	1	212	16.58%
1-3 hours	2	778	60.83%
4-6 hours	3	257	20.09%
7 hours or more	4	30	2.35%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.08	2	1.0	4.0	0.67	1277

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
none/less than an hour	1	168	11.89%
1-3 hours	2	879	62.21%
4-6 hours	3	329	23.28%
7 hours or more	4	36	2.55%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	1	1.0	4.0	0.65	1412

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none/less than an hour	1	188	13.3%
1-3 hours	2	824	58.27%
4-6 hours	3	360	25.46%
7 hours or more	4	42	2.97%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.18	0	1.0	4.0	0.69	1414

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.21%
none/less than an hour	1	117	12.47%
1-3 hours	2	535	57.04%
4-6 hours	3	269	28.68%
7 hours or more	4	15	1.6%
	Total	938	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.19	2	1.0	4.0	0.66	936

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.32%
none/less than an hour	1	105	11.1%
1-3 hours	2	570	60.25%
4-6 hours	3	241	25.48%
7 hours or more	4	27	2.85%
	Total	946	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.2	3	1.0	4.0	0.66	943

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
none/less than an hour	1	84	11.67%
1-3 hours	2	442	61.39%
4-6 hours	3	177	24.58%
7 hours or more	4	17	2.36%
	Total	720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.18	0	1.0	4.0	0.65	720

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
none/less than an hour	1	100	13.37%
1-3 hours	2	441	58.96%
4-6 hours	3	183	24.47%
7 hours or more	4	23	3.07%
	Total	748	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.17	1	1.0	4.0	0.69	747

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
none/less than an hour	1	108	14.42%
1-3 hours	2	403	53.81%
4-6 hours	3	220	29.37%
7 hours or more	4	17	2.27%
	Total	749	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.2	1	1.0	4.0	0.7	748

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
none/less than hour	1	63	8.15%
1 - 3	2	417	53.95%
4 - 6	3	271	35.06%
7 or more	4	21	2.72%
	Total	773	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.32	1	1.0	4.0	0.66	772

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