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Mainstage Variable

ytvstp

parents stop you watching a programme ?

Datafile

youth

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.49%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
yes	1	686	56.14%
no	2	523	42.8%
don't own a tv	3	6	0.49%
	Total	1222	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
yes	1	703	56.47%
no	2	536	43.05%
don't own a tv	3	4	0.32%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	2.43%
yes	1	748	55.0%
no	2	570	41.91%
don't own a tv	3	9	0.66%
	Total	1360	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.42%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
yes	1	775	54.85%
no	2	625	44.23%
don't own a tv	3	6	0.42%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.86%
don't know	-1	3	0.21%
yes	1	754	53.97%
no	2	619	44.31%
don't own a tv	3	9	0.64%
	Total	1397	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
yes	1	663	54.39%
no	2	552	45.28%
don't own a tv	3	2	0.16%
	Total	1219	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.16%
yes	1	684	53.48%
no	2	588	45.97%
don't own a tv	3	5	0.39%
	Total	1279	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.21%
yes	1	821	58.1%
no	2	586	41.47%
don't own a tv	3	3	0.21%
	Total	1413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.28%
yes	1	846	59.83%
no	2	562	39.75%
don't own a tv	3	2	0.14%
	Total	1414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.43%
yes	1	579	61.73%
no	2	352	37.53%
don't own a tv	3	3	0.32%
	Total	938	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.32%
yes	1	562	59.41%
no	2	379	40.06%
don't own a tv	3	2	0.21%
	Total	946	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.28%
yes	1	422	58.61%
no	2	293	40.69%
don't own a tv	3	3	0.42%
	Total	720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.53%
yes	1	444	59.36%
no	2	299	39.97%
don't own a tv	3	1	0.13%
	Total	748	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.4%
don't know	-1	1	0.13%
yes	1	418	55.81%
no	2	325	43.39%
don't own a tv	3	2	0.27%
	Total	749	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.13%
yes	1	453	58.6%
no	2	315	40.75%
don't own a tv	3	4	0.52%
	Total	773	100.0%

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