List reasons for linkage
Datafile
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2094 | 83.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 126 | 5.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 63 | 2.53% |
| to make sure information in survey is accurate | 1 | 15 | 0.6% |
| better data, better research (goal is improved research) | 2 | 52 | 2.09% |
| not intrusive | 3 | 1 | 0.04% |
| I don't want to | 4 | 28 | 1.12% |
| Altruism, happy to help research, useful for you (goal is to help) | 5 | 37 | 1.48% |
| Nothing to hide | 6 | 11 | 0.44% |
| It's confidential, not identifiable | 7 | 4 | 0.16% |
| I don't claim benefits so there's no concern | 8 | 6 | 0.24% |
| Can't see a reason why not | 9 | 10 | 0.4% |
| None/no | 10 | 13 | 0.52% |
| Others | 97 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.45 | 2315 | 1.0 | 97.0 | 10.11 | 179 |
