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Mainstage Variable

netag_3

bestfriend no 3: age of friend

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Family and households Family life Friends

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9957	22.03%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
refusal	-2	56	0.12%
don't know	-1	187	0.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	31863	70.51%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
37.55	13329	-10.0	103.0	25.35	31863

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	15538	31.27%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
refusal	-2	286	0.58%
don't know	-1	365	0.73%
[Value >= 0]	1	29659	59.69%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.53	20033	1.0	100.0	17.05	29659

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2794	19.38%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
don't know	-1	17	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	10643	73.81%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.13	3776	2.0	97.0	17.27	10643

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2836	18.43%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	11577	75.21%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.8	3815	7.0	98.0	17.22	11577

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2346	14.86%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
[Value >= 0]	1	12431	78.72%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.8	3360	0	99.0	18.56	12431

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2355	14.19%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	13352	80.45%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.86	3245	1.0	99.0	19.03	13352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2565	16.44%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	12516	80.22%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.61	3087	0	98.0	16.65	12516

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1728	15.84%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	8820	80.87%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.48	2086	1.0	98.0	16.91	8820

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1193	12.64%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	7938	84.11%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.55	1500	10.0	92.0	16.46	7938

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1496	15.78%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	9	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	7555	79.69%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.39	1926	2.0	97.0	16.4	7555

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1591	16.16%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	7866	79.9%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.14	1979	1.0	96.0	16.24	7866

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