RES_LENGTH: Length of residence in area [V21]

Name: RES_LENGTH

Label: Length of residence in area [V21]

Question:

2. How long have you lived here in the (community name) area?

Response Categories

CodeLabelFreq.%
0 All of life 788 29.0
1 Less than a year 256 9.4
2 1 to 2.9 years 305 11.2
3 3 to 4.9 years 289 10.7
4 5 to 9.9 years 447 16.5
5 10 to 14.9 years 275 10.1
6 15 to 19.9 years 134 4.9
7 20 to 39.9 years 204 7.5
Missing Data
9 N.A. 15 0.6
Total2713100%

Disclaimer: The frequencies for this variable may not be weighted. They are purely descriptive and may not be representative of the study population. Please use with caution and consult the study documentation.

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Summary Statistics

  • total responses: 2713
  • valid: 2698
  • invalid: 15
  • minimum: 0.00
  • maximum: 7.00
  • mode: 0.00
  • mean: 2.64
  • median: 2.50
  • standard deviation: 2.29

Source

This variable was taken from: Growth of American Families, 1955. You may:

Series

This study is part of the Growth of American Families Series. You may: