Variable Description

Name
PC13
Label
C13 INFLUENCE OF BEST FRIEND-PQ
Dataset

Summary Statistics for 'PC13'

Value Valid Label Frequency % of Valid % of All
. Missing missing 3,112
15.00%
1 Valid a good influence 10,880
66.83%
52.45%
2 Valid a bad influence 644
3.96%
3.10%
3 Valid neither a good nor a bad influence 4,755
29.21%
22.92%
6 Missing refused 114
0.55%
8 Missing don't know 1,240
5.98%
Total Responses Valid Invalid Min Max
20745 16279 4466 1 3

Representation

Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False

Source Questions

PC13

Lineage

  • Parents (1995) - PC13
    C13 INFLUENCE OF BEST FRIEND-PQ
    • 13. What kind of influence is {NAME}�s best friend-good, bad, or neither?

Concordance

Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PC13
a good influence
66.83%
a bad influence
3.96%
neither a good nor a bad influence
29.21%
Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PC13
a good influence
52.45%
a bad influence
3.10%
neither a good nor a bad influence
22.92%
Dataset Variable Valid Invalid Min First Quartile Median Third Quartile Max Mean StdDev
Parents (1995) PC13 16,279 4,466 1 3
Add Health
Wave I
Parents (1995)
Parents (1995)
PC13
a good influence 1
a bad influence 2
neither a good nor a bad influence 3