SPSS® 12.0 Command Syntax Reference

390 CTABLES
Table 3 Summary functions: multiple response sets (Continued)
Function Description Default Label
LAYERROWPCT.COUNT.
RESPONSES
LAYERCOLPCT.COUNT.
RESPONSES
Formats for Summaries
Row percentage: count is the
numerator and total responses are
the denominator.
Percentages sum to 100% across
the entire row (that is, across
subtables).
Row percentage: count is the
numerator and total responses are
the denominator.
Percentages sum to 100% across
the entire column (that is, across
subtables).
A default format is assigned to each summary function:
Layer
Row
Count %
(Base: Responses)
Layer
Column
Count %
(Base: Responses)
Count The value is expressed in F (standard numeric) format with 0 decimal places. If you
have fractional weights and want a count that reflects those weights, use F format
with appropriate decimal places.
Percent The value is expressed with one decimal place and a percent symbol.
Default
Format
Percent
Percent
General The value is expressed in the variable’s print format.
These default formats are internal to CTABLES and cannot be used in TABLE expressions. To
override the default formats, use any of the print formats available in the SPSS Base except
Z, PBHEX, and HEX, or the additional formats described in Table 4.
Table 4 Additional formats for summaries
Format Description Example
NEGPARENw.d Parentheses appear around
negative numbers.
–1234.567 formatted as
NEGPAREN9.2 yields (1234.57).
NEQUALw.d “N=” precedes the number. 1234.567 formatted as
NEQUAL9.2 yields N=1234.57.
PARENw.d The number is parenthesized. 1234.567 formatted as
PAREN8.2 yields (1234.57).
PCTPARENw.d A percent symbol follows the
value, which is parenthesized.
1234.567 formatted as
PCTPAREN10.2 yields (1234.57%).