MISSING Subcommand (MEANS command)

MISSING controls the treatment of missing values. If no MISSING subcommand is specified, each combination of a dependent variable and control variables is handled separately.

TABLE. Delete cases with missing values on a tablewise basis. A case with a missing value for any variable specified for a table is not used. Thus, every case contained in a table has a complete set of nonmissing values for all variables in that table. When you separate table requests with a slash, missing values are handled separately for each list. Any MISSING specification will result in tablewise treatment of missing values.

INCLUDE. Include user-missing values. This option treats user-missing values as valid values.

DEPENDENT. Exclude user-missing values for dependent variables only. DEPENDENT treats user-missing values for all control variables as valid.