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[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md]
Contains a row for each column that is part of sys.stats statistics.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_id | int | ID of the object of which this column is part. |
| stats_id | int | ID of the statistics of which this column is part. If statistics correspond to an index, the stats_id value is the same as the index_id value in the sys.indexes catalog view. |
| stats_column_id | int | 1-based ordinal within set of stats columns. |
| column_id | int | ID of the column from sys.columns. |
[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
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