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# sys.stats_columns (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md.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.<br /><br />If statistics correspond to an index, the *stats_id* value is the same as the *index_id* value in the [sys.indexes](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-indexes-transact-sql.md) catalog view.|  
|**stats_column_id**|**int**|1-based ordinal within set of stats columns.|  
|**column_id**|**int**|ID of the column from **sys.columns**.|  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Querying the SQL Server System Catalog FAQ](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/querying-the-sql-server-system-catalog-faq.md)  
 [Statistics](../../relational-databases/statistics/statistics.md)    
 [sys.dm_db_stats_properties &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-db-stats-properties-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.dm_db_stats_histogram &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-db-stats-histogram-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.stats &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-stats-transact-sql.md)