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barriers1

locked common entrance

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hhsamp

Index term

Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	30658	62.42%
Not mentioned	0	16165	32.91%
Yes mentioned	1	2292	4.67%
	Total	49115	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20350	93.25%
Not mentioned	0	1275	5.84%
Yes mentioned	1	198	0.91%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	19671	88.88%
Not mentioned	0	2392	10.81%
Yes mentioned	1	67	0.3%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15734	68.29%
Not mentioned	0	6832	29.65%
Yes mentioned	1	475	2.06%
	Total	23041	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	13991	57.16%
Not mentioned	0	9454	38.63%
Yes mentioned	1	1030	4.21%
	Total	24476	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	13492	51.99%
Not mentioned	0	11317	43.61%
Yes mentioned	1	1142	4.4%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10592	37.13%
Not mentioned	0	16624	58.27%
Yes mentioned	1	1314	4.61%
	Total	28530	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10351	29.53%
Not mentioned	0	22949	65.47%
Yes mentioned	1	1754	5.0%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7078	14.51%
not mentioned	0	36692	75.19%
yes mentioned	1	5026	10.3%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11347	11.91%
not mentioned	0	72262	75.82%
mentioned	1	11699	12.27%
	Total	95308	100.0%

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