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Mainstage Variable

nch1618

Number dependent children in HH 16+

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	7794	95.7%
	1	321	3.94%
	2	28	0.34%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	7987	95.7%
	1	334	4.0%
	2	23	0.28%
	3	2	0.02%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8232	95.69%
	1	347	4.03%
	2	22	0.26%
	3	1	0.01%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8355	95.94%
	1	333	3.82%
	2	21	0.24%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8571	96.34%
	1	307	3.45%
	2	19	0.21%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8699	96.17%
	1	327	3.62%
	2	19	0.21%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	9001	96.25%
	1	326	3.49%
	2	25	0.27%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	10261	96.52%
	1	350	3.29%
	2	19	0.18%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8500	97.02%
	1	249	2.84%
	2	12	0.14%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	8537	97.04%
	1	247	2.81%
	2	13	0.15%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	5824	96.99%
	1	175	2.91%
	2	5	0.08%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
None	0	5906	96.98%
	1	172	2.82%
	2	9	0.15%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	4878	96.33%
	1	172	3.4%
	2	13	0.26%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	4936	98.07%
	1	94	1.87%
	2	3	0.06%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	5048	98.46%
	1	77	1.5%
	2	2	0.04%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	5131	98.07%
	1	98	1.87%
	2	3	0.06%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	5201	99.5%
	1	26	0.5%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
None	0	5281	95.83%
	1	221	4.01%
	2	9	0.16%
	Total	5511	100.0%

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