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Mainstage Variable

rent4

Rent includes heating lighting or water

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Local Authority and Services Charges

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	6185	75.95%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
Yes	1	110	1.35%
No	2	1248	15.32%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.83%
inapplicable	-8	6379	76.43%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
don't know	-1	3	0.04%
Yes	1	100	1.2%
No	2	1311	15.71%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	6618	76.93%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
Yes	1	105	1.22%
No	2	1349	15.68%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.8%
inapplicable	-8	6742	77.41%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	120	1.38%
No	2	1334	15.32%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	6890	77.44%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Yes	1	118	1.33%
No	2	1368	15.38%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	7097	78.46%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Yes	1	128	1.42%
No	2	1446	15.99%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	84	0.9%
inapplicable	-8	7296	78.02%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Yes	1	96	1.03%
No	2	1522	16.27%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	0.91%
inapplicable	-8	8091	76.11%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Yes	1	155	1.46%
No	2	2039	19.18%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	6522	74.44%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	134	1.53%
No	2	1897	21.65%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	85	0.97%
inapplicable	-8	6545	74.4%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
don't know	-1	13	0.15%
Yes	1	150	1.71%
No	2	1949	22.16%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	1.22%
inapplicable	-8	4393	73.16%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	8	0.13%
Yes	1	121	2.01%
No	2	1351	22.5%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	1.08%
inapplicable	-8	4391	72.1%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	5	0.08%
Yes	1	137	2.25%
No	2	1460	23.97%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.95%
inapplicable	-8	3877	76.56%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
don't know	-1	8	0.16%
Yes	1	103	2.03%
No	2	988	19.51%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	50	0.99%
inapplicable	-8	3789	75.28%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
don't know	-1	5	0.1%
Yes	1	90	1.79%
No	2	1001	19.89%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.99%
inapplicable	-8	3897	76.01%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	143	2.79%
No	2	946	18.45%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	1.09%
inapplicable	-8	3849	73.57%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	125	2.39%
No	2	988	18.88%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	3990	76.33%
don't know	-1	4	0.08%
Yes	1	137	2.62%
No	2	1059	20.26%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	4140	75.12%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	10	0.18%
Yes	1	125	2.27%
No	2	1199	21.76%
	Total	5511	100.0%

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