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wrkch31

Hours spent in nursery school or class

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7288	95.47%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	342	4.48%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.67	7292	0	50.0	10.94	342

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8230	96.06%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	334	3.9%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.9	8234	0	50.0	10.53	334

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	9144	95.66%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	407	4.26%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.8	9152	0	55.0	10.66	407

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	9904	96.1%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	369	3.58%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.15	9937	0	55.0	11.18	369

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	11095	96.08%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	440	3.81%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.91	11108	0	64.0	10.03	440

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12108	96.34%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	459	3.65%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
19.9	12109	0	55.0	10.77	459

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	11076	85.1%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1932	14.84%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-2.85	11083	-10.0	55.0	13.71	1932

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9306	72.15%
refusal	-2	21	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	3570	27.68%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.66	9328	0	625.0	22.0	3570

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9899	69.97%
refusal	-2	35	0.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	4213	29.78%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.17	9935	0	325.0	14.44	4213

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	11422	73.58%
refusal	-2	27	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	4062	26.17%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.57	11461	0	168.0	12.69	4062

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	12363	72.14%
refusal	-2	32	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	4730	27.6%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.26	12408	0	168.0	12.62	4730

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	90	0.5%
inapplicable	-8	13598	76.28%
don't know	-1	38	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	4101	23.0%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.35	13726	0	120.0	12.24	4101

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