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wrkch212

The child's grandparent(s)

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7587	99.38%
Not mentioned	0	18	0.24%
Mentioned	1	29	0.38%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	8523	99.47%
Not mentioned	0	16	0.19%
Mentioned	1	28	0.33%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9476	99.13%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Not mentioned	0	34	0.36%
Mentioned	1	48	0.5%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10226	99.22%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Not mentioned	0	31	0.3%
Mentioned	1	47	0.46%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11444	99.1%
Not mentioned	0	44	0.38%
Mentioned	1	60	0.52%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12528	99.68%
Not mentioned	0	11	0.09%
Mentioned	1	29	0.23%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	1469	11.29%
inapplicable	-8	11452	87.99%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
not mentioned	0	43	0.33%
Mentioned	1	50	0.38%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12862	99.72%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
not mentioned	0	10	0.08%
Mentioned	1	25	0.19%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14067	99.43%
not mentioned	0	21	0.15%
Mentioned	1	60	0.42%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15468	99.65%
not mentioned	0	20	0.13%
Mentioned	1	35	0.23%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17026	99.35%
not mentioned	0	32	0.19%
Mentioned	1	80	0.47%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17760	99.62%
	0	22	0.12%
Mentioned	1	45	0.25%
	Total	17827	100.0%

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