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xplecy

Amount on electricity since Sept 2007

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	65	0.8%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Elec/gas combined	-4	935	11.48%
No electricity	-3	27	0.33%
don't know	-1	424	5.21%
Nothing/included in rent	0	101	1.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	6155	75.58%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
531.66	1989	0	5000.0	326.95	6155

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	68	0.81%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Elec/gas combined	-4	842	10.09%
No electricity	-3	23	0.28%
don't know	-1	445	5.33%
Nothing/included in rent	0	129	1.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	6484	77.69%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
456.38	1862	0	4200.0	269.89	6484

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.19%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Elec/gas combined	-4	735	8.54%
No electricity	-3	23	0.27%
don't know	-1	452	5.25%
Nothing/included in rent	0	131	1.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	6860	79.74%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
437.82	1743	0	5000.0	271.74	6860

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Elec/gas combined	-4	678	7.79%
No electricity	-3	17	0.2%
don't know	-1	433	4.97%
Nothing/included in rent	0	120	1.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	7065	81.12%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
381.33	1644	0	4000.0	234.15	7065

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Elec/gas combined	-4	472	5.31%
No electricity	-3	35	0.39%
don't know	-1	432	4.86%
Nothing/included in rent	0	111	1.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	7426	83.47%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
358.22	1471	0	4500.0	219.45	7426

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Elec/gas combined	-4	304	3.36%
No electricity	-3	27	0.3%
don't know	-1	469	5.19%
Nothing/included in rent	0	132	1.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	7871	87.02%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
351.73	1174	0	3000.0	214.46	7871

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
No electricity	-3	150	1.6%
refusal	-2	11	0.12%
don't know	-1	524	5.6%
[Value >= 0]	1	8234	88.05%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
358.3	1118	1.0	5000.0	233.01	8234

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
No electricity	-3	186	1.75%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	596	5.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	9518	89.53%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
359.64	1113	1.0	7000.0	238.32	9518

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.32%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
No electricity	-3	146	1.67%
don't know	-1	618	7.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	7797	89.0%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
343.81	964	1.0	8000.0	234.6	7797

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.31%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
No electricity	-3	125	1.42%
don't know	-1	728	8.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	7844	89.17%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
335.83	953	1.0	4500.0	213.59	7844

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
No electricity	-3	111	1.85%
don't know	-1	311	5.18%
Nothing/included in rent	0	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	5483	91.31%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
316.78	522	0	2400.0	186.68	5483

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	124	2.04%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
No electricity	-3	104	1.71%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	415	6.81%
Nothing/included in rent	0	5	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	5392	88.54%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
326.02	698	0	3600.0	200.69	5392

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