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xplecl

Amount of last electricity payment

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hhresp

Index term

Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	746	14.82%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
refusal	-2	4	0.08%
don't know	-1	261	5.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	3903	77.55%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
56.13	1130	0	999.0	55.54	3903

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	699	13.63%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
refusal	-2	5	0.1%
don't know	-1	283	5.52%
[Value >= 0]	1	4023	78.47%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
62.84	1104	0	999.0	75.08	4023

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.54%
inapplicable	-8	647	12.37%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
refusal	-2	10	0.19%
don't know	-1	297	5.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	4039	77.2%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
56.22	1193	2.0	990.0	47.85	4039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	593	11.34%
refusal	-2	7	0.13%
don't know	-1	317	6.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	4286	82.0%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
58.03	941	0	649.0	47.11	4286

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	493	8.95%
refusal	-2	23	0.42%
don't know	-1	423	7.68%
997 or above	997	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	4537	82.33%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
57.92	974	0	997.0	51.6	4537

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