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Mainstage Variable

xphp

Repayments on hire purchase or loans

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Financial Management: Credit and Debt

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	9	0.11%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
refusal	-2	6	0.07%
don't know	-1	22	0.27%
Yes	1	1719	21.11%
No	2	5794	71.14%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.16%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
refusal	-2	13	0.16%
don't know	-1	25	0.3%
Yes	1	1854	22.21%
No	2	5902	70.72%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.19%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
refusal	-2	8	0.09%
don't know	-1	27	0.31%
Yes	1	2086	24.25%
No	2	5949	69.15%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
refusal	-2	9	0.1%
don't know	-1	42	0.48%
Yes	1	2161	24.81%
No	2	5981	68.68%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	26	0.29%
Yes	1	2107	23.68%
No	2	6224	69.96%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	17	0.19%
don't know	-1	28	0.31%
Yes	1	2327	25.73%
No	2	6299	69.64%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
refusal	-2	22	0.24%
don't know	-1	39	0.42%
Yes	1	2485	26.57%
No	2	6384	68.26%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
refusal	-2	12	0.11%
don't know	-1	50	0.47%
Yes	1	2910	27.37%
No	2	7330	68.95%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.32%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
refusal	-2	18	0.21%
don't know	-1	50	0.57%
Yes	1	2486	28.38%
No	2	6007	68.57%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
refusal	-2	33	0.38%
don't know	-1	52	0.59%
Yes	1	2378	27.03%
No	2	6235	70.88%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
refusal	-2	10	0.17%
don't know	-1	18	0.3%
Yes	1	1724	28.71%
No	2	4148	69.08%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	8	0.13%
don't know	-1	23	0.38%
Yes	1	1826	29.98%
No	2	4165	68.39%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	14	0.28%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
refusal	-2	6	0.12%
don't know	-1	18	0.36%
Yes	1	1555	30.71%
No	2	3420	67.54%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	10	0.2%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
refusal	-2	6	0.12%
don't know	-1	24	0.48%
Yes	1	1419	28.19%
No	2	3453	68.61%
	Total	5033	100.0%

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