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Mainstage Variable

xpchcf

Childcare: free or paid for

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12836	89.02%
proxy	-7	734	5.09%
Child care free	1	474	3.29%
Child care paid	2	375	2.6%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13315	89.52%
proxy	-7	683	4.59%
Child care free	1	471	3.17%
Child care paid	2	404	2.72%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	13828	89.84%
proxy	-7	677	4.4%
Child care free	1	467	3.03%
Child care paid	2	419	2.72%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14023	89.79%
proxy	-7	672	4.3%
Child care free	1	506	3.24%
Child care paid	2	416	2.66%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14142	89.56%
proxy	-7	682	4.32%
Child care free	1	533	3.38%
Child care paid	2	428	2.71%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	14685	90.44%
proxy	-7	508	3.13%
Child care free	1	597	3.68%
Child care paid	2	432	2.66%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	15006	90.41%
proxy	-7	515	3.1%
Child care free	1	616	3.71%
Child care paid	2	450	2.71%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	17386	92.15%
proxy	-7	326	1.73%
Child care free	1	667	3.54%
Child care paid	2	476	2.52%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	14536	93.16%
proxy	-7	212	1.36%
Child care free	1	481	3.08%
Child care paid	2	365	2.34%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14560	93.2%
proxy	-7	87	0.56%
Child care free	1	577	3.69%
Child care paid	2	393	2.52%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10224	93.75%
proxy	-7	76	0.7%
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
Child care free	1	329	3.02%
Child care paid	2	271	2.48%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10551	94.26%
proxy	-7	39	0.35%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Child care free	1	333	2.98%
Child care paid	2	268	2.39%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	8904	94.34%
proxy	-7	52	0.55%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
Child care free	1	254	2.69%
Child care paid	2	218	2.31%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8617	93.17%
proxy	-7	136	1.47%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Child care free	1	266	2.88%
Child care paid	2	222	2.4%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8890	93.77%
proxy	-7	112	1.18%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
Child care free	1	263	2.77%
Child care paid	2	206	2.17%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	8888	92.58%
proxy	-7	252	2.62%
Child care free	1	248	2.58%
Child care paid	2	205	2.14%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	9427	95.75%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Child care free	1	239	2.43%
Child care paid	2	173	1.76%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	9811	95.59%
Child care free	1	269	2.62%
Child care paid	2	176	1.71%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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