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Mainstage Variable

xpchc

Childcare: weekly cost

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	13079	90.71%
proxy	-7	965	6.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	363	2.52%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
84.86	14056	1.0	730.0	84.67	363

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.11%
inapplicable	-8	13521	90.91%
proxy	-7	948	6.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	388	2.61%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
76.8	14485	1.0	800.0	74.98	388

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	13997	90.94%
proxy	-7	977	6.35%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	410	2.66%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.4	14982	1.0	600.0	64.55	410

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14219	91.05%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	407	2.61%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.23	15210	3.0	800.0	70.21	407

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14349	90.87%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	412	2.61%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.3	15379	2.0	660.0	77.12	412

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	14911	91.83%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	425	2.62%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
61.85	15813	0	500.0	56.47	425

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	15258	91.93%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	433	2.61%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
61.84	16164	2.0	703.0	68.72	433

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	17592	93.24%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	457	2.42%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.07	18410	1.0	430.0	47.85	457

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	14716	94.32%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	357	2.29%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
53.67	15246	2.0	850.0	60.45	357

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14794	94.69%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	381	2.44%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.24	15242	1.0	500.0	45.25	381

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10277	94.23%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	9	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	259	2.37%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.22	10647	0	300.0	42.62	259

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10561	94.35%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
don't know	-1	8	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	258	2.31%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
46.47	10935	0	300.0	39.87	258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	8917	94.48%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	10	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	205	2.17%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.77	9233	1.0	270.0	38.56	205

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	8602	93.0%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
don't know	-1	8	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	212	2.29%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
40.36	9037	1.0	210.0	37.08	212

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	8847	93.31%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	198	2.09%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
38.0	9283	1.0	200.0	32.82	198

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	8815	91.82%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	7	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	192	2.0%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
35.75	9408	1.0	221.0	30.69	192

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	9285	94.31%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	162	1.65%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
34.72	9683	2.0	230.0	33.26	162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	9734	94.84%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	6	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	163	1.59%
	Total	10264	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
31.01	10101	1.0	180.0	28.58	163

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