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Mainstage Variable

xhwtuk1

Household weight -inc all samples

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hhsamp

Index term

Sampling Factors

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	0	0	2.965784311294556	0.98	11415

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.78	0	0	2.965784311294556	0.93	11498

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.99	0	0	2.965784311294556	0.98	11507

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.79	0	0	3.0382158756256104	0.98	11915

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.78	0	0	3.038029909133911	0.95	12090

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.8	0	0	3.0693609714508057	0.97	12176

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.82	0	0	2.965784311294556	0.95	12209

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.75	0	0	3.843430280685425	0.95	13986

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Index term

Wave B18 (br_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B17 (bq_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B16 (bp_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B15 (bo_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B14 (bn_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B13 (bm_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B12 (bl_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

Wave B11 (bk_xhwtuk1 hhsamp)

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