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Mainstage Variable

hsyr04_bh

Year became owner: home bought outright

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	7492	91.99%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
don't know	-1	10	0.12%
	1960	1	0.01%
	1986	1	0.01%
	1996	1	0.01%
	1998	1	0.01%
	2001	1	0.01%
	2007	9	0.11%
	2008	31	0.38%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2005.6	8099	1960.0	2008.0	8.02	45

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	0.81%
inapplicable	-8	7716	92.45%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
don't know	-1	6	0.07%
	1979	1	0.01%
	1997	1	0.01%
	1999	1	0.01%
	2005	1	0.01%
	2006	14	0.17%
	2007	54	0.65%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2006.14	8274	1979.0	2007.0	3.59	72

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.74%
inapplicable	-8	8007	93.07%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
	1972	1	0.01%
	1992	1	0.01%
	2002	1	0.01%
	2003	1	0.01%
	2004	2	0.02%
	2005	20	0.23%
	2006	40	0.46%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.8	8537	1972.0	2006.0	4.49	66

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	8125	93.29%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
don't know	-1	8	0.09%
	2003	2	0.02%
	2004	15	0.17%
	2005	48	0.55%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2004.71	8644	2003.0	2005.0	0.52	65

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.82%
inapplicable	-8	8296	93.24%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
don't know	-1	10	0.11%
	2003	18	0.2%
	2004	51	0.57%
	2005	1	0.01%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2003.76	8827	2003.0	2005.0	0.46	70

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	1.07%
inapplicable	-8	8582	94.88%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
don't know	-1	10	0.11%
	2002	19	0.21%
	2003	36	0.4%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2002.65	8990	2002.0	2003.0	0.48	55

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	99	1.06%
inapplicable	-8	8817	94.28%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
	1962	1	0.01%
	1986	1	0.01%
	1991	1	0.01%
	1994	1	0.01%
	1997	1	0.01%
	1999	1	0.01%
	2000	2	0.02%
	2001	14	0.15%
	2002	61	0.65%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2000.78	9269	1962.0	2002.0	4.91	83

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	1.0%
inapplicable	-8	9839	92.55%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
don't know	-1	14	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	426	4.01%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1986.68	10205	1939.0	2001.0	14.02	426

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	0.82%
inapplicable	-8	8443	96.37%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
	1966	1	0.01%
	1981	1	0.01%
	1985	1	0.01%
	1987	1	0.01%
	1997	1	0.01%
	1999	24	0.27%
	2000	57	0.65%
	2001	2	0.02%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1998.8	8673	1966.0	2001.0	4.57	88

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	80	0.91%
inapplicable	-8	8226	93.51%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
don't know	-1	11	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	425	4.83%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1985.65	8372	1925.0	1999.0	13.2	425

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	1.1%
inapplicable	-8	5825	97.0%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
	1997	21	0.35%
	1998	34	0.57%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1997.62	5950	1997.0	1998.0	0.49	55

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	51	0.84%
inapplicable	-8	5901	96.9%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	4	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	103	1.69%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1987.22	5987	1936.0	1997.0	13.64	103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.93%
inapplicable	-8	4927	97.29%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	50	0.99%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1995.8	5014	1995.0	1996.0	0.4	50

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	1.05%
inapplicable	-8	4850	96.36%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	32	0.64%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1994.66	5001	1994.0	1995.0	0.48	32

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	1.29%
inapplicable	-8	4935	96.26%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	38	0.74%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1993.71	5089	1993.0	1994.0	0.46	38

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.9%
inapplicable	-8	4933	94.29%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	40	0.76%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1992.18	5192	1972.0	1994.0	3.47	40

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.36%
inapplicable	-8	5181	99.12%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	25	0.48%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1990.6	5202	1976.0	1992.0	3.39	25

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	4849	87.99%
don't know	-1	15	0.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	645	11.7%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1978.67	4866	1930.0	1991.0	11.3	645

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