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hskch

Accom: has separate kitchen

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	65	0.8%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Yes	1	7429	91.22%
No	2	109	1.34%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	68	0.81%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
refusal	-2	6	0.07%
Yes	1	7666	91.85%
No	2	120	1.44%
	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	2	0.02%
Yes	1	7957	92.49%
No	2	111	1.29%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Yes	1	8080	92.78%
No	2	108	1.24%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Yes	1	8268	92.93%
No	2	97	1.09%
	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%
Yes	1	8543	94.45%
No	2	128	1.42%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
refusal	-2	11	0.12%
Yes	1	8832	94.44%
No	2	86	0.92%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Yes	1	10144	95.42%
No	2	148	1.39%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.4%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
Yes	1	8439	96.32%
No	2	115	1.31%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
Yes	1	8546	97.15%
No	2	130	1.48%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	5844	97.32%
No	2	61	1.02%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Yes	1	5952	97.73%
No	2	72	1.18%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	14	0.28%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Yes	1	4879	96.35%
No	2	118	2.33%
	Total	5064	100.0%

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