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hoh

Conventional Head of Household Indicator

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8144	40.36%
Not head	2	12033	59.64%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8346	40.29%
Not head	2	12369	59.71%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8603	40.22%
Not head	2	12786	59.78%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
Head of household	1	8709	40.08%
Not head	2	13019	59.91%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8896	40.2%
Not head	2	13231	59.8%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	9045	40.07%
Not head	2	13529	59.93%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
Head of household	1	9351	39.9%
Not head	2	14083	60.09%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	10635	40.0%
Not head	2	15951	60.0%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8761	40.56%
Not head	2	12841	59.44%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.12%
Head of household	1	8796	40.79%
Not head	2	12745	59.1%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	6010	40.51%
Not head	2	8825	59.49%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	6092	40.5%
Not head	2	8950	59.5%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5066	39.83%
Not head	2	7654	60.17%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5034	40.11%
Not head	2	7515	59.89%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5127	39.9%
Not head	2	7724	60.1%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5232	39.93%
Not head	2	7872	60.07%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5227	39.75%
Not head	2	7924	60.25%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5511	39.82%
Not head	2	8329	60.18%
	Total	13840	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	7486	51.92%
Not head	2	6933	48.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	7693	51.72%
Not head	2	7180	48.28%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	7976	51.82%
Not head	2	7416	48.18%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8105	51.9%
Not head	2	7512	48.1%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8289	52.49%
Not head	2	7502	47.51%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8510	52.41%
Not head	2	7728	47.59%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8730	52.6%
Not head	2	7867	47.4%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	9976	52.88%
Not head	2	8891	47.12%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8291	53.14%
Not head	2	7312	46.86%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	8317	53.24%
Not head	2	7306	46.76%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5743	52.66%
Not head	2	5163	47.34%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5851	52.27%
Not head	2	5342	47.73%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	4826	51.13%
Not head	2	4612	48.87%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	4800	51.9%
Not head	2	4449	48.1%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	4888	51.56%
Not head	2	4593	48.44%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	4965	51.72%
Not head	2	4635	48.28%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5058	51.38%
Not head	2	4787	48.62%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Head of household	1	5294	51.58%
Not head	2	4970	48.42%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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