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Mainstage Variable

hgsex

Sex - HH grid

Datafiles

Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	9797	48.56%
Female	2	10380	51.44%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	10011	48.33%
Female	2	10704	51.67%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
Male	1	10363	48.45%
Female	2	11025	51.55%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	10487	48.26%
Female	2	11243	51.74%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	10718	48.44%
Female	2	11409	51.56%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	10946	48.49%
Female	2	11628	51.51%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	11347	48.42%
Female	2	12088	51.58%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	12812	48.19%
Female	2	13774	51.81%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
Male	1	10434	48.3%
Female	2	11165	51.69%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	10433	48.38%
Female	2	11133	51.62%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
Male	1	7137	48.11%
Female	2	7695	51.87%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7272	48.34%
Female	2	7770	51.66%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6202	48.76%
Female	2	6518	51.24%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
Male	1	6118	48.75%
Female	2	6429	51.23%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6262	48.73%
Female	2	6589	51.27%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
Male	1	6344	48.41%
Female	2	6758	51.57%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6375	48.48%
Female	2	6776	51.52%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6710	48.48%
Female	2	7130	51.52%
	Total	13840	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6548	45.41%
Female	2	7871	54.59%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	6748	45.37%
Female	2	8125	54.63%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7035	45.71%
Female	2	8357	54.29%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7120	45.59%
Female	2	8497	54.41%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7261	45.98%
Female	2	8530	54.02%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7522	46.32%
Female	2	8716	53.68%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7629	45.97%
Female	2	8968	54.03%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	8630	45.74%
Female	2	10237	54.26%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7177	46.0%
Female	2	8426	54.0%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	7187	46.0%
Female	2	8436	54.0%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5055	46.35%
Female	2	5851	53.65%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	5212	46.56%
Female	2	5981	53.44%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4435	46.99%
Female	2	5003	53.01%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4320	46.71%
Female	2	4929	53.29%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4440	46.83%
Female	2	5041	53.17%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4476	46.62%
Female	2	5124	53.37%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Male	1	4630	47.03%
Female	2	5215	52.97%
	Total	9845	100.0%

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