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Mainstage Variable

hgra

Responsible adult

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	16064	79.62%
	1	2136	10.59%
	2	1855	9.19%
	3	66	0.33%
	4	36	0.18%
	5	6	0.03%
	6	4	0.02%
	7	4	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	11	3	0.01%
	14	1	0.0%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
16 years or over	0	16420	79.27%
	1	2207	10.65%
	2	1964	9.48%
	3	68	0.33%
	4	37	0.18%
	5	9	0.04%
	7	5	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	11	2	0.01%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	16909	79.05%
	1	2244	10.49%
	2	2117	9.9%
	3	65	0.3%
	4	37	0.17%
	5	9	0.04%
	6	3	0.01%
	7	1	0.0%
	8	2	0.01%
	11	2	0.01%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	17069	78.55%
	1	2300	10.58%
	2	2246	10.34%
	3	61	0.28%
	4	39	0.18%
	5	5	0.02%
	6	5	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	9	1	0.0%
	11	2	0.01%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	17344	78.38%
	1	2314	10.46%
	2	2331	10.53%
	3	77	0.35%
	4	44	0.2%
	5	7	0.03%
	6	3	0.01%
	7	1	0.0%
	8	4	0.02%
	11	2	0.01%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	17622	78.06%
	1	2386	10.57%
	2	2448	10.84%
	3	73	0.32%
	4	27	0.12%
	5	8	0.04%
	6	5	0.02%
	8	2	0.01%
	9	1	0.0%
	11	1	0.0%
	12	1	0.0%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	18249	77.87%
	1	2411	10.29%
	2	2646	11.29%
	3	80	0.34%
	4	30	0.13%
	5	8	0.03%
	6	5	0.02%
	7	3	0.01%
	8	2	0.01%
	13	1	0.0%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	20614	77.54%
	1	2709	10.19%
	2	3122	11.74%
	3	85	0.32%
	4	34	0.13%
	5	10	0.04%
	6	9	0.03%
	8	2	0.01%
	12	1	0.0%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
16 years or over	0	16794	77.74%
	1	2314	10.71%
	2	2386	11.05%
	3	63	0.29%
	4	31	0.14%
	5	7	0.03%
	6	3	0.01%
	7	3	0.01%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	16810	77.95%
	1	2225	10.32%
	2	2428	11.26%
	3	64	0.3%
	4	30	0.14%
	5	4	0.02%
	6	2	0.01%
	7	1	0.0%
	8	2	0.01%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
16 years or over	0	11509	77.58%
	1	1339	9.03%
	2	1905	12.84%
	3	43	0.29%
	4	26	0.18%
	5	7	0.05%
	6	3	0.02%
	7	1	0.01%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	11704	77.81%
	1	1162	7.73%
	2	1906	12.67%
	3	230	1.53%
	4	18	0.12%
	5	18	0.12%
	6	2	0.01%
	7	2	0.01%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9984	78.49%
	1	996	7.83%
	2	1665	13.09%
	3	64	0.5%
	4	6	0.05%
	5	1	0.01%
	6	3	0.02%
	7	1	0.01%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9839	78.4%
	1	934	7.44%
	2	1706	13.59%
	3	45	0.36%
	4	18	0.14%
	5	6	0.05%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	10043	78.15%
	1	991	7.71%
	2	1764	13.73%
	3	29	0.23%
	4	13	0.1%
	5	5	0.04%
	6	4	0.03%
	8	2	0.02%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
16 years or over	0	10236	78.11%
	1	946	7.22%
	2	1843	14.06%
	3	34	0.26%
	4	28	0.21%
	5	5	0.04%
	6	1	0.01%
	7	4	0.03%
	8	3	0.02%
	9	1	0.01%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	10257	77.99%
	1	929	7.06%
	2	1909	14.52%
	3	22	0.17%
	4	26	0.2%
	5	8	0.06%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	10756	77.72%
	1	991	7.16%
	2	2060	14.88%
	3	23	0.17%
	4	9	0.07%
	5	1	0.01%
	Total	13840	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	14385	99.76%
	1	14	0.1%
	2	18	0.12%
	3	1	0.01%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	14839	99.77%
	1	11	0.07%
	2	23	0.15%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	15357	99.77%
	1	16	0.1%
	2	19	0.12%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	15567	99.68%
	1	26	0.17%
	2	24	0.15%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	15746	99.72%
	1	30	0.19%
	2	15	0.09%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	16196	99.74%
	1	19	0.12%
	2	23	0.14%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	16572	99.85%
	1	10	0.06%
	2	15	0.09%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	18850	99.91%
	1	5	0.03%
	2	11	0.06%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	15576	99.83%
	1	13	0.08%
	2	14	0.09%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	15596	99.83%
	1	10	0.06%
	2	16	0.1%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	10881	99.77%
	1	7	0.06%
	2	18	0.17%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	11170	99.79%
	1	12	0.11%
	2	11	0.1%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9412	99.72%
	1	8	0.08%
	2	17	0.18%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9226	99.75%
	1	7	0.08%
	2	16	0.17%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9453	99.7%
	1	12	0.13%
	2	16	0.17%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
16 years or over	0	9578	99.77%
	1	12	0.12%
	2	10	0.1%
	Total	9600	100.0%

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