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hgemp

In paid employment - HH grid

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Index term

Employment: Labour Force Status

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	106	0.53%
Under 16 years	0	4113	20.38%
Yes	1	9668	47.92%
No	2	6290	31.17%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	128	0.62%
Under 16 years	0	4293	20.72%
Yes	1	10015	48.35%
No	2	6279	30.31%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	102	0.48%
Under 16 years	0	4480	20.95%
Yes	1	10267	48.0%
No	2	6540	30.58%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	4	0.02%
don't know	-1	81	0.37%
Under 16 years	0	4661	21.45%
Yes	1	10410	47.91%
No	2	6574	30.25%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	131	0.59%
Under 16 years	0	4783	21.62%
Yes	1	10685	48.29%
No	2	6528	29.5%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	93	0.41%
Under 16 years	0	4953	21.94%
Yes	1	10689	47.35%
No	2	6838	30.29%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	210	0.9%
Under 16 years	0	5185	22.13%
Yes	1	10939	46.68%
No	2	7101	30.3%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	199	0.75%
Under 16 years	0	5976	22.48%
Yes	1	12038	45.28%
No	2	8372	31.49%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	126	0.58%
Under 16 years	0	4808	22.26%
Yes	1	9989	46.24%
No	2	6679	30.92%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	110	0.51%
Under 16 years	0	4757	22.06%
Yes	1	9867	45.75%
No	2	6832	31.68%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
don't know	-1	81	0.55%
Under 16 years	0	3326	22.42%
Yes	1	6941	46.79%
No	2	4484	30.23%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	40	0.27%
Under 16 years	0	3338	22.19%
Yes	1	6953	46.22%
No	2	4711	31.32%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	43	0.34%
Under 16 years	0	2737	21.52%
Yes	1	6018	47.31%
No	2	3922	30.83%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	42	0.33%
Under 16 years	0	2711	21.6%
Yes	1	5875	46.82%
No	2	3920	31.24%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	44	0.34%
Under 16 years	0	2808	21.85%
Yes	1	6003	46.71%
No	2	3994	31.08%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
refusal	-2	11	0.08%
don't know	-1	93	0.71%
Under 16 years	0	2865	21.86%
Yes	1	5972	45.57%
No	2	4161	31.75%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	29	0.22%
don't know	-1	20	0.15%
Under 16 years	0	2952	22.45%
Yes	1	5953	45.27%
No	2	4197	31.91%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	15	0.1%
Under 16 years	0	34	0.24%
Yes	1	8569	59.43%
No	2	5801	40.23%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.36%
Under 16 years	0	34	0.23%
Yes	1	8957	60.22%
No	2	5829	39.19%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.14%
Under 16 years	0	35	0.23%
Yes	1	9216	59.88%
No	2	6120	39.76%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
Under 16 years	0	50	0.32%
Yes	1	9401	60.2%
No	2	6152	39.39%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.3%
Under 16 years	0	45	0.28%
Yes	1	9619	60.91%
No	2	6080	38.5%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.2%
Under 16 years	0	42	0.26%
Yes	1	9738	59.97%
No	2	6426	39.57%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	0.55%
Under 16 years	0	25	0.15%
Yes	1	9872	59.48%
No	2	6609	39.82%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	131	0.69%
Under 16 years	0	17	0.09%
Yes	1	10913	57.84%
No	2	7806	41.37%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.3%
Under 16 years	0	27	0.17%
Yes	1	9198	58.95%
No	2	6331	40.58%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.15%
Under 16 years	0	27	0.17%
Yes	1	9099	58.24%
No	2	6474	41.44%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Under 16 years	0	25	0.23%
Yes	1	6540	59.97%
No	2	4340	39.79%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Under 16 years	0	23	0.21%
Yes	1	6602	58.98%
No	2	4568	40.81%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Under 16 years	0	26	0.28%
Yes	1	5670	60.08%
No	2	3741	39.64%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Under 16 years	0	23	0.25%
Yes	1	5497	59.43%
No	2	3729	40.32%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Under 16 years	0	28	0.3%
Yes	1	5617	59.24%
No	2	3835	40.45%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Under 16 years	0	22	0.23%
Yes	1	5588	58.21%
No	2	3989	41.55%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Under 16 years	0	58	0.59%
Yes	1	5699	57.89%
No	2	4087	41.51%
	Total	9845	100.0%

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