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Mainstage Variable

lvloc

leavers - new location

Datafile

indsamp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	744	2.82%
current resident	0	23863	90.38%
at prev wave hh	1	114	0.43%
new local add- known	2	160	0.61%
in gb priv add known	3	80	0.3%
in gb priv add unkno	4	105	0.4%
outside gb	5	31	0.12%
tsm - won't follow	6	1112	4.21%
deceased	7	138	0.52%
address in ni known	8	18	0.07%
unkown address in ni	9	37	0.14%
address in r.o.i	10	1	0.0%
	Total	26403	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4012	14.95%
current resident	0	21762	81.07%
at prev wave hh	1	109	0.41%
new local add- known	2	190	0.71%
in gb priv add known	3	73	0.27%
in gb priv add unkno	4	120	0.45%
outside gb	5	47	0.18%
tsm - won't follow	6	288	1.07%
deceased	7	154	0.57%
address in ni known	8	35	0.13%
unkown address in ni	9	51	0.19%
address in r.o.i	10	4	0.01%
	Total	26845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2971	10.94%
current resident	0	22601	83.21%
at prev wave hh	1	111	0.41%
new local add- known	2	196	0.72%
in gb priv add known	3	70	0.26%
in gb priv add unkno	4	100	0.37%
outside gb	5	17	0.06%
tsm - won't follow	6	329	1.21%
deceased	7	190	0.7%
address in ni known	8	557	2.05%
unkown address in ni	9	16	0.06%
address in r.o.i	10	2	0.01%
	Total	27160	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.05%
don't know	-1	3580	12.78%
current resident	0	22840	81.54%
at prev wave hh	1	114	0.41%
new local add- known	2	202	0.72%
in gb priv add known	3	90	0.32%
in gb priv add unkno	4	96	0.34%
outside gb	5	11	0.04%
tsm - won't follow	6	272	0.97%
deceased	7	150	0.54%
address in ni known	8	624	2.23%
unkown address in ni	9	16	0.06%
address in r.o.i	10	2	0.01%
	Total	28011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3106	10.9%
current resident	0	23442	82.28%
at prev wave hh	1	159	0.56%
new local add- known	2	238	0.84%
in gb priv add known	3	82	0.29%
in gb priv add unkno	4	92	0.32%
outside gb	5	24	0.08%
tsm - won't follow	6	353	1.24%
deceased	7	293	1.03%
address in ni known	8	675	2.37%
unkown address in ni	9	22	0.08%
address in r.o.i	10	4	0.01%
	Total	28490	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3316	11.42%
current resident	0	24321	83.78%
at prev wave hh	1	118	0.41%
new local add- known	2	240	0.83%
in gb priv add known	3	99	0.34%
in gb priv add unkno	4	137	0.47%
outside gb	5	16	0.06%
tsm - won't follow	6	240	0.83%
deceased	7	155	0.53%
address in ni known	8	381	1.31%
address in r.o.i	10	5	0.02%
	Total	29028	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5497	18.76%
don't know	-1	3005	10.26%
current resident	0	19875	67.85%
at prev wave hh	1	123	0.42%
new local add- known	2	207	0.71%
in gb priv add known	3	108	0.37%
in gb priv add unkno	4	123	0.42%
outside gb	5	13	0.04%
tsm - won't follow	6	203	0.69%
deceased	7	140	0.48%
	Total	29294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2861	9.09%
current resident	0	27632	87.84%
at prev wave hh	1	116	0.37%
new local add- known	2	218	0.69%
in gb priv add known	3	122	0.39%
in gb priv add unkno	4	129	0.41%
outside gb	5	17	0.05%
tsm - won't follow	6	220	0.7%
deceased	7	143	0.45%
	Total	31458	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2524	9.72%
current resident	0	22394	86.24%
at prev wave hh	1	95	0.37%
new local add- known	2	272	1.05%
in gb priv add known	3	115	0.44%
in gb priv add unkno	4	138	0.53%
outside gb	5	36	0.14%
tsm - won't follow	6	161	0.62%
deceased	7	232	0.89%
	Total	25967	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1753	7.14%
current resident	0	22084	89.94%
at prev wave hh	1	84	0.34%
new local add- known	2	154	0.63%
in gb priv add known	3	68	0.28%
in gb priv add unkno	4	71	0.29%
outside gb	5	19	0.08%
tsm - won't follow	6	196	0.8%
deceased	7	124	0.51%
	Total	24553	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1436	8.22%
current resident	0	15320	87.74%
at prev wave hh	1	79	0.45%
new local add- known	2	194	1.11%
in gb priv add known	3	66	0.38%
in gb priv add unkno	4	69	0.4%
outside gb	5	5	0.03%
tsm - won't follow	6	143	0.82%
deceased	7	149	0.85%
	Total	17461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1990	11.01%
current resident	0	15470	85.6%
at prev wave hh	1	81	0.45%
new local add- known	2	162	0.9%
in gb priv add known	3	50	0.28%
in gb priv add unkno	4	53	0.29%
outside gb	5	8	0.04%
tsm - won't follow	6	136	0.75%
deceased	7	123	0.68%
	Total	18073	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1718	10.97%
current resident	0	13295	84.9%
at prev wave hh	1	68	0.43%
new local add- known	2	182	1.16%
in gb priv add known	3	82	0.52%
in gb priv add unkno	4	42	0.27%
outside gb	5	10	0.06%
tsm - won't follow	6	141	0.9%
deceased	7	121	0.77%
	Total	15659	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1854	11.77%
current resident	0	13210	83.84%
at prev wave hh	1	77	0.49%
new local add- known	2	187	1.19%
in gb priv add known	3	82	0.52%
in gb priv add unkno	4	81	0.51%
outside gb	5	11	0.07%
tsm - won't follow	6	146	0.93%
deceased	7	108	0.69%
	Total	15756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1767	11.11%
current resident	0	13494	84.85%
at prev wave hh	1	93	0.58%
new local add- known	2	153	0.96%
in gb priv add known	3	80	0.5%
in gb priv add unkno	4	72	0.45%
outside gb	5	16	0.1%
tsm - won't follow	6	124	0.78%
deceased	7	104	0.65%
	Total	15903	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1833	11.38%
current resident	0	13614	84.51%
outside gb	1	227	1.41%
in gb priv add known	2	93	0.58%
in gb priv add unknown	3	110	0.68%
institution	4	14	0.09%
deceased	5	99	0.61%
other	6	120	0.74%
	Total	16110	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1133	7.45%
current resident	0	13539	89.0%
outside gb	1	27	0.18%
in gb priv add known	2	318	2.09%
in gb priv add unknown	3	71	0.47%
institution	4	19	0.12%
deceased	5	101	0.66%
other	6	5	0.03%
	Total	15213	100.0%

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