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Mainstage Variable

rach12

Responsible for dependent child under 12

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5533	38.37%
Yes	1	1348	9.35%
No	2	7538	52.28%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5586	37.56%
Yes	1	1395	9.38%
No	2	7892	53.06%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5880	38.2%
Yes	1	1434	9.32%
No	2	8078	52.48%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5884	37.68%
Yes	1	1477	9.46%
No	2	8256	52.87%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	5833	36.94%
proxy	-7	682	4.32%
Yes	1	1428	9.04%
No	2	7848	49.7%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	6203	38.2%
proxy	-7	508	3.13%
Yes	1	1483	9.13%
No	2	8040	49.51%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6375	38.41%
proxy	-7	515	3.1%
Yes	1	1526	9.19%
No	2	8181	49.29%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7598	40.27%
proxy	-7	326	1.73%
Yes	1	1698	9.0%
No	2	9245	49.0%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	6259	40.11%
proxy	-7	212	1.36%
Yes	1	1403	8.99%
No	2	7729	49.54%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	6355	40.68%
proxy	-7	87	0.56%
Yes	1	1394	8.92%
No	2	7786	49.84%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4219	38.69%
proxy	-7	76	0.7%
Yes	1	948	8.69%
No	2	5663	51.93%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4469	39.93%
proxy	-7	39	0.35%
Yes	1	961	8.59%
No	2	5724	51.14%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3621	38.37%
proxy	-7	52	0.55%
Yes	1	798	8.46%
No	2	4967	52.63%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3584	38.75%
proxy	-7	136	1.47%
Yes	1	783	8.47%
No	2	4746	51.31%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	3737	39.42%
proxy	-7	112	1.18%
Yes	1	772	8.14%
No	2	4859	51.25%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3768	39.25%
proxy	-7	252	2.62%
Yes	1	739	7.7%
No	2	4841	50.43%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4036	41.0%
Yes	1	746	7.58%
No	2	5063	51.43%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	3977	38.75%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Yes	1	831	8.1%
No	2	5323	51.86%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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