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parent1217

Parent of children aged 12-17 in household

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Parent of children aged 12-17 in household

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	7	1.79%
No	2	384	98.21%
	Total	391	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.98	0	1.0	2.0	0.13	391

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	1644	12.83%
No	2	11174	87.17%
	Total	12818	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.87	0	1.0	2.0	0.33	12818

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	1576	12.43%
No	2	11104	87.57%
	Total	12680	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.88	0	1.0	2.0	0.33	12680

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	1450	12.12%
No	2	10518	87.88%
	Total	11968	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.88	0	1.0	2.0	0.33	11968

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
Yes	1	1429	11.87%
No	2	10605	88.12%
	Total	12035	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.88	1	1.0	2.0	0.32	12034

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	1629	12.65%
No	2	11247	87.35%
	Total	12876	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.87	0	1.0	2.0	0.33	12876

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	1730	12.58%
No	2	12024	87.42%
	Total	13754	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.87	0	1.0	2.0	0.33	13754

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