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Parent of children aged 4-18 in household

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Question asked in the latest wave:

Question label:

Parent of children aged 4-18 in household

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	13	3.32%
No	2	378	96.68%
	Total	391	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.97	0	1.0	2.0	0.18	391

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	2853	22.26%
No	2	9965	77.74%
	Total	12818	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	0	1.0	2.0	0.42	12818

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	2754	21.72%
No	2	9926	78.28%
	Total	12680	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	0	1.0	2.0	0.41	12680

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	2487	20.78%
No	2	9481	79.22%
	Total	11968	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	0	1.0	2.0	0.41	11968

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
Yes	1	2523	20.96%
No	2	9511	79.03%
	Total	12035	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.79	1	1.0	2.0	0.41	12034

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Yes	1	2837	22.03%
No	2	10039	77.97%
	Total	12876	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.78	0	1.0	2.0	0.41	12876

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