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ff_drive

driving licence

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indresp_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	342	13.71%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
has licence	1	1795	71.97%
no licence	2	324	12.99%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	179	6.29%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
refusal	-2	3	0.11%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
has licence	1	2206	77.49%
no licence	2	436	15.31%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	198	7.28%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
has licence	1	2070	76.1%
no licence	2	418	15.37%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1057	34.53%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
has licence	1	1677	54.79%
no licence	2	324	10.58%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	128	5.65%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	2	0.09%
has licence	1	1792	79.05%
no licence	2	330	14.56%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	130	5.87%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
don't know	-1	1	0.05%
has licence	1	1679	75.87%
no licence	2	352	15.91%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	865	28.93%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
has licence	1	1643	54.95%
no licence	2	388	12.98%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	691	26.89%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
has licence	1	1455	56.61%
no licence	2	335	13.04%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	139	6.14%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
has licence	1	1654	73.09%
no licence	2	381	16.84%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	197	8.28%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
don't know	-1	1	0.04%
has licence	1	1668	70.14%
no licence	2	400	16.82%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	756	31.33%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
refusal	-2	1	0.04%
has licence	1	1301	53.92%
no licence	2	279	11.56%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	174	8.1%
	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	7	0.33%
don't know	-1	1	0.05%
has licence	1	1476	68.68%
no licence	2	366	17.03%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	205	9.57%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
has licence	1	1441	67.27%
no licence	2	349	16.29%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	808	33.88%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
has licence	1	1089	45.66%
no licence	2	282	11.82%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	100	5.69%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
has licence	1	1184	67.43%
no licence	2	337	19.19%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	191	10.21%
don't know	-1	1	0.05%
has licence	1	1297	69.36%
no licence	2	381	20.37%
	Total	1870	100.0%

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