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Innovation Panel Variable

ff_hsbeds

number of bedrooms

Datafile

hhresp_ip

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	42	2.99%
inapplicable	-8	12	0.85%
refusal	-2	2	0.14%
don't know	-1	1	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	1349	95.95%
	Total	1406	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.95	57	0	7.0	0.99	1349

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	96	5.54%
inapplicable	-8	20	1.15%
refusal	-2	2	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	1616	93.19%
	Total	1734	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.94	118	0	7.0	0.99	1616

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	4.25%
inapplicable	-8	21	1.24%
refusal	-2	2	0.12%
don't know	-1	1	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	1599	94.34%
	Total	1695	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.92	96	0	7.0	1.03	1599

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	719	36.35%
inapplicable	-8	26	1.31%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	1	0.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	1231	62.23%
	Total	1978	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.96	747	0	7.0	1.03	1231

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	4.76%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.95%
don't know	-1	2	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	1286	94.14%
	Total	1366	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.99	80	0	9.0	1.02	1286

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	2.24%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.97%
refusal	-2	2	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	1293	96.64%
	Total	1338	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.94	45	0	9.0	1.03	1293

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	593	32.26%
inapplicable	-8	19	1.03%
refusal	-2	2	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1224	66.59%
	Total	1838	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.94	614	0	9.0	1.03	1224

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	360	24.74%
inapplicable	-8	18	1.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	1077	74.02%
	Total	1455	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.96	378	0	9.0	1.0	1077

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	2.01%
inapplicable	-8	18	1.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	1202	96.55%
	Total	1245	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.94	43	0	7.0	0.98	1202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	4.32%
inapplicable	-8	27	2.05%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	1234	93.56%
	Total	1319	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.92	85	0	7.0	0.98	1234

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	448	31.84%
inapplicable	-8	12	0.85%
don't know	-1	2	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	945	67.16%
	Total	1407	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.9	462	0	7.0	0.99	945

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	1.35%
don't know	-1	4	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	1169	98.32%
	Total	1189	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.9	20	0	8.0	1.0	1169

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2	0.17%
refusal	-2	1	0.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	1202	99.75%
	Total	1205	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.9	3	0	7.0	0.96	1202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	471	34.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	910	65.89%
	Total	1381	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.87	471	0	6.0	0.95	910

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	1026	99.9%
	Total	1027	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.88	1	0	6.0	0.93	1026

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.87	0	0	6.0	0.95	1122

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