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Innovation Panel Variable

nnatch

number of respondents natural children in household

Datafile

indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

gridvariables_ip17.nnatch

Question label:

Number of respondent's biological children in the household

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	2464	98.8%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.56	30	0	6.0	0.92	2464

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	2825	99.23%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.58	22	0	5.0	0.93	2825

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
[Value >= 0]	1	2686	98.75%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.57	34	0	6.0	0.93	2686

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	3058	99.9%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.57	3	0	6.0	0.9	3058

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	2252	99.34%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.62	15	0	7.0	0.96	2252

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	2162	97.7%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.6	51	0	7.0	0.95	2162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	2896	96.86%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.62	94	0	7.0	0.97	2896

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
[Value >= 0]	1	2481	96.54%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.64	89	0	7.0	1.0	2481

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
[Value >= 0]	1	2174	96.07%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.64	89	0	7.0	0.97	2174

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
[Value >= 0]	1	2267	95.33%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.65	111	0	7.0	1.0	2267

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	2337	96.85%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.62	76	0	6.0	0.99	2337

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	2024	94.18%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.67	125	0	6.0	1.02	2024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
[Value >= 0]	1	1995	93.14%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.65	147	0	6.0	0.98	1995

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	2179	91.36%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.7	206	0	6.0	1.04	2179

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
[Value >= 0]	1	1621	92.31%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.67	135	0	7.0	1.04	1621

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2	0.11%
proxy	-7	82	4.39%
[Value >= 0]	1	1786	95.51%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.64	84	0	5.0	0.99	1786

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	169	6.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	2399	93.42%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.66	169	0	6.0	1.01	2399

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