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Mainstage Variable

cd4cst

Cost of washer bought in past year

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	56	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	6955	85.4%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.04%
don't know	-1	26	0.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	566	6.95%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
275.97	7578	0	1000.0	134.42	566

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7159	85.78%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	8	0.1%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	31	0.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	608	7.28%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
280.88	7738	1.0	1200.0	114.99	608

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	7377	85.75%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	31	0.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	669	7.78%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
293.34	7934	1.0	4009.0	194.8	669

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	7533	86.5%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	11	0.13%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	29	0.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	633	7.27%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
251.19	8076	1.0	1200.0	154.2	633

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	7655	86.04%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	11	0.12%
don't know	-1	28	0.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	695	7.81%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
297.37	8202	1.0	1300.0	120.32	695

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	7978	88.2%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	29	0.32%
[Value >= 0]	1	673	7.44%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
291.52	8372	5.0	1300.0	122.71	673

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.62%
inapplicable	-8	8217	87.86%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	14	0.15%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	33	0.35%
[Value >= 0]	1	678	7.25%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
302.95	8674	2.0	1500.0	131.88	678

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	9408	88.5%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	13	0.12%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	36	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	862	8.11%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
295.95	9769	10.0	840.0	115.42	862

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3576	40.82%
inapplicable	-8	4209	48.04%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	7	0.08%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	43	0.49%
[Value >= 0]	1	770	8.79%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
300.35	7991	1.0	4000.0	184.51	770

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3305	37.57%
inapplicable	-8	4670	53.09%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Cost inc elsewhere	-3	3	0.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	38	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	725	8.24%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
309.66	8072	1.0	999.0	135.51	725

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2097	34.92%
inapplicable	-8	3378	56.25%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	11	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	460	7.66%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
317.55	5545	0	900.0	132.09	460

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2085	34.24%
inapplicable	-8	3483	57.19%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	12	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	479	7.87%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
330.47	5611	0	1500.0	148.39	479

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