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Mainstage Variable

f157

Income: foster allowance

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
Not mentioned	0	14167	98.25%
Foster allowance	57	21	0.15%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Not mentioned	0	14579	98.02%
Foster allowance	57	29	0.19%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Not mentioned	0	15065	97.88%
Foster allowance	57	27	0.18%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	310	1.99%
Not mentioned	0	15283	97.86%
Foster allowance	57	24	0.15%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Not mentioned	0	14757	93.45%
Foster allowance	57	20	0.13%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Not mentioned	0	15323	94.37%
Foster allowance	57	24	0.15%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Not mentioned	0	15685	94.51%
Foster allowance	57	23	0.14%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Not mentioned	0	18043	95.63%
Foster allowance	57	23	0.12%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Not mentioned	0	15064	96.55%
Foster allowance	57	17	0.11%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Not mentioned	0	15171	97.11%
Foster allowance	57	17	0.11%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Not mentioned	0	10540	96.64%
Foster allowance	57	8	0.07%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Not mentioned	0	10818	96.65%
Foster allowance	57	10	0.09%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Not mentioned	0	9130	96.74%
Foster allowance	57	7	0.07%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Not mentioned	0	8818	95.34%
Foster allowance	57	9	0.1%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Not mentioned	0	9050	95.45%
Foster allowance	57	10	0.11%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Not mentioned	0	9016	93.92%
Foster allowance	57	8	0.08%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Not mentioned	0	9450	95.99%
Foster allowance	57	9	0.09%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.27%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Not mentioned	0	9880	96.26%
Foster allowance	57	4	0.04%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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