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floors

how many floors are there at the address?

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hhsamp

Index term

Housing: Size and Condition of Dwelling

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31993	65.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	17122	34.86%
	Total	49115	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.09	31993	0	54.0	1.63	17122

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	20573	94.27%
[Value >= 0]	1	1250	5.73%
	Total	21823	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.22	20573	0	22.0	1.92	1250

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	21371	96.57%
[Value >= 0]	1	759	3.43%
	Total	22131	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.05	21372	0	27.0	2.09	759

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	17715	76.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	5326	23.12%
	Total	23041	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.02	17715	0	24.0	1.33	5326

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	14790	60.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	9685	39.57%
	Total	24476	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.06	14791	0	26.0	1.41	9685

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	14255	54.93%
[Value >= 0]	1	11696	45.07%
	Total	25952	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.11	14256	0	26.0	1.59	11696

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11568	40.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	16962	59.45%
	Total	28530	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.03	11568	0	30.0	1.35	16962

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11651	33.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	23403	66.76%
	Total	35054	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.05	11651	0	35.0	1.34	23403

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9428	19.32%
don't know	-1	1374	2.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	37994	77.86%
	Total	48796	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.22	10802	0	30.0	1.57	37994

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11343	11.9%
refusal	-2	3	0.0%
don't know	-1	1773	1.86%
[Value >= 0]	1	82189	86.24%
	Total	95308	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.39	13119	0	97.0	2.09	82189

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