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fr08

payment received in april 2008

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income

Index term

Incomes

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.11%
no	0	2194	10.62%
yes	1	18443	89.27%
	Total	20660	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.06%
no	0	2224	10.52%
yes	1	18897	89.42%
	Total	21133	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	96	0.43%
no	0	2177	9.7%
yes	1	20179	89.88%
	Total	22452	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	105	0.52%
no	0	2143	10.51%
yes	1	18134	88.97%
	Total	20382	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
no	0	1449	7.44%
yes	1	18026	92.55%
	Total	19478	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
no	0	1748	8.92%
yes	1	17848	91.08%
	Total	19597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.4%
no	0	1367	7.42%
yes	1	16974	92.18%
	Total	18414	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.16%
inapplicable	-8	98	0.44%
no	0	1597	7.24%
yes	1	20336	92.16%
	Total	22066	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	53	0.28%
no	0	1692	9.02%
yes	1	16983	90.49%
	Total	18767	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	115	0.62%
no	0	1703	9.12%
yes	1	16838	90.2%
	Total	18668	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.63%
no	0	1000	8.42%
yes	1	10680	89.95%
	Total	11873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	193	1.51%
no	0	1288	10.08%
yes	1	11292	88.41%
	Total	12773	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	179	1.84%
no	0	1036	10.66%
yes	1	8508	87.5%
	Total	9723	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	182	1.89%
no	0	1333	13.87%
yes	1	8096	84.24%
	Total	9611	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	140	1.48%
no	0	1091	11.56%
yes	1	8206	86.96%
	Total	9437	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	188	2.01%
no	0	1101	11.79%
yes	1	8047	86.19%
	Total	9336	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	147	1.48%
no	0	1216	12.23%
yes	1	8576	86.29%
	Total	9939	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	156	1.49%
no	0	1277	12.21%
yes	1	9029	86.3%
	Total	10462	100.0%

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