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Mainstage Variable

hcost

gross housing costs

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1930	23.7%
[Value >= 0]	1	6214	76.3%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
71.69	1930	0	2307.46142578125	86.39	6214

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1898	22.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	6448	77.26%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
68.88	1898	0	937.3846435546876	79.2	6448

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1879	21.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	6724	78.16%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
63.21	1879	0	853.8461303710938	71.96	6724

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1839	21.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	6870	78.88%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
59.9	1839	0	5004.0	90.18	6870

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1941	21.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	6956	78.18%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
55.96	1941	0	2307.46142578125	68.32	6956

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1776	19.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	7269	80.36%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
49.53	1776	0	2307.46142578125	59.63	7269

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2002	21.41%
[Value >= 0]	1	7350	78.59%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
48.03	2002	0	2310.0	57.55	7350

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2059	19.37%
[Value >= 0]	1	8572	80.63%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
46.06	2059	0	1000.0000610351562	48.14	8572

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1939	22.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	6822	77.87%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
47.48	1939	0	1407.6922607421875	51.68	6822

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1477	16.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	7320	83.21%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
44.44	1477	0	3047.0	56.65	7320

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	895	14.9%
[Value >= 0]	1	5110	85.1%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
50.24	895	0	4730.0	100.49	5110

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	851	13.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	5239	86.03%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.54	851	0	474.9999694824219	43.2	5239

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	768	15.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	4296	84.83%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.33	768	0	1000.0000610351562	44.61	4296

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	849	16.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	4184	83.13%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
43.93	849	0	4343.0	79.31	4184

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	798	15.56%
[Value >= 0]	1	4329	84.44%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
42.21	798	0	3300.0	80.72	4329

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	918	17.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	4314	82.45%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.74	918	0	4125.0	75.78	4314

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	680	13.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4547	86.99%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.32	680	0	1551.963134765625	54.46	4547

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	701	12.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	4810	87.28%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
39.19	701	0	992.3076782226562	46.39	4810

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