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Mainstage Variable

hmaint

hh maint paid

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Incomes: Household Income

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.27	1826	0	369.2307692307692	16.23	6318

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.94	1761	0	461.5384615384616	14.0	6585

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.96	1769	0	738.4615384615385	15.96	6834

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.9	1729	0	530.7692307692308	14.41	6980

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.93	1811	0	530.7692307692308	14.9	7086

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.98	1655	0	553.8461538461539	16.17	7390

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.91	1862	0	830.7692307692308	16.23	7490

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.89	1885	0	830.7692307692308	17.32	8746

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.81	1311	0	923.0769230769232	15.98	7450

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.74	1297	0	469.6384559044472	13.42	7500

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.76	783	0	461.5384615384616	14.09	5222

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.5	748	0	230.7692307692308	10.42	5342

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.7	692	0	346.1538461538462	12.6	4372

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.11	774	0	196.15384615384616	9.13	4259

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.1	749	0	184.6153846153846	8.87	4378

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.02	878	0	323.0769230769231	9.62	4354

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.92	671	0	184.6153846153846	7.77	4556

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