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Mainstage Variable

hsowrp

Outright homeowner before 1.9.98

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Ownership Status and Tenure

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	4986	61.22%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
Yes	1	2418	29.69%
No	2	143	1.76%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	0.81%
inapplicable	-8	5239	62.77%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
Yes	1	2395	28.7%
No	2	160	1.92%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.74%
inapplicable	-8	5487	63.78%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
Yes	1	2413	28.05%
No	2	177	2.06%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	5611	64.43%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
Yes	1	2419	27.78%
No	2	168	1.93%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	5786	65.03%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Yes	1	2426	27.27%
No	2	168	1.89%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	0.97%
inapplicable	-8	6011	66.46%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Yes	1	2461	27.21%
No	2	184	2.03%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	100	1.07%
inapplicable	-8	6283	67.18%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
Yes	1	2454	26.24%
No	2	164	1.75%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	1.0%
inapplicable	-8	8082	76.02%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
Yes	1	2031	19.1%
No	2	166	1.56%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	72	0.82%
inapplicable	-8	6318	72.12%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
Yes	1	2017	23.02%
No	2	200	2.28%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	0.9%
inapplicable	-8	7273	82.68%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
Yes	1	1284	14.6%
No	2	106	1.2%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	1.08%
inapplicable	-8	4516	75.2%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	1248	20.78%
No	2	117	1.95%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.8%
inapplicable	-8	4691	77.03%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Yes	1	1217	19.98%
No	2	102	1.67%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	47	0.93%
inapplicable	-8	3784	74.72%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Yes	1	1099	21.7%
No	2	94	1.86%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	1.05%
inapplicable	-8	3710	73.71%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Yes	1	1083	21.52%
No	2	89	1.77%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	1.29%
inapplicable	-8	3769	73.51%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	1127	21.98%
No	2	76	1.48%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.88%
inapplicable	-8	3807	72.76%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
Yes	1	1084	20.72%
No	2	83	1.59%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	18	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	4036	77.21%
Yes	1	1084	20.74%
No	2	89	1.7%
	Total	5227	100.0%

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