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Mainstage Variable

na75pl

Number aged 75 and over in household

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Socio-demographic Characteristics

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	6955	85.4%
	1	967	11.87%
	2	222	2.73%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.17	0	0	2.0	0.44	8144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7122	85.33%
	1	1007	12.07%
	2	214	2.56%
	3	2	0.02%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.17	0	0	4.0	0.44	8346

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7393	85.94%
	1	1007	11.71%
	2	202	2.35%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.16	0	0	3.0	0.43	8603

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7509	86.22%
	1	1014	11.64%
	2	186	2.14%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.16	0	0	2.0	0.42	8709

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7683	86.35%
	1	1021	11.48%
	2	193	2.17%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.16	0	0	2.0	0.42	8897

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7842	86.7%
	1	998	11.03%
	2	205	2.27%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.16	0	0	2.0	0.42	9045

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8175	87.41%
	1	976	10.44%
	2	200	2.14%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	0	0	3.0	0.41	9352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	9259	87.09%
	1	1143	10.75%
	2	228	2.14%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	0	0	3.0	0.41	10631

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7649	87.31%
	1	922	10.52%
	2	188	2.15%
	3	1	0.01%
	4	1	0.01%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	0	0	4.0	0.41	8761

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7652	86.98%
	1	953	10.83%
	2	190	2.16%
	3	1	0.01%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	0	0	6.0	0.42	8797

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	5194	86.49%
	1	685	11.41%
	2	126	2.1%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.16	0	0	2.0	0.42	6005

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
	0	5281	86.72%
	1	686	11.26%
	2	120	1.97%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	2	0	3.0	0.41	6088

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4442	87.72%
	1	533	10.53%
	2	88	1.74%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	0	0	3.0	0.4	5064

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4431	88.04%
	1	524	10.41%
	2	77	1.53%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	0	0	3.0	0.39	5033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4562	88.98%
	1	489	9.54%
	2	76	1.48%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.13	0	0	2.0	0.37	5127

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4649	88.86%
	1	506	9.67%
	2	76	1.45%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.13	0	0	3.0	0.37	5232

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4622	88.43%
	1	522	9.99%
	2	81	1.55%
	3	2	0.04%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.13	0	0	3.0	0.38	5227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4862	88.22%
	1	552	10.02%
	2	96	1.74%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.14	0	0	3.0	0.39	5511

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