Main survey variable: ncars Number of cars in household

Number of cars in household

Datafiles

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w15.ncars

Question label:

Number of cars in householc

Question text:

How many cars or vans in total does your household own or have continuous use of?

Question universe:

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Question interviewer instructions:

INCLUDE COMPANY VEHICLES IF AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE USE
EXCLUDE VEHICLES SOLELY FOR CARRIAGE OF GOODS
ENTER NUMBER
ENTER 0 IF NO CARS

Further details:
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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	106	0.54%
don't know	-1	58	0.3%
[Value >= 0]	1	19422	99.16%
	Total	19586	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.39	164	0	14.0	0.97	19422

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	125	0.58%
don't know	-1	42	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	21218	99.22%
	Total	21385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.36	167	0	97.0	1.27	21218

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	93	0.58%
don't know	-1	36	0.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	16027	99.2%
	Total	16156	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.4	129	0	13.0	0.98	16027

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	86	0.51%
don't know	-1	20	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	16750	99.37%
	Total	16856	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.4	106	0	70.0	1.12	16750

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	56	0.31%
don't know	-1	34	0.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	18049	99.5%
	Total	18139	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.38	90	0	40.0	1.03	18049

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	58	0.3%
don't know	-1	32	0.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	19162	99.53%
	Total	19252	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.36	90	0	97.0	1.3	19162

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4256	21.23%
refusal	-2	48	0.24%
don't know	-1	40	0.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	15704	78.33%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.33	4344	0	97.0	1.26	15704

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	46	0.21%
don't know	-1	29	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	21671	99.66%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.31	75	0	97.0	1.18	21671

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	37	0.16%
don't know	-1	54	0.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	22942	99.6%
	Total	23033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.27	91	0	30.0	0.99	22942

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	15	0.06%
don't know	-1	17	0.07%
[Value >= 0]	1	24422	99.87%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.15	32	-10.0	30.0	3.53	24422

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	107	0.44%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	23	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	24193	99.46%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.23	132	0	17.0	0.94	24193

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	41	0.16%
refusal	-2	5	0.02%
don't know	-1	15	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	25756	99.76%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.22	61	0	50.0	0.99	25756

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.13%
refusal	-2	7	0.03%
don't know	-1	36	0.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	27671	99.71%
	Total	27751	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.23	80	0	34.0	0.99	27671

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	8	0.03%
don't know	-1	31	0.1%
[Value >= 0]	1	30445	99.87%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.21	39	0	80.0	1.15	30445

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.23%
refusal	-2	12	0.04%
don't know	-1	64	0.21%
[Value >= 0]	1	30024	99.52%
	Total	30169	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.14	145	0	5.0	0.92	30024

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	231	0.52%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	70	0.16%
[Value >= 0]	1	40674	90.72%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.38	4163	0	17.0	0.98	40674

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	49	0.1%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
refusal	-2	8	0.02%
don't know	-1	30	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	43052	91.46%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.37	4022	0	50.0	1.04	43052

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ncars

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Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w15.ncars

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Wave 14 (n_ncars hhresp)

Wave 13 (m_ncars hhresp)

Wave 12 (l_ncars hhresp)

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Wave 10 (j_ncars hhresp)

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Wave 7 (g_ncars hhresp)

Wave 6 (f_ncars hhresp)

Wave 5 (e_ncars hhresp)

Wave 4 (d_ncars hhresp)

Wave 3 (c_ncars hhresp)

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Wave 1 (a_ncars hhresp)

Wave 5 (e_ncars indresp)

Wave 4 (d_ncars indresp)

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