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Mainstage Variable

nch34_dv

Number of children aged 3-4 in household

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.1%
	0	18810	96.04%
	1	721	3.68%
	2	35	0.18%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	19586	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	19	0	3.0	0.21	19567

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.14%
	0	20405	95.42%
	1	902	4.22%
	2	46	0.22%
	3	2	0.01%
	Total	21385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.05	30	0	3.0	0.22	21355

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
	0	15453	95.65%
	1	666	4.12%
	2	23	0.14%
	Total	16156	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	14	0	2.0	0.21	16142

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.08%
	0	16133	95.71%
	1	690	4.09%
	2	20	0.12%
	Total	16856	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.04	13	0	2.0	0.21	16843

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.05%
	0	17316	95.46%
	1	785	4.33%
	2	29	0.16%
	Total	18139	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.05	9	0	2.0	0.22	18130

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.07%
	0	18267	94.88%
	1	934	4.85%
	2	38	0.2%
	Total	19252	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.05	13	0	2.0	0.23	19239

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.04%
	0	18962	94.58%
	1	1034	5.16%
	2	41	0.2%
	3	2	0.01%
	Total	20048	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	9	0	3.0	0.24	20039

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.1%
	0	20443	94.01%
	1	1230	5.66%
	2	50	0.23%
	3	2	0.01%
	Total	21746	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	21	0	3.0	0.25	21725

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.09%
	0	21582	93.7%
	1	1367	5.93%
	2	62	0.27%
	3	1	0.0%
	Total	23033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	21	0	3.0	0.26	23012

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.13%
	0	22885	93.58%
	1	1456	5.95%
	2	80	0.33%
	3	2	0.01%
	Total	24454	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	31	0	3.0	0.26	24423

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
	0	22801	93.73%
	1	1450	5.96%
	2	70	0.29%
	3	3	0.01%
	Total	24325	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	1	0	3.0	0.26	24324

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
	0	24082	93.28%
	1	1664	6.45%
	2	66	0.26%
	3	4	0.02%
	Total	25817	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	1	0	3.0	0.27	25816

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.01%
	0	25811	93.01%
	1	1849	6.66%
	2	86	0.31%
	3	1	0.0%
	Total	27751	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	4	0	3.0	0.27	27747

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.02%
	0	28361	93.04%
	1	2021	6.63%
	2	96	0.31%
	3	1	0.0%
	Total	30484	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	5	0	3.0	0.27	30479

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	31	0.1%
	0	27936	92.6%
	1	2085	6.91%
	2	115	0.38%
	3	2	0.01%
	Total	30169	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	31	0	3.0	0.28	30138

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7685	94.36%
	1	443	5.44%
	2	14	0.17%
	3	2	0.02%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	3.0	0.25	8144

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	7882	94.44%
	1	439	5.26%
	2	25	0.3%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.25	8346

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8112	94.29%
	1	465	5.41%
	2	26	0.3%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.25	8603

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8244	94.66%
	1	449	5.16%
	2	16	0.18%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.24	8709

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8395	94.36%
	1	489	5.5%
	2	13	0.15%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.24	8897

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8489	93.85%
	1	532	5.88%
	2	24	0.27%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.26	9045

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8789	93.98%
	1	532	5.69%
	2	30	0.32%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	3.0	0.26	9352

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	9972	93.8%
	1	622	5.85%
	2	35	0.33%
	3	2	0.02%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	0	0	3.0	0.26	10631

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8210	93.71%
	1	520	5.94%
	2	30	0.34%
	3	1	0.01%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	0	0	3.0	0.26	8761

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	8265	93.95%
	1	508	5.77%
	2	24	0.27%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.25	8797

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	5642	93.96%
	1	350	5.83%
	2	13	0.22%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	2.0	0.25	6005

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.03%
	0	5700	93.6%
	1	377	6.19%
	2	10	0.16%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	2	0	3.0	0.26	6088

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4730	93.4%
	1	322	6.36%
	2	12	0.24%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	0	0	2.0	0.26	5064

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4744	94.26%
	1	277	5.5%
	2	10	0.2%
	3	2	0.04%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.06	0	0	3.0	0.25	5033

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4793	93.49%
	1	316	6.16%
	2	17	0.33%
	3	1	0.02%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.07	0	0	3.0	0.27	5127

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4863	92.95%
	1	342	6.54%
	2	27	0.52%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	0	0	2.0	0.28	5232

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4844	92.67%
	1	362	6.93%
	2	21	0.4%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	0	0	2.0	0.28	5227

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	5100	92.54%
	1	395	7.17%
	2	16	0.29%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.08	0	0	2.0	0.28	5511

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