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unlisted joiners

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
Original member	0	19332	95.81%
New baby	1	243	1.2%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	196	0.97%
Return from uni/coll	3	8	0.04%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	7	0.03%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	143	0.71%
Shared accommodation	7	178	0.88%
Other	8	64	0.32%
	Total	20177	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
Original member	0	19790	95.53%
New baby	1	265	1.28%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	258	1.25%
Return from uni/coll	3	14	0.07%
Never left	5	4	0.02%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	218	1.05%
Shared accommodation	7	119	0.57%
Other	8	43	0.21%
	Total	20715	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	9	0.04%
Original member	0	20379	95.28%
New baby	1	242	1.13%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	269	1.26%
Return from uni/coll	3	19	0.09%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	9	0.04%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	216	1.01%
Shared accommodation	7	177	0.83%
Other	8	68	0.32%
	Total	21389	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	11	0.05%
Original member	0	20659	95.07%
New baby	1	273	1.26%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	280	1.29%
Return from uni/coll	3	13	0.06%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	19	0.09%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	226	1.04%
Shared accommodation	7	185	0.85%
Other	8	63	0.29%
	Total	21730	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	7	0.03%
Original member	0	21017	94.98%
New baby	1	285	1.29%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	302	1.36%
Return from uni/coll	3	24	0.11%
Never left	5	21	0.09%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	231	1.04%
Shared accommodation	7	151	0.68%
Other	8	89	0.4%
	Total	22127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Original member	0	21532	95.38%
New baby	1	264	1.17%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	270	1.2%
Return from uni/coll	3	30	0.13%
Return frm institutn	4	3	0.01%
Never left	5	16	0.07%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	222	0.98%
Shared accommodation	7	180	0.8%
Other	8	52	0.23%
	Total	22574	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	8	0.03%
Original member	0	22366	95.44%
New baby	1	260	1.11%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	260	1.11%
Return from uni/coll	3	42	0.18%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.07%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	214	0.91%
Shared accommodation	7	189	0.81%
Other	8	77	0.33%
	Total	23435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Original member	0	25452	95.73%
New baby	1	245	0.92%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	299	1.12%
Return from uni/coll	3	21	0.08%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	30	0.11%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	232	0.87%
Shared accommodation	7	219	0.82%
Other	8	78	0.29%
	Total	26586	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	31	0.14%
Original member	0	20426	94.56%
New baby	1	275	1.27%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	276	1.28%
Return from uni/collg	3	43	0.2%
From institution	4	3	0.01%
Never left	5	32	0.15%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	102	0.47%
Shared accommodation	7	91	0.42%
Other	8	323	1.5%
	Total	21602	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	28	0.13%
Listed member	0	20758	96.25%
New baby	1	187	0.87%
Marriage/cohab	2	210	0.97%
From college/university	3	21	0.1%
From institution	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	5	0.02%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	164	0.76%
Shared accommodation	7	78	0.36%
Other	8	113	0.52%
	Total	21566	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	8	0.05%
Listed member	0	14012	94.45%
New baby	1	178	1.2%
Marriage/cohab	2	251	1.69%
From college/university	3	37	0.25%
Never left	5	12	0.08%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	147	0.99%
Shared accommodation	7	73	0.49%
Other	8	117	0.79%
	Total	14835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	24	0.16%
Listed member	0	14173	94.22%
New baby	1	203	1.35%
Marriage/cohab	2	230	1.53%
From college/university	3	24	0.16%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.11%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	87	0.58%
Shared accommodation	7	133	0.88%
Other	8	150	1.0%
	Total	15042	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	20	0.16%
Listed member	0	11895	93.51%
New baby	1	149	1.17%
Marriage/cohab	2	206	1.62%
From college/university	3	50	0.39%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	6	0.05%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	107	0.84%
Shared accommodation	7	106	0.83%
Other	8	180	1.42%
	Total	12720	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	15	0.12%
Listed member	0	11777	93.85%
New baby	1	166	1.32%
Marriage/cohab	2	184	1.47%
From college/university	3	38	0.3%
Never left	5	10	0.08%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	114	0.91%
Shared accommodation	7	107	0.85%
Other	8	138	1.1%
	Total	12549	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	16	0.12%
Listed member	0	12036	93.66%
New baby	1	190	1.48%
Marriage/cohab	2	170	1.32%
From college/university	3	46	0.36%
From institution	4	3	0.02%
Never left	5	30	0.23%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	122	0.95%
Shared accommodation	7	75	0.58%
Other	8	163	1.27%
	Total	12851	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	11	0.08%
Listed member	0	12180	92.95%
New baby	1	175	1.34%
Marriage/cohab	2	196	1.5%
From college/university	3	45	0.34%
Never left	5	100	0.76%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	90	0.69%
Shared accommodation	7	91	0.69%
Other	8	216	1.65%
	Total	13104	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Listed member	0	12390	94.21%
New baby	1	158	1.2%
Marriage/cohab	2	178	1.35%
From college/university	3	16	0.12%
From institution	4	3	0.02%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	80	0.61%
Shared accommodation	7	105	0.8%
Other	8	220	1.67%
	Total	13151	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Original member	0	14099	97.78%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	127	0.88%
Return from uni/coll	3	7	0.05%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	5	0.03%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	84	0.58%
Shared accommodation	7	73	0.51%
Other	8	21	0.15%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Original member	0	14512	97.57%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	176	1.18%
Return from uni/coll	3	9	0.06%
Never left	5	2	0.01%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	102	0.69%
Shared accommodation	7	61	0.41%
Other	8	11	0.07%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4	0.03%
Original member	0	14969	97.25%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	190	1.23%
Return from uni/coll	3	11	0.07%
Never left	5	4	0.03%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	118	0.77%
Shared accommodation	7	87	0.57%
Other	8	9	0.06%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	7	0.04%
Original member	0	15139	96.94%
New baby	1	1	0.01%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	190	1.22%
Return from uni/coll	3	8	0.05%
Never left	5	7	0.04%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	123	0.79%
Shared accommodation	7	120	0.77%
Other	8	22	0.14%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Original member	0	15314	96.98%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	213	1.35%
Return from uni/coll	3	21	0.13%
Never left	5	7	0.04%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	127	0.8%
Shared accommodation	7	69	0.44%
Other	8	38	0.24%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Original member	0	15733	96.89%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	210	1.29%
Return from uni/coll	3	26	0.16%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	8	0.05%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	139	0.86%
Shared accommodation	7	96	0.59%
Other	8	23	0.14%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
Original member	0	16120	97.13%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	187	1.13%
Return from uni/coll	3	35	0.21%
Never left	5	11	0.07%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	114	0.69%
Shared accommodation	7	97	0.58%
Other	8	31	0.19%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
Original member	0	18312	97.06%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	227	1.2%
Return from uni/coll	3	19	0.1%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	12	0.06%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	117	0.62%
Shared accommodation	7	141	0.75%
Other	8	35	0.19%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	23	0.15%
Original member	0	15050	96.46%
New baby	1	3	0.02%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	207	1.33%
Return from uni/coll	3	34	0.22%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.11%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	46	0.29%
Shared accommodation	7	56	0.36%
Other	8	166	1.06%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	21	0.13%
Listed member	0	15234	97.51%
Marriage/cohab	2	163	1.04%
From college/university	3	21	0.13%
From institution	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	2	0.01%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	73	0.47%
Shared accommodation	7	52	0.33%
Other	8	55	0.35%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
Listed member	0	10462	95.93%
Marriage/cohab	2	201	1.84%
From college/university	3	35	0.32%
Never left	5	8	0.07%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	74	0.68%
Shared accommodation	7	53	0.49%
Other	8	68	0.62%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	19	0.17%
Listed member	0	10672	95.35%
Marriage/cohab	2	191	1.71%
From college/university	3	21	0.19%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.15%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	58	0.52%
Shared accommodation	7	116	1.04%
Other	8	98	0.88%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	13	0.14%
Listed member	0	8968	95.02%
Marriage/cohab	2	173	1.83%
From college/university	3	43	0.46%
Never left	5	5	0.05%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	45	0.48%
Shared accommodation	7	84	0.89%
Other	8	107	1.13%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	7	0.08%
Listed member	0	8820	95.36%
Marriage/cohab	2	159	1.72%
From college/university	3	34	0.37%
Never left	5	7	0.08%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	54	0.58%
Shared accommodation	7	88	0.95%
Other	8	80	0.86%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	10	0.11%
Listed member	0	8997	94.9%
Marriage/cohab	2	160	1.69%
From college/university	3	43	0.45%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	22	0.23%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	68	0.72%
Shared accommodation	7	62	0.65%
Other	8	118	1.24%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	8	0.08%
Listed member	0	9094	94.73%
Marriage/cohab	2	158	1.65%
From college/university	3	41	0.43%
Never left	5	47	0.49%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	47	0.49%
Shared accommodation	7	83	0.86%
Other	8	122	1.27%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Listed member	0	9348	94.95%
Marriage/cohab	2	153	1.55%
From college/university	3	16	0.16%
From institution	4	2	0.02%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	59	0.6%
Shared accommodation	7	96	0.98%
Other	8	170	1.73%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
Original member	0	25557	96.8%
New baby	1	243	0.92%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	196	0.74%
Return from uni/coll	3	8	0.03%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	7	0.03%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	144	0.55%
Shared accommodation	7	178	0.67%
Other	8	64	0.24%
	Total	26403	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Original member	0	25914	96.53%
New baby	1	265	0.99%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	259	0.96%
Return from uni/coll	3	14	0.05%
Never left	5	4	0.01%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	223	0.83%
Shared accommodation	7	119	0.44%
Other	8	43	0.16%
	Total	26845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Original member	0	26149	96.28%
New baby	1	242	0.89%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	269	0.99%
Return from uni/coll	3	19	0.07%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	9	0.03%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	217	0.8%
Shared accommodation	7	177	0.65%
Other	8	68	0.25%
	Total	27160	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	11	0.04%
Original member	0	26938	96.17%
New baby	1	273	0.97%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	280	1.0%
Return from uni/coll	3	13	0.05%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	19	0.07%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	228	0.81%
Shared accommodation	7	185	0.66%
Other	8	63	0.22%
	Total	28011	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
Original member	0	27376	96.09%
New baby	1	285	1.0%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	302	1.06%
Return from uni/coll	3	24	0.08%
Never left	5	21	0.07%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	235	0.82%
Shared accommodation	7	151	0.53%
Other	8	89	0.31%
	Total	28490	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Original member	0	27981	96.39%
New baby	1	264	0.91%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	270	0.93%
Return from uni/coll	3	30	0.1%
Return frm institutn	4	3	0.01%
Never left	5	16	0.06%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	227	0.78%
Shared accommodation	7	180	0.62%
Other	8	52	0.18%
	Total	29028	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	8	0.03%
Original member	0	28222	96.34%
New baby	1	260	0.89%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	260	0.89%
Return from uni/coll	3	42	0.14%
Return frm institutn	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.06%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	217	0.74%
Shared accommodation	7	189	0.65%
Other	8	77	0.26%
	Total	29294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	11	0.03%
Original member	0	30319	96.38%
New baby	1	245	0.78%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	300	0.95%
Return from uni/coll	3	21	0.07%
Return frm institutn	4	1	0.0%
Never left	5	30	0.1%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	234	0.74%
Shared accommodation	7	219	0.7%
Other	8	78	0.25%
	Total	31458	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	33	0.13%
Original member	0	24779	95.42%
New baby	1	275	1.06%
Marriage/cohabitation	2	280	1.08%
Return from uni/collg	3	43	0.17%
From institution	4	3	0.01%
Never left	5	32	0.12%
Moved in with parent/relative	6	102	0.39%
Shared accommodation	7	91	0.35%
Other	8	329	1.27%
	Total	25967	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	28	0.11%
Listed member	0	23731	96.65%
New baby	1	192	0.78%
Marriage/cohab	2	215	0.88%
From college/university	3	21	0.09%
From institution	4	2	0.01%
Never left	5	5	0.02%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	167	0.68%
Shared accommodation	7	78	0.32%
Other	8	114	0.46%
	Total	24553	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	8	0.05%
Listed member	0	16628	95.23%
New baby	1	178	1.02%
Marriage/cohab	2	255	1.46%
From college/university	3	37	0.21%
Never left	5	12	0.07%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	152	0.87%
Shared accommodation	7	73	0.42%
Other	8	118	0.68%
	Total	17461	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	26	0.14%
Listed member	0	17193	95.13%
New baby	1	207	1.15%
Marriage/cohab	2	234	1.29%
From college/university	3	24	0.13%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	17	0.09%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	87	0.48%
Shared accommodation	7	133	0.74%
Other	8	151	0.84%
	Total	18073	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	21	0.13%
Listed member	0	14822	94.65%
New baby	1	152	0.97%
Marriage/cohab	2	210	1.34%
From college/university	3	50	0.32%
From institution	4	1	0.01%
Never left	5	6	0.04%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	110	0.7%
Shared accommodation	7	106	0.68%
Other	8	181	1.16%
	Total	15659	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	16	0.1%
Listed member	0	14974	95.04%
New baby	1	169	1.07%
Marriage/cohab	2	187	1.19%
From college/university	3	39	0.25%
Never left	5	11	0.07%
Moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	114	0.72%
Shared accommodation	7	107	0.68%
Other	8	139	0.88%
	Total	15756	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	19	0.12%
listed member	0	15073	94.78%
new baby	1	194	1.22%
marriage/cohab	2	173	1.09%
from college/university	3	46	0.29%
from institution	4	3	0.02%
never left	5	32	0.2%
moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	122	0.77%
shared accommodation	7	75	0.47%
other	8	166	1.04%
	Total	15903	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	11	0.07%
listed member	0	15181	94.23%
new baby	1	175	1.09%
marriage/cohab	2	196	1.22%
from college/university	3	45	0.28%
never left	5	103	0.64%
moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	91	0.56%
shared accommodation	7	91	0.56%
other	8	217	1.35%
	Total	16110	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
listed member	0	14445	94.95%
new baby	1	159	1.05%
marriage/cohab	2	181	1.19%
from college/university	3	16	0.11%
from institution	4	3	0.02%
moved in with parents(s)/relative	6	81	0.53%
shared accommodation	7	105	0.69%
other	8	222	1.46%
	Total	15213	100.0%

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