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numadult

number of adults (aged 16 or over) in household

Datafile

Index term

Derived variable note:

Calculated by summing the number of adults aged 16 or over in the household. Computed from the household grid. This count excludes absent household members.

Derived variable note:

Uses DVAGE on data file INDALL/

MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
1.9901.011.00.9425817

MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
1.990011.00.9327751

MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
1.9801.010.00.9230484

MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
1.9701.012.00.9430169

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