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Mainstage Variable

nwed

Number of married persons in household

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Marital Status

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3071	37.71%
	1	48	0.59%
	2	4991	61.28%
	3	3	0.04%
	4	30	0.37%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3139	37.61%
	1	54	0.65%
	2	5106	61.18%
	3	1	0.01%
	4	44	0.53%
	5	1	0.01%
	8	1	0.01%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3261	37.91%
	1	50	0.58%
	2	5242	60.93%
	3	5	0.06%
	4	44	0.51%
	7	1	0.01%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3317	38.09%
	1	40	0.46%
	2	5306	60.93%
	3	7	0.08%
	4	38	0.44%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3376	37.95%
	1	48	0.54%
	2	5421	60.93%
	3	10	0.11%
	4	41	0.46%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3434	37.97%
	1	45	0.5%
	2	5524	61.07%
	3	12	0.13%
	4	28	0.31%
	5	1	0.01%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3559	38.06%
	1	67	0.72%
	2	5678	60.71%
	3	7	0.07%
	4	38	0.41%
	5	2	0.02%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	4137	38.91%
	1	70	0.66%
	2	6387	60.08%
	3	4	0.04%
	4	32	0.3%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3424	39.08%
	1	59	0.67%
	2	5230	59.7%
	3	9	0.1%
	4	38	0.43%
	6	1	0.01%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	3451	39.23%
	1	55	0.63%
	2	5244	59.61%
	3	10	0.11%
	4	36	0.41%
	5	1	0.01%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	2313	38.52%
	1	18	0.3%
	2	3641	60.63%
	3	7	0.12%
	4	25	0.42%
	5	1	0.02%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	2402	39.44%
	1	29	0.48%
	2	3631	59.62%
	3	5	0.08%
	4	22	0.36%
	6	1	0.02%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	1862	36.77%
	1	38	0.75%
	2	3132	61.85%
	3	8	0.16%
	4	23	0.45%
	5	1	0.02%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	1877	37.29%
	1	29	0.58%
	2	3104	61.67%
	3	3	0.06%
	4	20	0.4%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	1943	37.9%
	1	29	0.57%
	2	3135	61.15%
	3	3	0.06%
	4	17	0.33%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	1966	37.58%
	1	29	0.55%
	2	3214	61.43%
	3	4	0.08%
	4	19	0.36%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
	0	1959	37.48%
	1	26	0.5%
	2	3220	61.6%
	3	3	0.06%
	4	19	0.36%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.05%
	0	2021	36.67%
	1	34	0.62%
	2	3436	62.35%
	3	2	0.04%
	4	15	0.27%
	Total	5511	100.0%

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