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q1

Who attempting to contact

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callrec

Index term

Interview Characteristics and Conditions

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	897	1.36%
Household member (any)	1	63019	95.76%
Stable contact for P1	2	1279	1.94%
Stable contact for P2	3	200	0.3%
Stable contact for P3	4	73	0.11%
Stable contact for P4	5	30	0.05%
Stable contact for P5	6	4	0.01%
Neighbour	18	172	0.26%
New occupier	19	64	0.1%
Other	20	70	0.11%
	Total	65808	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	75195	54.43%
Household member (any)	1	61220	44.32%
Stable contact for P1	2	1095	0.79%
Stable contact for P2	3	163	0.12%
Stable contact for P3	4	87	0.06%
Stable contact for P4	5	15	0.01%
Stable contact for P5	6	10	0.01%
Stable contact for P6	7	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P7	8	7	0.01%
Neighbour	18	123	0.09%
New occupier	19	76	0.06%
Other	20	146	0.11%
	Total	138138	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1106	1.81%
Household member (any)	1	58380	95.66%
Stable contact for P1	2	1155	1.89%
Stable contact for P2	3	193	0.32%
Stable contact for P3	4	45	0.07%
Stable contact for P4	5	13	0.02%
Stable contact for P5	6	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P8	9	1	0.0%
Neighbour	18	45	0.07%
New occupier	19	41	0.07%
Other	20	46	0.08%
	Total	61026	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1848	2.16%
Household member (any)	1	81724	95.73%
Stable contact for P1	2	1464	1.71%
Stable contact for P2	3	201	0.24%
Stable contact for P3	4	57	0.07%
Stable contact for P4	5	17	0.02%
Stable contact for P5	6	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P7	8	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P8	9	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P9	10	2	0.0%
Neighbour	18	11	0.01%
New occupier	19	9	0.01%
Other	20	33	0.04%
	Total	85369	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1772	1.75%
Household member (any)	1	97460	96.44%
Stable contact for P1	2	1367	1.35%
Stable contact for P2	3	189	0.19%
Stable contact for P3	4	92	0.09%
Stable contact for P4	5	41	0.04%
Stable contact for P5	6	2	0.0%
Neighbour	18	58	0.06%
New occupier	19	31	0.03%
Other	20	44	0.04%
	Total	101056	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1584	1.49%
Household member (any)	1	103237	97.15%
Stable contact for P1	2	1002	0.94%
Stable contact for P2	3	132	0.12%
Stable contact for P3	4	70	0.07%
Stable contact for P4	5	21	0.02%
Stable contact for P5	6	6	0.01%
Stable contact for P6	7	2	0.0%
Neighbour	18	130	0.12%
New occupier	19	61	0.06%
Other	20	25	0.02%
	Total	106270	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6488	5.27%
inapplicable	-8	2046	1.66%
Household member (any)	1	112934	91.79%
Stable contact for P1	2	573	0.47%
Stable contact for P2	3	97	0.08%
Stable contact for P3	4	56	0.05%
Stable contact for P4	5	4	0.0%
Stable contact for P6	7	2	0.0%
Stable contact for P8	9	5	0.0%
Neighbour	18	251	0.2%
New occupier	19	115	0.09%
Other	20	460	0.37%
	Total	123031	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2098	1.47%
Household member (any)	1	138777	97.55%
Stable contact for P1	2	770	0.54%
Stable contact for P2	3	84	0.06%
Stable contact for P3	4	23	0.02%
Stable contact for P4	5	11	0.01%
Stable contact for P5	6	1	0.0%
Stable contact for P6	7	1	0.0%
Neighbour	18	165	0.12%
New occupier	19	60	0.04%
Other	20	273	0.19%
	Total	142263	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3040	1.87%
Household member (any)	1	157249	96.57%
Stable contact for P1	2	1691	1.04%
Stable contact for P2	3	179	0.11%
Stable contact for P3	4	51	0.03%
Stable contact for P4	5	13	0.01%
Stable contact for P5	6	6	0.0%
Stable contact for P10	11	1	0.0%
Neighbour	18	255	0.16%
New occupier	19	92	0.06%
Other	20	258	0.16%
	Total	162835	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	113115	48.68%
household member (any)	1	116735	50.24%
stable contact for p1	2	1519	0.65%
stable contact for p2	3	182	0.08%
stable contact for p3	4	36	0.02%
stable contact for p4	5	16	0.01%
stable contact for p5	6	2	0.0%
stable contact for p7	8	1	0.0%
neighbour	18	295	0.13%
new occupier	19	137	0.06%
other	20	339	0.15%
	Total	232377	100.0%

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