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rent7

Rent includes sewerage charges

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Local Authority and Services Charges

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	6185	75.95%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
don't know	-1	19	0.23%
Yes	1	255	3.13%
No	2	924	11.35%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	164	2.01%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.42	6801	1.0	7.0	1.75	1343

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.84%
inapplicable	-8	6379	76.43%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
don't know	-1	14	0.17%
Yes	1	280	3.35%
No	2	939	11.25%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	180	2.16%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.44	6947	1.0	7.0	1.8	1399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	6618	76.93%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
don't know	-1	16	0.19%
Yes	1	288	3.35%
No	2	967	11.24%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	187	2.17%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.45	7161	1.0	7.0	1.8	1442

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.8%
inapplicable	-8	6742	77.41%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
don't know	-1	19	0.22%
Yes	1	301	3.46%
No	2	933	10.71%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	202	2.32%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.49	7273	1.0	7.0	1.87	1436

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	6890	77.44%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
don't know	-1	16	0.18%
Yes	1	318	3.57%
No	2	944	10.61%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	211	2.37%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.5	7424	1.0	7.0	1.88	1473

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	7097	78.46%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
don't know	-1	16	0.18%
Yes	1	377	4.17%
No	2	963	10.65%
NA in Northern Ireland	7	220	2.43%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
2.46	7485	1.0	7.0	1.89	1560

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	84	0.9%
inapplicable	-8	7296	78.02%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
don't know	-1	5	0.05%
Yes	1	309	3.3%
No	2	1307	13.98%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.81	7736	1.0	2.0	0.39	1616

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	0.91%
inapplicable	-8	8091	76.11%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
don't know	-1	10	0.09%
Yes	1	392	3.69%
No	2	1795	16.88%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.82	8444	1.0	2.0	0.38	2187

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	6522	74.44%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
don't know	-1	10	0.11%
Yes	1	127	1.45%
No	2	1895	21.63%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.94	6739	1.0	2.0	0.24	2022

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	84	0.95%
inapplicable	-8	6545	74.4%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
don't know	-1	22	0.25%
Yes	1	159	1.81%
No	2	1932	21.96%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.92	6706	1.0	2.0	0.27	2091

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	79	1.32%
inapplicable	-8	4393	73.16%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
don't know	-1	11	0.18%
Yes	1	116	1.93%
No	2	1347	22.43%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.92	4542	1.0	2.0	0.27	1463

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	1.12%
inapplicable	-8	4391	72.1%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	17	0.28%
Yes	1	115	1.89%
No	2	1468	24.11%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.93	4507	1.0	2.0	0.26	1583

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	1.15%
inapplicable	-8	3877	76.56%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
don't know	-1	16	0.32%
Yes	1	107	2.11%
No	2	966	19.08%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.9	3991	1.0	2.0	0.3	1073

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	1.15%
inapplicable	-8	3789	75.28%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
don't know	-1	22	0.44%
Yes	1	77	1.53%
No	2	989	19.65%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.93	3967	1.0	2.0	0.26	1066

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