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Mainstage Variable

rentg_bh

Gross rent including Housing Benefit

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.27%
inapplicable	-8	7272	89.29%
[Value >= 0]	1	850	10.44%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
120.66	7294	0	1029.0	139.35	850

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.23%
inapplicable	-8	7460	89.38%
[Value >= 0]	1	867	10.39%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
116.59	7479	12.0	1350.0	133.22	867

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	7636	88.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	901	10.47%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
110.34	7702	0	1300.0	130.01	901

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	7710	88.53%
[Value >= 0]	1	931	10.69%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
112.0	7778	0	5004.0	231.95	931

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	0.75%
inapplicable	-8	7491	84.2%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	891	10.01%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
98.34	8006	0	1045.0	110.09	891

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	7691	85.03%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	982	10.86%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
85.38	8063	0	725.0	85.02	982

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	431	4.61%
inapplicable	-8	7866	84.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1055	11.28%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
91.26	8297	3.0	1066.0	95.71	1055

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	329	3.09%
inapplicable	-8	8903	83.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	1399	13.16%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.56	9232	6.0	750.0	80.86	1399

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.22%
inapplicable	-8	7381	84.25%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	1207	13.78%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
88.13	7554	15.0	575.0	84.21	1207

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	7397	84.09%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	1297	14.74%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
85.86	7500	7.0	3047.0	161.76	1297

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	4922	81.97%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
[Value >= 0]	1	985	16.4%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
88.49	5020	10.0	4730.0	225.92	985

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	4994	82.0%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	1035	17.0%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
75.35	5055	8.0	1944.0	101.19	1035

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	4329	85.49%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	672	13.27%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
81.52	4392	6.0	2000.0	117.16	672

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	4267	84.78%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	642	12.76%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
75.44	4391	5.0	4343.0	185.16	642

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	30	0.59%
inapplicable	-8	4291	83.69%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	718	14.0%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
67.31	4409	2.0	750.0	83.79	718

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	38	0.73%
inapplicable	-8	4280	81.8%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
don't know	-1	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	702	13.42%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
73.75	4530	0	8250.0	317.17	702

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	4497	86.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	713	13.64%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
52.65	4514	5.0	600.0	60.58	713

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	4764	86.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	747	13.55%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
45.32	4764	5.0	640.0	50.19	747

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