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Mainstage Variable

rentgw

Weeks covered by gross rent

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	10	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	7062	86.71%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
[Value >= 0]	1	534	6.56%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.29	7610	1.0	4.33	0.9	534

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	7298	87.44%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	556	6.66%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.35	7790	1.0	4.33	0.97	556

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.7%
inapplicable	-8	7533	87.56%
proxy	-7	461	5.36%
[Value >= 0]	1	549	6.38%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.34	8054	1.0	4.33	0.96	549

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.75%
inapplicable	-8	7624	87.54%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
[Value >= 0]	1	578	6.64%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.44	8131	1.0	4.33	1.07	578

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	68	0.76%
inapplicable	-8	7821	87.91%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	560	6.29%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.48	8337	1.0	52.0	2.37	560

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	8034	88.82%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	638	7.05%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.37	8407	1.0	4.33	0.97	638

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	75	0.8%
inapplicable	-8	8248	88.2%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	678	7.25%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.59	8674	1.0	52.0	2.25	678

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	83	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	9437	88.77%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	865	8.14%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.42	9766	1.0	13.0	1.11	865

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.24%
inapplicable	-8	7929	90.5%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
[Value >= 0]	1	657	7.5%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.61	8104	1.0	52.0	2.29	657

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	48	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	7995	90.88%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	699	7.95%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.46	8098	1.0	4.33	1.07	699

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	39	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	5397	89.88%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
[Value >= 0]	1	510	8.49%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.4	5495	1.0	52.0	2.41	510

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	33	0.54%
inapplicable	-8	5521	90.66%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	504	8.28%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.32	5586	1.0	4.33	0.91	504

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.47%
inapplicable	-8	4646	91.75%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	354	6.99%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.31	4710	1.0	4.33	0.89	354

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.52%
inapplicable	-8	4580	91.0%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	329	6.54%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.35	4704	1.0	4.33	0.93	329

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	35	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	4630	90.31%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	372	7.26%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.27	4755	1.0	13.0	0.99	372

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	4645	88.78%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
[Value >= 0]	1	340	6.5%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.31	4892	1.0	13.0	1.07	340

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	4859	92.96%
[Value >= 0]	1	348	6.66%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.3	4879	1.0	13.0	1.04	348

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	4764	86.45%
[Value >= 0]	1	744	13.5%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.4	4767	1.0	13.0	1.12	744

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