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wrkch316

Hours spent in other nursery Ed provider

Datafile

child

Index term

Family and households Childcare Childcare hours

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7630	99.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.05%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.75	7630	0	18.0	8.26	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8563	99.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.06%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.6	8563	0	34.0	12.92	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	9550	99.91%
[Value >= 0]	1	8	0.08%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.12	9551	0	50.0	16.44	8

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10301	99.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.05%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
6.6	10301	0	19.0	7.3	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	11542	99.95%
[Value >= 0]	1	5	0.04%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.4	11543	10.0	32.0	8.38	5

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12564	99.97%
[Value >= 0]	1	4	0.03%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.25	12564	4.0	30.0	11.67	4

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11535	88.63%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1477	11.35%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-9.9	11538	-10.0	20.0	1.41	1477

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