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wrkch34

Hours spent in playgroup or pre-school

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7565	99.1%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	68	0.89%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.18	7566	0	35.0	9.03	68

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8489	99.08%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	77	0.9%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
14.95	8491	0	40.0	8.75	77

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9464	99.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	94	0.98%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.23	9465	0	50.0	10.54	94

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	10214	99.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	85	0.82%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.56	10221	0	40.0	8.41	85

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.1%
inapplicable	-8	11421	98.9%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	115	1.0%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.94	11433	0	48.0	9.26	115

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12448	99.05%
[Value >= 0]	1	120	0.95%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
12.78	12448	2.0	32.0	7.16	120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	11386	87.48%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1620	12.45%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-7.99	11395	-10.0	40.0	6.66	1620

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