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wrkch81

Hours in nursery school or class during school holidays

Datafile

child

Index term

Family and households Childcare Childcare hours

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7624	99.87%
[Value >= 0]	1	10	0.13%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.0	7624	0	32.0	9.85	10

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8553	99.82%
[Value >= 0]	1	15	0.18%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.87	8553	5.0	50.0	11.45	15

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9524	99.63%
[Value >= 0]	1	35	0.37%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
22.6	9524	0	50.0	15.32	35

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	10280	99.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	0.25%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
17.46	10280	0	40.0	9.46	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11516	99.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	32	0.28%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.78	11516	3.0	80.0	16.48	32

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12532	99.71%
don't know	-1	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	34	0.27%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
15.97	12534	4.0	50.0	11.02	34

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11513	88.46%
don't know	-1	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	1499	11.52%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-9.38	11516	-10.0	50.0	4.74	1499

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11717	90.84%
refusal	-2	15	0.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	1166	9.04%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.91	11732	0	216.0	19.04	1166

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12776	90.3%
refusal	-2	16	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1356	9.58%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.94	12792	0	504.0	28.33	1356

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	14187	91.39%
refusal	-2	21	0.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	1312	8.45%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.57	14211	0	168.0	22.53	1312

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15758	91.95%
refusal	-2	16	0.09%
[Value >= 0]	1	1362	7.95%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.08	15776	0	168.0	20.18	1362

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	16686	93.6%
don't know	-1	19	0.11%
[Value >= 0]	1	1119	6.28%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
20.22	16708	0	168.0	19.02	1119

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