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wrkch83

Hours in day nursery or creche during school holidays

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child

Index term

Child Care

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	7623	99.86%
[Value >= 0]	1	11	0.14%
	Total	7634	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.09	7623	5.0	30.0	8.06	11

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	8550	99.79%
[Value >= 0]	1	18	0.21%
	Total	8568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
13.28	8550	0	45.0	12.04	18

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	9540	99.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	19	0.2%
	Total	9559	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
24.58	9540	6.0	42.0	10.4	19

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	10279	99.74%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	25	0.24%
	Total	10306	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
16.76	10281	0	40.0	9.84	25

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11522	99.77%
[Value >= 0]	1	26	0.23%
	Total	11548	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
21.31	11522	0	50.0	14.04	26

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12534	99.73%
[Value >= 0]	1	34	0.27%
	Total	12568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
18.06	12534	0	40.0	10.08	34

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	11519	88.51%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	1495	11.49%
	Total	13015	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
-9.55	11520	-10.0	32.0	3.65	1495

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	12750	98.85%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	146	1.13%
	Total	12898	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.15	12752	0	72.0	10.6	146

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	13952	98.61%
refusal	-2	5	0.04%
[Value >= 0]	1	191	1.35%
	Total	14148	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
9.66	13957	0	168.0	15.8	191

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15368	99.0%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	152	0.98%
	Total	15523	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.4	15371	0	50.0	12.37	152

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	16974	99.04%
refusal	-2	10	0.06%
[Value >= 0]	1	154	0.9%
	Total	17138	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
7.9	16984	0	56.0	9.39	154

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	17733	99.47%
don't know	-1	4	0.02%
[Value >= 0]	1	86	0.48%
	Total	17827	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
11.76	17741	0	100.0	18.82	86

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