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Mainstage Variable

xhwghte

ECHP Household weight

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Sampling Factors

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.57	0	0	2.524046897888184	0.64	10631

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.69	0	0	2.5110020637512207	0.63	8761

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.67	0	0	3.11722993850708	0.6	8797

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.04	0	0	2.9203059673309326	0.45	6005

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.04	0	0	2.930438995361328	0.47	6090

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.44	0	0	2.524046897888184	0.61	13986

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.5	0	0	2.5110020637512207	0.62	12282

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.5	0	0	3.11722993850708	0.6	11944

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.86	0	0	2.9203059673309326	0.57	7295

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.83	0	0	2.930438995361328	0.59	7596

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