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Mainstage Variable

xhwtuk2

Household weight within UK estimates

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Sampling Factors

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.1	0	0	18.101858	0.56	8144

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.04	0	0	20.307661	0.55	8346

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.09	0	0	19.040451	0.54	8603

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.03	0	0	11.258129	0.51	8709

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.01	0	0	8.376641	0.49	8897

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.02	0	0	9.4356575	0.49	9045

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.03	0	0	14.011035	0.47	9352

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
1.0	0	0	16.798485	0.84	10631

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.82	0	0	4.8113656	0.7	11415

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.67	0	0	4.7818155	0.68	11498

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.83	0	0	5.5279975	0.68	11507

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.75	0	0	5.308577	0.74	11915

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.74	0	0	8.376641	0.73	12090

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.76	0	0	5.781127	0.71	12176

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.79	0	0	4.7818155	0.74	12209

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
0.74	0	0	16.798485	0.84	13986

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