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xpfood

Total weekly food and grocery bill

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Household Consumption: Food

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	9	0.11%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Under 10	1	40	0.49%
10-19	2	155	1.9%
20-29	3	477	5.86%
30-39	4	745	9.15%
40-49	5	823	10.11%
50-59	6	1024	12.57%
60-79	7	1425	17.5%
80-99	8	1065	13.08%
100-119	9	893	10.97%
120-139	10	471	5.78%
140-159	11	264	3.24%
160 or over	12	156	1.92%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.69%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.16%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
Under 10	1	45	0.54%
10-19	2	183	2.19%
20-29	3	600	7.19%
30-39	4	874	10.47%
40-49	5	872	10.45%
50-59	6	1102	13.2%
60-79	7	1439	17.24%
80-99	8	1070	12.82%
100-119	9	858	10.28%
120-139	10	388	4.65%
140-159	11	217	2.6%
160 or over	12	136	1.63%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.71%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.19%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Under 10	1	47	0.55%
10-19	2	210	2.44%
20-29	3	650	7.56%
30-39	4	911	10.59%
40-49	5	982	11.41%
50-59	6	1157	13.45%
60-79	7	1533	17.82%
80-99	8	1070	12.44%
100-119	9	825	9.59%
120-139	10	363	4.22%
140-159	11	194	2.26%
160 or over	12	120	1.39%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.82%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
Under 10	1	43	0.49%
10-19	2	254	2.92%
20-29	3	687	7.89%
30-39	4	994	11.41%
40-49	5	964	11.07%
50-59	6	1222	14.03%
60-79	7	1542	17.71%
80-99	8	1050	12.06%
100-119	9	827	9.5%
120-139	10	318	3.65%
140-159	11	170	1.95%
160 or over	12	107	1.23%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.74%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
Under 10	1	53	0.6%
10-19	2	232	2.61%
20-29	3	795	8.94%
30-39	4	1041	11.7%
40-49	5	1067	11.99%
50-59	6	1200	13.49%
60-79	7	1604	18.03%
80-99	8	1053	11.84%
100-119	9	765	8.6%
120-139	10	291	3.27%
140-159	11	150	1.69%
160 or over	12	105	1.18%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	65	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Under 10	1	65	0.72%
10-19	2	295	3.26%
20-29	3	817	9.03%
30-39	4	1077	11.91%
40-49	5	1106	12.23%
50-59	6	1314	14.53%
60-79	7	1679	18.56%
80-99	8	1056	11.67%
100-119	9	724	8.0%
120-139	10	282	3.12%
140-159	11	150	1.66%
160 or over	12	100	1.11%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	116	1.24%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
refusal	-2	13	0.14%
Under 10	1	35	0.37%
10-19	2	343	3.67%
20-29	3	906	9.69%
30-39	4	1141	12.2%
40-49	5	1184	12.66%
50-59	6	1325	14.17%
60-79	7	1665	17.8%
80-99	8	1074	11.48%
100-119	9	681	7.28%
120-139	10	277	2.96%
140-159	11	130	1.39%
160 or over	12	95	1.02%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	133	1.25%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Under 10	1	56	0.53%
10-19	2	409	3.85%
20-29	3	1145	10.77%
30-39	4	1449	13.63%
40-49	5	1413	13.29%
50-59	6	1555	14.63%
60-79	7	1876	17.65%
80-99	8	1100	10.35%
100-119	9	721	6.78%
120-139	10	275	2.59%
140-159	11	133	1.25%
160 or over	12	97	0.91%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	106	1.21%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
Under 10	1	53	0.6%
10-19	2	413	4.71%
20-29	3	1096	12.51%
30-39	4	1260	14.38%
40-49	5	1181	13.48%
50-59	6	1236	14.11%
60-79	7	1545	17.63%
80-99	8	846	9.66%
100-119	9	524	5.98%
120-139	10	187	2.13%
140-159	11	87	0.99%
160 or over	12	55	0.63%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	115	1.31%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
Under 10	1	73	0.83%
10-19	2	479	5.45%
20-29	3	1130	12.85%
30-39	4	1289	14.65%
40-49	5	1219	13.86%
50-59	6	1288	14.64%
60-79	7	1558	17.71%
80-99	8	764	8.68%
100-119	9	492	5.59%
120-139	10	172	1.96%
140-159	11	93	1.06%
160 or over	12	52	0.59%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	16	0.27%
Under 10	1	56	0.93%
10-19	2	339	5.65%
20-29	3	850	14.15%
30-39	4	892	14.85%
40-49	5	844	14.05%
50-59	6	888	14.79%
60-79	7	1019	16.97%
80-99	8	526	8.76%
100-119	9	284	4.73%
120-139	10	108	1.8%
140-159	11	42	0.7%
160 or over	12	33	0.55%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
don't know	-1	18	0.3%
Under 10	1	68	1.12%
10-19	2	464	7.62%
20-29	3	857	14.07%
30-39	4	912	14.98%
40-49	5	899	14.76%
50-59	6	878	14.42%
60-79	7	965	15.85%
80-99	8	509	8.36%
100-119	9	278	4.56%
120-139	10	108	1.77%
140-159	11	43	0.71%
160 or over	12	25	0.41%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.32%
inapplicable	-8	14	0.28%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	21	0.41%
Under 10	1	70	1.38%
10-19	2	399	7.88%
20-29	3	705	13.92%
30-39	4	749	14.79%
40-49	5	727	14.36%
50-59	6	709	14.0%
60-79	7	811	16.02%
80-99	8	429	8.47%
100-119	9	243	4.8%
120-139	10	81	1.6%
140-159	11	29	0.57%
160 or over	12	20	0.39%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.44%
inapplicable	-8	10	0.2%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	19	0.38%
Under 10	1	58	1.15%
10-19	2	454	9.02%
20-29	3	733	14.56%
30-39	4	767	15.24%
40-49	5	752	14.94%
50-59	6	695	13.81%
60-79	7	734	14.58%
80-99	8	414	8.23%
100-119	9	184	3.66%
120-139	10	54	1.07%
140-159	11	21	0.42%
160 or over	12	17	0.34%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.43%
inapplicable	-8	14	0.27%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
refusal	-2	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	25	0.49%
Under 10	1	65	1.27%
10-19	2	520	10.14%
20-29	3	779	15.19%
30-39	4	786	15.33%
40-49	5	752	14.67%
50-59	6	710	13.85%
60-79	7	777	15.16%
80-99	8	358	6.98%
100-119	9	151	2.95%
120-139	10	45	0.88%
140-159	11	24	0.47%
160 or over	12	9	0.18%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.55%
inapplicable	-8	10	0.19%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
refusal	-2	2	0.04%
don't know	-1	16	0.31%
Under 10	1	68	1.3%
10-19	2	505	9.65%
20-29	3	835	15.96%
30-39	4	820	15.67%
40-49	5	753	14.39%
50-59	6	708	13.53%
60-79	7	733	14.01%
80-99	8	336	6.42%
100-119	9	142	2.71%
120-139	10	36	0.69%
140-159	11	17	0.32%
160 or over	12	11	0.21%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.4%
refusal	-2	7	0.13%
don't know	-1	29	0.55%
Under 10	1	91	1.74%
10-19	2	568	10.87%
20-29	3	883	16.89%
30-39	4	912	17.45%
40-49	5	791	15.13%
50-59	6	705	13.49%
60-79	7	739	14.14%
80-99	8	310	5.93%
100-119	9	107	2.05%
120-139	10	40	0.77%
140-159	11	18	0.34%
160 or over	12	6	0.11%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.38%
refusal	-2	4	0.07%
don't know	-1	205	3.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	5281	95.83%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
41.86	230	0	400.0	23.11	5281

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