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Mainstage Variable

xphsg

Gross monthly housing costs

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	267	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	7877	96.72%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
317.52	267	0	9999.0	386.83	7877

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	278	3.33%
[Value >= 0]	1	8068	96.67%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
304.93	278	0	5600.0	353.84	8068

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	269	3.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	8334	96.87%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
281.48	269	0	5500.0	323.83	8334

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	237	2.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	8472	97.28%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
265.75	237	0	21684.0	378.82	8472

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	638	7.17%
[Value >= 0]	1	8259	92.83%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
245.98	638	0	9999.0	295.19	8259

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	472	5.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	8573	94.78%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
219.56	472	0	9999.0	260.08	8573

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	550	5.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	8802	94.12%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
212.75	550	0	10010.0	255.94	8802

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	478	4.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	10153	95.5%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
202.74	478	0	5000.0	221.21	10153

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	888	10.14%
[Value >= 0]	1	7873	89.86%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
210.07	888	0	9500.0	257.63	7873

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	285	3.24%
[Value >= 0]	1	8512	96.76%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
193.99	285	0	13203.6669921875	245.94	8512

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	197	3.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	5808	96.72%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
218.86	197	0	20496.666015625	420.44	5808

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	151	2.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	5939	97.52%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
198.15	151	0	5000.0	201.49	5939

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	142	2.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	4922	97.2%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
189.64	142	0	5704.3876953125	210.44	4922

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	201	3.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	4832	96.01%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
192.63	201	0	18819.666015625	340.63	4832

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	1.31%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	4972	96.98%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
183.67	155	0	14300.0	342.36	4972

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	276	5.28%
[Value >= 0]	1	4956	94.72%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
172.12	276	0	17875.0	314.32	4956

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	25	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	5202	99.52%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
178.89	25	0	6725.17333984375	233.59	5202

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.58%
[Value >= 0]	1	5479	99.42%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
170.35	32	0	4300.0	201.16	5479

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