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Mainstage Variable

xphsn

Net monthly housing costs

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	173	2.12%
[Value >= 0]	1	7971	97.88%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
292.77	173	0	9999.0	391.84	7971

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	178	2.13%
[Value >= 0]	1	8168	97.87%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
281.42	178	0	5600.0	359.46	8168

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	171	1.99%
[Value >= 0]	1	8432	98.01%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
257.19	171	0	5500.0	329.4	8432

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	150	1.72%
[Value >= 0]	1	8559	98.28%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
239.52	150	0	4350.0	303.25	8559

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	561	6.31%
[Value >= 0]	1	8336	93.69%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
223.63	561	0	9999.0	298.23	8336

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	407	4.5%
[Value >= 0]	1	8638	95.5%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
197.56	407	0	9999.0	264.81	8638

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	469	5.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	8883	94.99%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
190.93	469	0	10010.0	261.84	8883

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	373	3.51%
[Value >= 0]	1	10258	96.49%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
179.53	373	0	5000.0	229.03	10258

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	767	8.75%
[Value >= 0]	1	7994	91.25%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
188.14	767	0	9500.0	262.44	7994

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	136	1.55%
[Value >= 0]	1	8661	98.45%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
169.32	136	0	4537.0	210.94	8661

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	134	2.23%
[Value >= 0]	1	5871	97.77%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
185.51	134	0	7800.0	256.77	5871

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	87	1.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	6003	98.57%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
170.73	87	0	5000.0	205.51	6003

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	91	1.8%
[Value >= 0]	1	4973	98.2%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
167.09	91	0	5704.3876953125	206.83	4973

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	161	3.2%
[Value >= 0]	1	4872	96.8%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
170.83	161	0	13996.6669921875	290.07	4872

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
162.98	155	0	14300.0	345.19	4972

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	262	5.01%
[Value >= 0]	1	4970	94.99%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
149.97	262	0	4000.0	198.24	4970

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.4%
[Value >= 0]	1	5206	99.6%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
163.02	21	0	6725.17333984375	237.82	5206

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.34%
[Value >= 0]	1	5492	99.66%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
156.55	19	0	4300.0	203.84	5492

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