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xpoily_bh

Expenditure on fuel oil in last year

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Household Consumption: Heating and Fuel

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	65	0.8%
proxy	-7	538	6.61%
No oil	-3	6053	74.32%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	46	0.56%
Nothing/included in rent	0	69	0.85%
[Value >= 0]	1	1440	17.68%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
971.84	6704	0	6000.0	594.98	1440

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	68	0.81%
proxy	-7	484	5.8%
No oil	-3	6191	74.18%
refusal	-2	7	0.08%
don't know	-1	80	0.96%
Nothing/included in rent	0	99	1.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	1516	18.16%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
706.12	6830	0	6000.0	438.63	1516

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.64%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.19%
proxy	-7	462	5.37%
No oil	-3	6453	75.01%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	70	0.81%
Nothing/included in rent	0	81	0.94%
[Value >= 0]	1	1545	17.96%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
717.59	7058	0	5000.0	399.02	1545

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	15	0.17%
proxy	-7	442	5.08%
No oil	-3	6530	74.98%
refusal	-2	2	0.02%
don't know	-1	64	0.73%
Nothing/included in rent	0	106	1.22%
[Value >= 0]	1	1597	18.34%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
625.5	7112	0	3500.0	369.18	1597

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	59	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	25	0.28%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
No oil	-3	6725	75.59%
refusal	-2	3	0.03%
don't know	-1	47	0.53%
Nothing/included in rent	0	78	0.88%
[Value >= 0]	1	1590	17.87%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
516.71	7307	0	3000.0	296.19	1590

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.66%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.14%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
No oil	-3	6988	77.26%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	56	0.62%
Nothing/included in rent	0	58	0.64%
[Value >= 0]	1	1626	17.98%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
455.4	7419	0	1500.0	238.38	1626

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.67%
inapplicable	-8	16	0.17%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
No oil	-3	7175	76.72%
refusal	-2	11	0.12%
don't know	-1	69	0.74%
[Value >= 0]	1	1667	17.83%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
494.23	7685	36.0	3939.0	258.56	1667

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.57%
inapplicable	-8	22	0.21%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
No oil	-3	8378	78.81%
don't know	-1	89	0.84%
[Value >= 0]	1	1835	17.26%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
519.05	8796	1.0	2500.0	265.77	1835

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.32%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	153	1.75%
No oil	-3	8060	92.0%
don't know	-1	60	0.68%
[Value >= 0]	1	441	5.03%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
496.55	8320	5.0	2500.0	284.06	441

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	19	0.22%
proxy	-7	54	0.61%
No oil	-3	8154	92.69%
don't know	-1	105	1.19%
[Value >= 0]	1	439	4.99%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
388.65	8358	50.0	3000.0	263.41	439

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	52	0.87%
inapplicable	-8	21	0.35%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
No oil	-3	5515	91.84%
don't know	-1	56	0.93%
Nothing/included in rent	0	9	0.15%
[Value >= 0]	1	302	5.03%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
386.18	5703	0	3600.0	310.0	302

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	101	1.66%
inapplicable	-8	23	0.38%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
No oil	-3	5542	91.0%
refusal	-2	5	0.08%
don't know	-1	56	0.92%
Nothing/included in rent	0	40	0.66%
[Value >= 0]	1	332	5.45%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
379.61	5758	0	1600.0	276.79	332

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	4718	93.74%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	22	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	175	3.48%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
394.48	4858	0	1200.0	219.42	175

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.41%
inapplicable	-8	4825	94.11%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
don't know	-1	22	0.43%
[Value >= 0]	1	171	3.34%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
445.35	4956	0	7000.0	562.87	171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.38%
inapplicable	-8	4826	92.24%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	25	0.48%
[Value >= 0]	1	149	2.85%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
397.77	5083	0	1200.0	230.16	149

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.42%
inapplicable	-8	5037	96.37%
don't know	-1	23	0.44%
[Value >= 0]	1	145	2.77%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
412.97	5082	0	1500.0	233.4	145

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.34%
inapplicable	-8	5305	96.26%
don't know	-1	26	0.47%
[Value >= 0]	1	161	2.92%
	Total	5511	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
426.19	5350	0	1800.0	292.41	161

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