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Mainstage Variable

renthb_bh

Receives rent rebate or rent allowance

Datafile

hhresp

Index term

Housing: Allowances/Rebates

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	69	0.85%
inapplicable	-8	6627	81.37%
Yes	1	334	4.1%
No	2	1114	13.68%
	Total	8144	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	78	0.93%
inapplicable	-8	6788	81.33%
Yes	1	332	3.98%
No	2	1148	13.76%
	Total	8346	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	66	0.77%
inapplicable	-8	7001	81.38%
Yes	1	365	4.24%
No	2	1171	13.61%
	Total	8603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.8%
inapplicable	-8	7110	81.64%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Yes	1	383	4.4%
No	2	1145	13.15%
	Total	8709	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	70	0.79%
inapplicable	-8	6890	77.44%
proxy	-7	448	5.04%
Yes	1	372	4.18%
No	2	1117	12.55%
	Total	8897	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	71	0.78%
inapplicable	-8	7097	78.46%
proxy	-7	301	3.33%
Yes	1	383	4.23%
No	2	1193	13.19%
	Total	9045	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	84	0.9%
inapplicable	-8	7296	78.02%
proxy	-7	351	3.75%
don't know	-1	8	0.09%
Yes	1	405	4.33%
No	2	1208	12.92%
	Total	9352	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	97	0.91%
inapplicable	-8	8091	76.11%
proxy	-7	246	2.31%
don't know	-1	4	0.04%
Yes	1	584	5.49%
No	2	1609	15.13%
	Total	10631	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	6522	74.44%
proxy	-7	154	1.76%
don't know	-1	3	0.03%
Yes	1	605	6.91%
No	2	1424	16.25%
	Total	8761	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	84	0.95%
inapplicable	-8	6545	74.4%
proxy	-7	55	0.63%
don't know	-1	4	0.05%
Yes	1	659	7.49%
No	2	1450	16.48%
	Total	8797	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	1.03%
inapplicable	-8	4393	73.16%
proxy	-7	59	0.98%
Yes	1	509	8.48%
No	2	982	16.35%
	Total	6005	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	53	0.87%
inapplicable	-8	4391	72.1%
proxy	-7	31	0.51%
Yes	1	561	9.21%
No	2	1054	17.31%
	Total	6090	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.73%
inapplicable	-8	3877	76.56%
proxy	-7	40	0.79%
Yes	1	347	6.85%
No	2	763	15.07%
	Total	5064	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	36	0.72%
inapplicable	-8	3789	75.28%
proxy	-7	98	1.95%
Yes	1	343	6.82%
No	2	767	15.24%
	Total	5033	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	43	0.84%
inapplicable	-8	3897	76.01%
proxy	-7	88	1.72%
Yes	1	364	7.1%
No	2	735	14.34%
	Total	5127	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	45	0.86%
inapplicable	-8	3849	73.57%
proxy	-7	211	4.03%
Yes	1	387	7.4%
No	2	740	14.14%
	Total	5232	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	26	0.5%
inapplicable	-8	3991	76.35%
Yes	1	401	7.67%
No	2	809	15.48%
	Total	5227	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	27	0.49%
inapplicable	-8	4140	75.12%
refusal	-2	1	0.02%
don't know	-1	2	0.04%
Yes	1	424	7.69%
No	2	917	16.64%
	Total	5511	100.0%

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