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Mainstage Variable

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Who do you look after: Another child who is not a relative

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Index term

Young people Lifestyle Caring

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	1221	85.09%
Not mentioned	0	198	13.8%
Mentioned	1	15	1.05%
	Total	1435	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	328	18.57%
inapplicable	-8	1207	68.35%
Not mentioned	0	213	12.06%
Mentioned	1	18	1.02%
	Total	1766	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.33%
inapplicable	-8	1754	83.52%
Not mentioned	0	305	14.52%
Mentioned	1	34	1.62%
	Total	2100	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2163	76.67%
Not mentioned	0	606	21.48%
Mentioned	1	52	1.84%
	Total	2821	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2572	70.85%
Not mentioned	0	948	26.12%
Mentioned	1	110	3.03%
	Total	3630	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2946	80.6%
not mentioned	0	621	16.99%
mentioned	1	88	2.41%
	Total	3655	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3447	77.86%
not mentioned	0	856	19.34%
mentioned	1	124	2.8%
	Total	4427	100.0%

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