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General Household Survey, 2009-10 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010
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NGA_2009_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Bureau of Statistics, IPUMS
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Purpose of remittance (NG2009A_PURPGIFT)

Data file: NGA2009_PHC-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 224
End: 224
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
92. Purpose for which the gift/cash was sent</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Maintenance for upkeep/subsidies consumption of spouse, parent, or other relatives<br />[] 2 Mortgage fund for land, houses, and other real estate<br />[] 3 Investment in shares, bonds, and other financial investment<br />[] 4 For development projects in the community<br />[] 5 Payment/donations to non-profit institutions serving household (religious bodies)<br />[] 6 Payment/donation to NGOs<br />[] 7 Payment of hospital bill of spouse, parent, or other relative<br />[] 8 Payment of school fees of spouse, parent, or other relative</div>
Categories
Value Category
NIU (not in universe)
1 Maintenance for upkeep or consumption of spouse, parent or relative
2 Mortgage fund for land, houses or other real estate
3 Investment in shares or bonds or other financial investment
4 Development of projects in the community
5 Payment or donation to non-profit institution serving household (religious body)
6 Payment or donation to NGOs
7 Payment of hospital bill of spouse, parent or other relative
8 Payment of school fees of spouse, parent or other parent
9 Unknown
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the purpose of the cash or in kind remittance.
Universe
Nigeria 2009: Persons age 10+ who received remittances [discrepancies: type I trace; type II trace]

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