Population and Housing Census 2008 - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008

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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Statistical Office, Minnesota Population Center

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Household received remittances (MW2008A_0056)

Data file: MWI2008-H-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 186

End: 186

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

E3. Did the household receive remittances (cash or goods) during the last 5 years (from 2003 to 2008) from any of the members who have emigrated?

[] 0 No (go to section M)
[] 1 Yes, remittances - money
[] 2 Yes, remittances - goods
[] 3 Don't know (go to section M)

Categories

Value	Category
0	No
1	Yes, remittances - money
2	Yes, remittances - goods
8	Unknown
9	NIU (not in universe)

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.

Interviewer instructions

E3. Remittances
Ask if the household received any remittances (anything in terms of goods or cash) in the last five years (from 2003 to 2008) from the emigrant.

If the response is 0 or 3, skip to Section M.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates whether the household has received remittances during the last 5 years (from 2003 to 2008) from any of the members who have emigrated.

Universe

Private households with emigrant member(s)

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

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