VIII National Population and Housing Census, 2002 - IPUMS Subset

Dominican Republic, 2002

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Reference ID

DOM_2002_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS

Producer(s)

Oficina Nacional de Estadística (ONE), IPUMS

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Value of monthly remittances (DO2002A_REMITVAL)

Data file: DOM2002_PHC-H-H.dat

Overview

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 200

End: 206

Width: 7

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

<span class="h1">Section VI - International emigration and remittances</span></p>

<p>26. On average, how much money is received from abroad each month? Enter the amount in Dominican pesos </p>
<div class="i1">_____ RD$</div>

Interviewer instructions

<span class="em">Question 26: In average, what is the amount of money that is received from abroad?</span></p>

<p>Record the approximate total amount (in Dominican pesos) that the household resident(s) receive from abroad. If the declared amount is in another currency (dollar, euro, Spanish peseta, Dutch guilder, etc.) ask the interviewee for an estimate of the amount in Dominican pesos.

Description

Definition

This variable indicates the value of monthly remittances received by the household.

Universe

Dominican Republic 2002: Private occupied designated households receiving remittances [discrepancies: none]

concept

Concept

var_concept.title	Vocabulary
Household Economic Variables -- HOUSEHOLD	IPUMS

Imputation and derivation

Derivation

This is a 7-digit numeric variable with 0 implied decimal places

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