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2008 Population and Housing Census - IPUMS Subset

Malawi, 2008
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MWI_2008_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Statistical Office, IPUMS
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Regularity of remittances (MW2008A_REGREMIT)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 234
End: 234
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A057">E4. How regular were these remittances (cash or goods)?<br /><div class="i1">[] 1 Quite regular<br />[] 2 Somewhat regular<br />[] 3 From time to time<br />[] 4 Rarely</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
1 Quite regular
2 Somewhat regular
3 From time to time
4 Rarely
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.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates how regular were remittances received by the household during the last 5 years (from 2003 to 2008) from any of the members who have emigrated.
Universe
Malawi 2008: Private households with emigrant member(s) and receiving remittances [discrepancies: none]

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