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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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Household received remittances (MW2008A_REMITT)

Data file: MWI2008_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 233
End: 233
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<svar a="all" v="MW08A056">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?<br /><div class="i1">[] 0 No (go to section M)<br />[] 1 Yes, remittances - money<br />[] 2 Yes, remittances - goods<br />[] 3 Don't know (go to section M)</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
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.

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
Malawi 2008: Private households with emigrant member(s) [discrepancies: type I 0.4%; type II none]

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