Definition
Received as gifts include all food and non-food items received in kind by the family
during the reference period. For food items, alcoholic beverages and tobacco received in
kind by the family, only those consumed by the family during the reference period are
included. Foodstuffs received in the form of support, assistance or relief is likewise
considered as gifts. However, food items, alcoholic beverages and tobacco consumed by a
family member at parties attended, or food items offered to him by friends are not included.
Food and non-food items received as gifts include those received from other
households, charitable institutions, the government or from persons abroad, free of charge.