General Household Survey 2009 - IPUMS Subset

Nigeria, 2010

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NGA_2009_GHS_v01_M_v02_A_IPUMS

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National Bureau of Statistics, Minnesota Population Center

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Dec 22, 2014

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Purpose of remittance (NG2009A_0493)

Data file: NGA2009-P-H

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 211

End: 211

Width: 1

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

92. Purpose for which the gift/cash was sent

[] 1 Maintenance for upkeep/subsidies consumption of spouse, parent, or other relatives
[] 2 Mortgage fund for land, houses, and other real estate
[] 3 Investment in shares, bonds, and other financial investment
[] 4 For development projects in the community
[] 5 Payment/donations to non-profit institutions serving household (religious bodies)
[] 6 Payment/donation to NGOs
[] 7 Payment of hospital bill of spouse, parent, or other relative
[] 8 Payment of school fees of spouse, parent, or other relative

Categories

Value	Category
0	NIU (not in universe)
1	Maintenance for upkeep or consumption of spouse, parent or relative
2	Mortgage fund for land, houses or other real estate
3	Investment in shares or bonds or other financial investment
4	Development of projects in the community
5	Payment or donation to non-profit institution serving household (religious body)
6	Payment or donation to NGOs
7	Payment of hospital bill of spouse, parent or other relative
8	Payment of school fees of spouse, parent or other parent
9	Unknown

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 the purpose of the cash or in kind remittance.

Universe

Persons age 10+ who received remittances

concept

Concept

Name	Vocabulary
Income Variables -- PERSON	IPUMS

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