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Population Census, 1996 - IPUMS Subset

South Africa, 1996
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ZAF_1996_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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Remittances or payments received (ZA1996A_PAYMENT2)

Data file: ZAF1996_PHC-H-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 125
End: 126
Width: 2
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
<span class="h1">Section B:</span>
<br /><svar v="ZA96A022 ZA96A023 ZA96A024 ZA96A026 ZA96A027 ZA96A028 ZA96A029"><span class="em">Please answer questions related to this household</span><br /></svar></p>

<p><svar a=" ZA96A023" v="ZA96A023 ZA96A047">1.2. If this household receives any remittances or payments (for example money sent back home by someone working or living elsewhere or alimony). Please indicate the total received during the past year. (1 October 1995 - 30 September 1996). If none enter "0".<br /><div class="i1">____ R for the year</div><br /></svar>
Categories
Value Category
01 None
02 R1-R200
03 R201-R500
04 R501-R1 000
05 R1 001-R1 500
06 R1 501-R2 500
07 R2 501-R3 500
08 R3 501-R4 500
09 R4 501-R6 000
10 R6 001-R8 000
11 R8 001-R11 000
12 R11 001-R16 000
13 R16 001-R30 000
14 R30 001 or more
98 Unknown
99 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 the total amount of remittances or payments received. For example, money send back home by someone working or living elsewhere or alimony during the period 1 October 1995 - 30 September 1996.
Universe
South Africa 1996: Private households [discrepancies: none]

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