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Survey of Living Conditions 1997

Jamaica, 1997
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Reference ID
JAM_1997_SLC_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica
Collection(s)
Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)
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Oct 08, 2015
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Purpose for which loan was taken (purpose)

Data file: REC041

Overview

Valid: 205
Invalid: 17
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 18
End: 19
Width: 2
Range: 1 - 11
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Development of farm 13
6.3%
2 Development of business/trade 13
6.3%
3 Current operational expenses on farm 0
0%
4 Current operational expenses on business/trade 5
2.4%
5 Educational expenses 21
10.2%
6 Consumption expenses 53
25.9%
7 Purchase of motor vehicle 22
10.7%
8 Purchase of other durable goods 25
12.2%
9 Repayment of debts 10
4.9%
10 Health 21
10.2%
11 Other (specify) 22
10.7%
Sysmiss 17
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.
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