Survey of Living Conditions 1988

Jamaica, 1988

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JAM_1988_SLC_v01_M

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Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Planning Institute of Jamaica

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Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS)

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08Q01: CODE OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES IN LAST 12 MONTHS (hhexpcd)

Data file: F08

Overview

Valid: 2076

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 250

Maximum: 256

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 6

End: 8

Width: 3

Range: 250 - 256

Format: Numeric

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Value	Category	Cases
250	Life & Fire insurance	224	10.8%
251	Taxes	272	13.1%
252	Weddings, funerals	178	8.6%
253	Donations and gifts	949	45.7%
254	Reimbursement of loans, interest payments	50	2.4%
255	Maintenance of relatives outside the home	363	17.5%
256	Other non-consumption expenditures	40	1.9%

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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