Literal question
8. In the past year, did any member of this householdÂ…
Send money or goods to someone that lives abroad, for the use of that household?
[] 1 Yes
[] 2 No
Interviewer instructions
Question 8: Remittances
8. In the past year, did an member of this household
Receive money or goods from someone that lives abroad, for the use of this household?
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Send money or goods to someone that lives abroad, for the use of that household?
[] 1 yes
[] 2 no
Received money or goods from someone that lives abroad, for the use of this household: includes the cases of people of the household that received money or goods from family members, friends, acquaintances, or other people that live abroad, always and whenever the goods received are for the use of that household, that's to say, designed for the consumption or savings of the people of the household that receive the remittance.
As such this does not include:
The cases of the households that receive money from abroad so that some person, here in the country, carries out bank transactions or another task in the name of the person that sent it.
The cases in which some people of the household receives a salary or pension from another country are not considered a remittance but rather payment for a job carried out.
Sent money or goods to someone that lives abroad, for the use of that household: includes the cases of the people of the household that send money to family members, friends, acquaintances, or other people that live abroad, whenever the goods sent are for the use of that household, that's to say, directed to the consumption or savings of the people of the household that receive the remittance.
As such this does not include:
The cases of the households that send money abroad so that some person (abroad) pays debts or completes bank transactions in another country.
The cases of the people of the household that send money to other countries for the payment of employee salaries abroad.
