Migration Household Survey 2009

South Africa, 2009

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Reference ID

ZAF_2009_MRHSS_v01_M

Producer(s)

Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC)

Collection(s)

Migration and Remittances Surveys

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Mar 23, 2011

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Money sending chanel to person 3 (Q10_4C)

Data file: WBSASection 10 & 11

Overview

Valid: 3

Invalid: 2921

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 75

End: 76

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

How did you usually send money or goods to (PERSON)? (c)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Western Union
2	MoneyGram
3	Other money transfer operator
4	Postal money order
5	Direct transfer to bank account
6	Foreign exchange bureau
7	Credit union
8	Travel agency
9	Other non-financial institution (retail chain, gas station, etc.) that provides remittance services
10	Mobile phone/ telecommunications service providers
11	Through friend or relative
12	Courier, bus, or other transport
13	Brought back himself during visit
14	Pre-paid cards/ ATM card, re-loadable card, smart card
15	Internet Money Transfer
16	Other (specify)
Sysmiss

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.

Interviewer instructions

Q10.1-Q10.5 ask how often the respondent communicates with a person ‘at home’, how s/he communicates, what information is communicated, what activities were assisted with and whether someone else has had to take on these activities when the migrant moved away.

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