Remittance no.2: Usual remittance amount
Datafile
Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
remittances_w13.remusamt
Question label:
Usual remittance amount
Question text:
What is the usual amount?
Question universe:
if GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKborn = 5 (Part of the EM Boost, GP Comparison or LDA sample or IEMB sample or foreign-born continuing respondents and their co-resident sample members, or any foreign-born identified this wave.)
and if Remit = 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 (Has sent or given money to people outside the UK in the last 12 months)
and if RemitFreq > 1 & RemitReg = 1 (Sent money more than once and makes a regular payment)
and if RemitUsual = 2 (If last remittance was not the usual amount sent or given)
Question interviewer instructions:
ENTER AMOUNT TO THE NEAREST £
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27873 | 99.55% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 18 | 0.06% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210.0 | 27980 | 0 | 1000.0 | 296.07 | 18 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 33483 | 97.56% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| don't know | -1 | 4 | 0.01% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 28 | 0.08% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166.71 | 34291 | 10.0 | 600.0 | 139.12 | 28 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 39284 | 93.16% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.0% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 52 | 0.12% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224.37 | 42118 | 7.0 | 1500.0 | 304.87 | 52 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.01% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 47702 | 93.54% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 26 | 0.05% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184.15 | 50968 | 18.0 | 1000.0 | 213.29 | 26 |
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