Survey on Overseas Filipinos 2005
Philippines, 2005
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-SOF-2005-v01
Producer(s)
National Statistics Office
Collection(s)
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Mode of remittance (Q21_MODE)
Data File: 2005_SOF
Overview
vald
2420
vald
1082.094
invd
1232
invd
551.49
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 9
Questions and instructions
Literal question
How do you usually receive the remittance during the period April to September 2005?
Categories
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 764 | 70.6% | |
2 | 28 | 2.6% | |
3 | 26 | 2.4% | |
4 | 241 | 22.3% | |
5 | 20 | 1.9% | |
9 | 1 | 0.2% | |
Sysmiss | 551 |
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
Ask how the family usually received the remittance during the six-month period. There are five choices for the mode of remittance. These are:
1. Bank - this refers to remittances received through the banking system, whether private or government.
2. Agency/Local Office - agency refers to the recruitment agency that processed the recruitment papers of the overseas Filipinos. The local office, on the other hand, is that of an International shipping company is usually utilized by seamen in sending their remittances to their families.
3. Friends/Co-workers - money is sent through friends or co-workers who have returned home.
4. Door-to-door - this is the common name for couriers or offices that personally deliver packages including cash at the doorsteps of the HH.
5. Others - if the remittance was sent through means other than those specified above, such as through mail, postal money order, etc., enter code 5 and specify the method. Examples are Western Union, Smart Padala and others.
1. Bank - this refers to remittances received through the banking system, whether private or government.
2. Agency/Local Office - agency refers to the recruitment agency that processed the recruitment papers of the overseas Filipinos. The local office, on the other hand, is that of an International shipping company is usually utilized by seamen in sending their remittances to their families.
3. Friends/Co-workers - money is sent through friends or co-workers who have returned home.
4. Door-to-door - this is the common name for couriers or offices that personally deliver packages including cash at the doorsteps of the HH.
5. Others - if the remittance was sent through means other than those specified above, such as through mail, postal money order, etc., enter code 5 and specify the method. Examples are Western Union, Smart Padala and others.