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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableTKEOUTR4
LabelWhy did you or any of your household members take out the credit?
Responses
1 Agriculture (fattening, bee keeping, horticulture, poultry, 1462
2 Consumption (cover food shortage, festivities, clothing) 645
3 Financial/business (e.g. lending to others) 132
4 Food processing (injera, oil, bread/cake, alcohol, brewery) 79
5 Handicraft/Blacksmithing (pottery, embroidery, basket making 10
6 Healthcare (for children) 78
7 Healthcare (for adult) 142
8 House construction and maintenance 112
9 Jewellery 0
10 Other (specify) 134
11 Paying taxes 5
12 Purchase of donkey, camel and other transport animals 10
13 Purchase of household durables 32
14 Purchase of oxen 110
15 Schooling (for children) 49
16 Schooling (for adults) 21
17 Paying for services (carriage (gari), hair dressing, barberr 19
18 Settling other debts 33
19 Trade (cereals, coffee, livestock, salt, spices) 140
40 Cash or purchase equipment/machines to establish new firm, o 25
41 Purchase of equipment/ machines for already established firm 25
77 NK 0
79 Refused to answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
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