Labor Market Panel Survey, 2012
Egypt, Arab Rep., 2012
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EGY_ELMPS_2012_V3.1
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q11207_1.why did you borrow the money? - primary source (q11207_1)
Data file: elmps 2012 xs v3.1 all_Stata12
Overview
Valid:
876
Invalid:
48310
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
44
Range:
1 - 14
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | to fund non-farm enterprise | 130 |
14.8%
|
| 2 | to fund agri. enterp./project | 62 |
7.1%
|
| 3 | to buy a car | 38 |
4.3%
|
| 4 | for marriage | 201 |
22.9%
|
| 5 | education | 25 |
2.9%
|
| 6 | to buy a house | 102 |
11.6%
|
| 7 | medical emergency | 55 |
6.3%
|
| 8 | loss of job | 4 |
0.5%
|
| 9 | to repay debt | 161 |
18.4%
|
| 10 | building and home renovation | 36 |
4.1%
|
| 11 | buy/buy a vehicle/bride | 52 |
5.9%
|
| 12 | help relatives/children/parents | 7 |
0.8%
|
| 13 | expansion of project such as furniture trade | 2 |
0.2%
|
| 14 | processing of travel papers | 1 |
0.1%
|
| Sysmiss | 48310 |
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.