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Description

BREMIT reports whether anyone in the household has gone to a place other than a bank to give or send money outside the U.S. Banks are defined as "banks, savings and loans, credit unions, and brokerage firms."

This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.

Comparability

In 2011 and 2013, only those who reported ever having ever sent money outside the U.S. without using a bank were asked BREMIT. Furthermore, 2011 and 2013 specifically ask about money given or sent to "relatives or friends living outside the U.S."

In 2015 and 2017, only households that reported sending money abroad in the last year were in universe for BREMIT.

In 2019, the question once again specifically asked about money sent to family and friends outside the US. All supplement responding households were in universe for BREMIT in 2019. Furthermore, in this sample nonresponses to Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement questions were allocated based on households with similar demographics. The data quality flag for BREMIT is QBREMIT.

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