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Spending per person in a Household

Average Annual Spending per person in a Household is More in Rural than in Urban Areas

The mean annual family spending per person is greater in Haiti’s outbacks than in its cities. According to 2013-2014 data, this is because personal spending increases in smaller families. This applies to families of one to three members. Likewise, the ability to spend per person became lesser in a larger household. This refers to families […]

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Restavek Households Have Little/No Access to Credit

Data for Access to Credit Researchers gathered data from 2,078 Haitian families to find their access to credit. This makes it easier for them to achieve their personal and familial goals. Particularly, the research categorized credit sources into the following sources: Bank or formal credit institution, Merchant or money-lender, Relatives, Other, non-relative, Other Generally, access

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Restavek Children are Not Satisfied with Their Finances

Researchers interviewed 1,113 male and 1,634 female child domestic workers (CDW). Particularly, they surveyed about their satisfaction with their financial situation. Also, they categorized their answers into the five categories. These were: Very Dissatisfied, Somewhat Dissatisfied, Somewhat Satisfied, and Very Satisfied.   In general, domestic workers in rural Haiti had the highest rates of dissatisfaction. Specifically, 57

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