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Inter-American Development Bank
Haiti Remittance Survey
March 6, 2007
Sample Size: 1,724 Haitian adults
Dates of Interviews: November – December 2006
Language of Interviews:
Haitian Creole
Margin of Error: 2 percentage points
METHODOLOGY
Demographics of Remittance Recipients
Age
4%
12%
23%
27%
34%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
65 and Over
50 - 64
35 - 49
25 - 34
18 - 24
Education
19%
17%
42%
14%
4%
4%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
University Graduateor Graduate Degree
Some University orTechnical School
Secondary School
Primary School
None- can read andwrite
None- can't read orwrite
Gender
53%47% Male
Female
Annual Household Income
32%
13%
11%
43%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
More than$1000
$501-$1000
$200-$500
$200 or less
Departments Polled
Ouest: Port-Au-Prince Sud-Est: Jacmel Sud: Les Cayes Grand’ Anse / Nippes: Miragoâne Centre: Mirebalais Artibonite: Saint-Marc Nord: Le Cap-Haïtien
Haiti Map
More than 90 percent of the Haitian population resides in the eight Haitian departments where polling was conducted.
No interviews were conducted in the Nord-Est and Nord-Ouest departments – where only 7 percent of the Haitian population resides.
1. Arbonite2. Centre 3. Grand’Anse4. Nippes5. Nord6. Nord-Est7. Nord-Ouest8. Ouest9. Sud-Est10. Sud
Remittances
Do you have any family members or relatives living in another country outside of Haiti?
45%
55%
YesNo
Have any of your family members or relatives living in another country outside of Haiti ever sent you money?
31%
14%
55%
Yes
No
Don't have family inother country
Remittance RecipientsBy Region
5%
29%
30%
33%
36%
55%
62%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Nord
Sud-Est
Ouest
Artibonite
Grand'Anse / Nippes
Sud
Centre
Remittance RecipientsBy Education
56%
78%
44%
22%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Completedhigh school or
more
Some highschool or less
Yes
No
Major Findings
Thirty-one percent of Haitian adults – approximately 1.1 million people – received remittances on
a regular basis during 2006.
Remittance Recipients
2%
10%
16%
17%
24%
28%
31%
38%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Brazil
Peru
Colombia
Mexico
Guatemala
El Salvador
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Haitian Remittance RecipientsIn which country does that family member or relative live?
USA 71%
Canada 14%
France 8%
Dominican Republic 2%
Bahamas 2%
Martinique 1%
Guyana 1%
Spain 1%
What is your relationship to the person who sends you money?
34%
14%
11%
24%
17%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Cousin / Aunt /Uncle / Other
Son orDaughter
Husband orWife
Sister orBrother
Father orMother
How frequently does your family member or relative send you money?
11%
6%
23%
41%
19%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
About once a year
Every 4 to 6 months
Every 2 to 3 months
Once a month
2 times a month or more
Major Findings
The average Haitian remittance recipient
receives money 10 times per year.
For how many years has this family member or relative been sending you money?
38%
22%
27%
12%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
More than 5Years
Between 3and 5 years
Between 1and 3 years
Less than 1year
How much money – on average – does your family member or relative send you each time?
5%
3%
7%
8%
33%
44%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
More than $500
$401 to $500
$301 to $400
$201 to $300
$101 to $200
$100 or less
Major Findings
The average remittance to Haiti is US$150.
Major Findings
The IDB Survey indicates that Haiti received approximately US$1.65 billion during 2006.
The Remittance Process
How do you receive your remittance?
3%
4%
4%
6%
83%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Family membertraveling to Haiti
Courier
By Mail
Bank
RemittanceCompany
How satisfied are you with the services of your remittance company or bank?
75%
18%
7%
Very Satisfied
SomewhatSatisfied
Not Satisfied
Approximately what portion of the money you receive do you spend on daily expenses?
3%
1%
5%
15%
31%
45%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
DK/NA
None
Less than 1/4 of it
About 1/2 of it
About 3/4 of it
All of it
Major Findings
Haitian remittance recipients spend approximately 77 percent
of the money they receive on basic daily expenses such as
food, housing, clothes, utilities and medicine.
Investment Potential of Remittances
54%
47%
40%
40%
39%
32%
23%
23%
16%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Brazil
Paraguay
Peru
Mexico
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
El Salvador
Other than daily expenses, what do you use the money for?
8%
5%
11%
22%
25%
29%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
Other
Buy Health or LifeInsurance
Buy or Build a House
Open a SavingsAccount
Start a Business
Pay for Education
Major Findings
Haitian remittance recipients spent more than US$350 million
during 2006 on economic development investments such as starting a business, opening up a
savings account, building a house or paying for educational needs.
How often do you communicate with your family member or relative abroad?
12%
35%
42%
11%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
A few times ayear
Once a month
Once a week
Everyday
Haitian Economy and Investments
Overall, how do you see your family’s personal economic situation in Haiti?
32%
44%
18%
5%
26%
33%
30%
9%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Bad
Mediocre
Good
Excellent
Remittancerecipients
Adultpopulation
Overall, do you have a positive or negative opinion of the banks in Haiti?
45%
14%
41%Positive
Negative
DK/NA
Interest in Financial Products
73%
76%
76%
82%
89%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Finance UniversityEducation
Open SavingsAccount
Mortgage/Loan toBuy House
Loan to FinanceBusiness
Health/ LifeInsurance