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Post-Return Monitoring Survey - 2025

Afghanistan, 2025
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F17. What is your household's main/primary reason behind taking on debt? (select all that apply) (F11)

Data file: Main

Overview

Valid: 1439
Invalid: 219
Type: Discrete
Range: 1 - 288
Format: Factor

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 16
1%
2 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare 1
0.1%
3 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 3
0.2%
4 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Other Celebrations Wedding Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
5 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent 1
0.1%
6 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food 16
1%
7 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Education Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
8 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
9 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare 4
0.2%
10 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Education 1
0.1%
11 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Other (specify) 1
0.1%
12 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Purchase assets for income-generating activities Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
13 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Rent 2
0.1%
14 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 3
0.2%
15 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Shelter repairs Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
16 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Healthcare Wedding 1
0.1%
17 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent 7
0.4%
18 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent Shelter repairs Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
19 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
20 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Return to Afghanistan Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
21 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
22 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare 6
0.4%
23 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Food 2
0.1%
24 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
25 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Food Rent 2
0.1%
26 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Food Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
27 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Rent 1
0.1%
28 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
29 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
30 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Return to Afghanistan Food 1
0.1%
31 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Return to Afghanistan Rent 1
0.1%
32 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Other (specify) 1
0.1%
33 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Other Celebrations Healthcare 1
0.1%
34 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Purchase assets for income-generating activities 2
0.1%
35 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent 2
0.1%
36 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent Food 1
0.1%
37 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent Food Return to Afghanistan 2
0.1%
38 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent Return to Afghanistan 2
0.1%
39 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
40 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare 1
0.1%
41 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Food 1
0.1%
42 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
43 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
44 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Wedding 1
0.1%
45 Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Wedding Healthcare Rent 1
0.1%
46 Education 2
0.1%
47 Education Food 2
0.1%
48 Education Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
49 Education Food Healthcare 3
0.2%
50 Education Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent 1
0.1%
51 Education Food Healthcare Rent 1
0.1%
52 Education Food Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
53 Education Healthcare 1
0.1%
54 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 2
0.1%
55 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food 2
0.1%
56 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food Healthcare 1
0.1%
57 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
58 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
59 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food Healthcare Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
60 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Return to Afghanistan Food Healthcare 1
0.1%
61 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
62 Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Return to Afghanistan Healthcare 1
0.1%
63 Food 98
5.9%
64 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 8
0.5%
65 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
66 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
67 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare 1
0.1%
68 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Healthcare Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
69 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Other (specify) 1
0.1%
70 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
71 Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Shelter repairs Healthcare 1
0.1%
72 Food Education 3
0.2%
73 Food Education Healthcare 1
0.1%
74 Food Education Healthcare Rent Other (specify) 1
0.1%
75 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 4
0.2%
76 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare 1
0.1%
77 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
78 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
79 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent 3
0.2%
80 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
81 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
82 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Return to Afghanistan 4
0.2%
83 Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
84 Food Healthcare 200
12.1%
85 Food Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 3
0.2%
86 Food Healthcare Education 6
0.4%
87 Food Healthcare Education Wedding 1
0.1%
88 Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 3
0.2%
89 Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
90 Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent 5
0.3%
91 Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Return to Afghanistan 2
0.1%
92 Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Return to Afghanistan Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
93 Food Healthcare Other (specify) 8
0.5%
94 Food Healthcare Other (specify) Rent 1
0.1%
95 Food Healthcare Other (specify) Wedding 1
0.1%
96 Food Healthcare Other Celebrations 3
0.2%
97 Food Healthcare Other Celebrations Rent 1
0.1%
98 Food Healthcare Purchase assets for income-generating activities 7
0.4%
99 Food Healthcare Rent 62
3.7%
100 Food Healthcare Rent Education 2
0.1%
101 Food Healthcare Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
102 Food Healthcare Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
103 Food Healthcare Rent Other (specify) 1
0.1%
104 Food Healthcare Rent Other Celebrations 4
0.2%
105 Food Healthcare Rent Purchase assets for income-generating activities 2
0.1%
106 Food Healthcare Rent Return to Afghanistan 3
0.2%
107 Food Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 8
0.5%
108 Food Healthcare Return to Afghanistan Rent 1
0.1%
109 Food Healthcare Shelter repairs 3
0.2%
110 Food Healthcare Wedding 2
0.1%
111 Food Healthcare Wedding Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
112 Food Other (specify) 8
0.5%
113 Food Other Celebrations 3
0.2%
114 Food Other Celebrations Healthcare 1
0.1%
115 Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities 4
0.2%
116 Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
117 Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities Healthcare 1
0.1%
118 Food Rent 66
4%
119 Food Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 4
0.2%
120 Food Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
121 Food Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 2
0.1%
122 Food Rent Healthcare 27
1.6%
123 Food Rent Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 2
0.1%
124 Food Rent Healthcare Education 1
0.1%
125 Food Rent Healthcare Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
126 Food Rent Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 3
0.2%
127 Food Rent Other (specify) 2
0.1%
128 Food Rent Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
129 Food Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
130 Food Rent Return to Afghanistan Healthcare 1
0.1%
131 Food Rent Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
132 Food Rent Shelter repairs Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
133 Food Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
134 Food Return to Afghanistan Rent 1
0.1%
135 Food Shelter repairs 4
0.2%
136 Food Shelter repairs Healthcare 3
0.2%
137 Food Shelter repairs Other (specify) 1
0.1%
138 Food Wedding 1
0.1%
139 Food Wedding Other Celebrations Healthcare 1
0.1%
140 Healthcare 133
8%
141 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 2
0.1%
142 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food 1
0.1%
143 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent 1
0.1%
144 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
145 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
146 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent Education 1
0.1%
147 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Rent Return to Afghanistan Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
148 Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
149 Healthcare Education 1
0.1%
150 Healthcare Education Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
151 Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
152 Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Other Celebrations Return to Afghanistan Rent 1
0.1%
153 Healthcare Food 128
7.7%
154 Healthcare Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 3
0.2%
155 Healthcare Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan 2
0.1%
156 Healthcare Food Education 1
0.1%
157 Healthcare Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Other Celebrations Return to Afghanistan Shelter repairs Wedding 1
0.1%
158 Healthcare Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
159 Healthcare Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Rent 1
0.1%
160 Healthcare Food Other (specify) 2
0.1%
161 Healthcare Food Other Celebrations 3
0.2%
162 Healthcare Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities 3
0.2%
163 Healthcare Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
164 Healthcare Food Rent 40
2.4%
165 Healthcare Food Rent Education 1
0.1%
166 Healthcare Food Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
167 Healthcare Food Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
168 Healthcare Food Return to Afghanistan 4
0.2%
169 Healthcare Food Return to Afghanistan Rent Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
170 Healthcare Food Shelter repairs 4
0.2%
171 Healthcare Food Wedding 1
0.1%
172 Healthcare Other (specify) 4
0.2%
173 Healthcare Other Celebrations 2
0.1%
174 Healthcare Other Celebrations Food 1
0.1%
175 Healthcare Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
176 Healthcare Purchase assets for income-generating activities Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food 1
0.1%
177 Healthcare Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food 1
0.1%
178 Healthcare Rent 11
0.7%
179 Healthcare Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
180 Healthcare Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food 1
0.1%
181 Healthcare Rent Food 15
0.9%
182 Healthcare Rent Food Other (specify) 1
0.1%
183 Healthcare Rent Other (specify) 2
0.1%
184 Healthcare Rent Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
185 Healthcare Rent Return to Afghanistan Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
186 Healthcare Rent Wedding 1
0.1%
187 Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 3
0.2%
188 Healthcare Return to Afghanistan Other (specify) 1
0.1%
189 Healthcare Shelter repairs 4
0.2%
190 Healthcare Shelter repairs Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food 1
0.1%
191 Healthcare Wedding 1
0.1%
192 Healthcare Wedding Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
193 Healthcare Wedding Other Celebrations Shelter repairs Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
194 Other (specify) 36
2.2%
195 Other (specify) Rent 1
0.1%
196 Other Celebrations 11
0.7%
197 Other Celebrations Food 1
0.1%
198 Other Celebrations Healthcare 1
0.1%
199 Other Celebrations Other (specify) 2
0.1%
200 Other Celebrations Rent Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food 1
0.1%
201 Other Celebrations Rent Food 1
0.1%
202 Other Celebrations Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
203 Other Celebrations Shelter repairs Food Healthcare 1
0.1%
204 Other Celebrations Shelter repairs Rent Healthcare Food 1
0.1%
205 Other Celebrations Wedding 1
0.1%
206 Other Celebrations Wedding Return to Afghanistan Purchase assets for income-generating activities Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
207 Purchase assets for income-generating activities 17
1%
208 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
209 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Education 1
0.1%
210 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
211 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Rent Food Healthcare Other Celebrations Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
212 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food 1
0.1%
213 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
214 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food Healthcare 2
0.1%
215 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food Healthcare Rent 2
0.1%
216 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Food Rent 1
0.1%
217 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Healthcare 2
0.1%
218 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Other (specify) 1
0.1%
219 Purchase assets for income-generating activities Return to Afghanistan Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
220 Rent 23
1.4%
221 Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food 2
0.1%
222 Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
223 Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan Healthcare 1
0.1%
224 Rent Education Food 1
0.1%
225 Rent Education Healthcare 1
0.1%
226 Rent Food 17
1%
227 Rent Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
228 Rent Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
229 Rent Food Education Healthcare 1
0.1%
230 Rent Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
231 Rent Food Healthcare 12
0.7%
232 Rent Food Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
233 Rent Food Healthcare Education 1
0.1%
234 Rent Food Healthcare Other (specify) 1
0.1%
235 Rent Food Healthcare Other Celebrations 1
0.1%
236 Rent Food Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
237 Rent Food Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
238 Rent Food Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
239 Rent Food Return to Afghanistan Healthcare 1
0.1%
240 Rent Healthcare 7
0.4%
241 Rent Healthcare Education 1
0.1%
242 Rent Healthcare Food 4
0.2%
243 Rent Healthcare Food Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
244 Rent Healthcare Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
245 Rent Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
246 Rent Purchase assets for income-generating activities Healthcare 1
0.1%
247 Rent Return to Afghanistan Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
248 Rent Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
249 Rent Shelter repairs Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
250 Rent Wedding Food 1
0.1%
251 Return to Afghanistan 1
0.1%
252 Return to Afghanistan Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Food Healthcare 1
0.1%
253 Return to Afghanistan Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
254 Return to Afghanistan Food 1
0.1%
255 Return to Afghanistan Food Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Purchase assets for income-generating activities Rent Other (specify) 1
0.1%
256 Return to Afghanistan Food Healthcare 3
0.2%
257 Return to Afghanistan Food Healthcare Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members 1
0.1%
258 Return to Afghanistan Food Healthcare Rent 2
0.1%
259 Return to Afghanistan Food Healthcare Rent Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
260 Return to Afghanistan Food Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
261 Return to Afghanistan Other (specify) Rent Healthcare 1
0.1%
262 Return to Afghanistan Rent Food 1
0.1%
263 Return to Afghanistan Rent Healthcare Food 1
0.1%
264 Shelter repairs 19
1.1%
265 Shelter repairs Extra costs of hosting displaced HH members Healthcare 1
0.1%
266 Shelter repairs Food 10
0.6%
267 Shelter repairs Food Healthcare 8
0.5%
268 Shelter repairs Healthcare 2
0.1%
269 Shelter repairs Healthcare Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
270 Shelter repairs Healthcare Food 1
0.1%
271 Shelter repairs Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
272 Wedding 30
1.8%
273 Wedding Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 2
0.1%
274 Wedding Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) Food Rent 1
0.1%
275 Wedding Food 9
0.5%
276 Wedding Food Healthcare 6
0.4%
277 Wedding Food Healthcare Rent 2
0.1%
278 Wedding Food Rent 1
0.1%
279 Wedding Healthcare 1
0.1%
280 Wedding Healthcare Food 2
0.1%
281 Wedding Healthcare Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
282 Wedding Other Celebrations Food 1
0.1%
283 Wedding Other Celebrations Healthcare 1
0.1%
284 Wedding Purchase assets for income-generating activities 1
0.1%
285 Wedding Rent 1
0.1%
286 Wedding Rent Food 1
0.1%
287 Wedding Rent Healthcare Food Costs of displacement (smuggler, transport) 1
0.1%
288 Wedding Shelter repairs 1
0.1%
Missing value 219
13.2%
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.
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