Received government payments

The percentage of respondents who report personally receiving any payment from the government (government transfers, public sector pension, or public sector wages) in the past year. This includes payments for educational or medical expenses, unemployment benefits, subsidy payments, or any kind of social benefits. It also includes pension payments from the government, military, or public sector as well as wages from employment in the government, military, or public sector. The respondents are the entire civilian, noninstitutionalized population age 15 and up in the target economies.