Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2014

Jamaica, 2014

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Reference ID

JAM_2014_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/ry00-yb87

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Collection(s)

Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database

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Oct 28, 2015

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If able to come up with emergency funds: main source (q25)

Data file: micro_jam

Overview

Valid: 365

Invalid: 139

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 80

End: 80

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 8

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What would be the MAIN source of money that you would use to come up with [insert 1/20 of GNI per capita in local currency] within the NEXT MONTH? (Read 1-6)

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	1 savings	114	31.2%
2	2 family, relatives, or friends	154	42.2%
3	3 money from working or a loan from an employer	59	16.2%
4	4 a credit card or borrowing from a formal financial institution	15	4.1%
5	5 (a/an [insert local terminology for private lenders (i.e., loan shark or pawn shop)])	4	1.1%
6	6 some other source	13	3.6%
7	7 (dk)	4	1.1%
8	8 (refused)	2	0.5%
Sysmiss		139

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.

Interviewer instructions

Asked to those that can come up with emergency funds.

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