Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2014

Nicaragua, 2014

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Reference ID

NIC_2014_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/8rd3-cw52

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_nic

Overview

Valid: 721

Invalid: 279

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 82

End: 82

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	151	20.9%
2	2 family, relatives, or friends	245	34%
3	3 money from working or a loan from an employer	239	33.1%
4	4 a credit card or borrowing from a formal financial institution	6	0.8%
5	5 (a/an [insert local terminology for private lenders (i.e., loan shark or pawn shop)])	31	4.3%
6	6 some other source	26	3.6%
7	7 (dk)	20	2.8%
8	8 (refused)	3	0.4%
Sysmiss		279

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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