Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2014

Malaysia, 2014

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Reference ID

MYS_2014_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/fvqc-sw08

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_mys

Overview

Valid: 769

Invalid: 231

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 81

End: 81

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	330	42.9%
2	2 family, relatives, or friends	207	26.9%
3	3 money from working or a loan from an employer	161	20.9%
4	4 a credit card or borrowing from a formal financial institution	21	2.7%
5	5 (a/an [insert local terminology for private lenders (i.e., loan shark or pawn shop)])	0	0%
6	6 some other source	27	3.5%
7	7 (dk)	17	2.2%
8	8 (refused)	6	0.8%
Sysmiss		231

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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