Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database 2014

United States, 2014

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Reference ID

USA_2014_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/p1sp-a142

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_usa

Overview

Valid: 848

Invalid: 173

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 8

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 83

End: 83

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	495	58.4%
2	2 family, relatives, or friends	97	11.4%
3	3 money from working or a loan from an employer	97	11.4%
4	4 a credit card or borrowing from a formal financial institution	73	8.6%
5	5 (a/an [insert local terminology for private lenders (i.e., loan shark or pawn shop)])	0	0%
6	6 some other source	60	7.1%
7	7 (dk)	12	1.4%
8	8 (refused)	14	1.7%
Sysmiss		173

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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