The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

Iran, Islamic Rep., 2024

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Reference ID

IRN_2024_FINDEX_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/ccwc-rx41

Producer(s)

Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit

Collection(s)

Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) Database

Metadata

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Oct 01, 2025

Last modified

Oct 01, 2025

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Main reason for not having a smartphone (con32)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_Iran, Islamic Rep.

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 1008

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 66

Range: -

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

What is the main reason you do not own a smartphone? You don’t have enough money to buy a smartphone Buying a mobile data plan is too expensive There is not reliable Internet coverage where you live You have difficulties reading or typing on a smartphone People in your family or community do not approve of you using a smartphone You are worried about your personal safety or security when using a smartphone You use someone else’s smartphone You have no need for a smartphone (Some other reason/None of these reasons) (DK) (Refused)

Categories

Value	Category
1	Don't have enough money to buy a smartphone
2	Buying a mobile data plan is too expensive
3	There is not reliable Internet coverage where you live
4	Difficulties reading or typing on a smartphone
5	People in family or community do not approve of using a smartphone
6	Worried about personal safety or security when using a smartphone
7	Use someone else's smartphone
8	Don't need a smartphone
97	Some other reason/None of these reasons
98	Don't know
99	Refused
Sysmiss

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

Only display items from Con31A-Con31H if Con31A or Con31B or Con31C or Con31D or Con31E or Con31F or Con31G or Con31H = "yes"

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Notes

Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.

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