The Global Findex Questionnaire 2017: Account Ownership measure includes 3 items from the 2017 Global Findex Questionnaire. The items ask respondents about personal or shared ownership of a formal account or debit card at a financial institution. The 2017 Global Findex Questionnaire is a multi-country survey developed by the World Bank, which aims to capture the condition of financial inclusion globally. Navigational aspects (i.e. skip-out patterns and next question sequences) have not been included on this page but can be viewed on the original questionnaire located here.
Geographies Tested: Afghanistan,Albania,Angola,Argentina,Armenia,Australia,Austria,Azerbaijan,Bahrain,Bangladesh,Belarus,Belgium,Belize,Benin,Bhutan,Bolivia,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Botswana,Brazil,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cambodia,Cameroon,Canada,Central African Republic,Chad,Chile,China,Colombia,Comoros,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Republic of the Congo,Costa Rica,Cote d'Ivoire,Croatia,Cyprus,Czech Republic,Denmark,Djibouti,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,Egypt,El Salvador,Estonia,Ethiopia,Finland,France,Gabon,Georgia,Germany,Ghana,Greece,Guatemala,Guinea,Haiti,Honduras,Hungary,India,Indonesia,Iran,Iraq,Ireland,Israel,Italy,Jamaica,Japan,Jordan,Kazakhstan,Kenya,Korea, South,Kosovo,Kuwait,Kyrgyzstan,Laos,Latvia,Lebanon,Lesotho,Liberia,Libya,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Macedonia,Madagascar,Malawi,Malaysia,Mali,Malta,Mauritania,Mauritius,Mexico,Moldova,Mongolia,Montenegro,Morocco,Mozambique,Myanmar (Burma),Namibia,Nepal,Netherlands,New Zealand,Nicaragua,Niger,Nigeria,Norway,Oman,Pakistan,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,Philippines,Poland,Portugal,Qatar,Romania,Russia,Rwanda,Saudi Arabia,Senegal,Serbia,Sierra Leone,Singapore,Slovakia,Slovenia,Somalia,South Africa,South Sudan,Spain,Sri Lanka,Sudan,Swaziland,Sweden,Switzerland,Syria,Taiwan,Tajikistan,Tanzania,Thailand,Togo,Trinidad and Tobago,Tunisia,Turkey,Turkmenistan,Uganda,Ukraine,United Arab Emirates,United Kingdom,United States of America,Uruguay,Uzbekistan,Venezuela,Vietnam,Yemen,Zambia,Zimbabwe
Populations Included: Female, Male
Age Range: Adolescents, Adults
1. An account can be used to save money, to make or receive payments, or to receive wages or financial help. Do you, either by yourself or together with someone else, currently have an account at a bank or another financial institution? Yes or no?
2. AAn [local terminology for ATMdebit card] is a card connected to an account at a financial institution that allows you to withdraw money, and the money is taken out of THAT ACCOUNT right away. Do you, personally, have aan [local terminology for ATMdebit card]? Yes or no? (The respondent must CURRENTLY have aan [local terminology for ATMdebit card])
Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don't Know - 3
Refused - 4
(If respondent has an account at a financial institution AND has aan [local terminology for ATMdebit card], continue to Item 3)
(If respondent does NOT have an account at a financial institution or says “don’t know” or refuses but DOES have aan [local terminology for ATMdebit card], Continue to Item 3)
3. Is this [local terminology for ATMdebit card] connected to an account with your name on it?
Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don't Know - 3
Refused - 4
3. Please tell me whether each of the following is A REASON why you, personally, DO NOT have an account at a bank or another type of formal financial institution. Is it:
Response Options:
Yes - 1
No - 2
Don't Know - 3
Refused - 4
Not Applicable
The World Bank (2017). 2017 Global Findex Questionnaire. https://globalfindex.worldbank.org/#data_sec_focus
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