2020 FinScope Survey
Fourth Edition
Zambia, 2020
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Reference ID
ZMB-ZSA-FINSCOPE-2020-V1.0
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Zambia Statistics Agency
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2020 Finscope
data 7 July
2022_anonymised
F.4 What is the main reason for you to keep your savings ? (F4)
Data file: 2020 Finscope data 7 July 2022_anonymised
Overview
Valid:
7117
Invalid:
5664
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
1
Range:
1 - 9
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proximity ? convenient access | 1379 |
19.4%
|
| 2 | Easy/simple to use | 1752 |
24.6%
|
| 3 | Have quick access | 1940 |
27.3%
|
| 4 | Know money is safe from theft/fire | 766 |
10.8%
|
| 5 | Trust | 224 |
3.1%
|
| 6 | Because others (family members/community/members/friends) us | 85 |
1.2%
|
| 7 | So that nobody/a particular person will know about it | 107 |
1.5%
|
| 8 | Earn good interest | 265 |
3.7%
|
| 9 | Other, specify | 599 |
8.4%
|
| Sysmiss | 5664 |
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.