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BACCTEV
Anyone in the household ever had a checking or savings account
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
BACCTEV reports whether anyone in the household has ever had a checking or savings account for households which do not currently have accounts.
This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.
Comparability
In 2019-forward, nonresponses to Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement questions were allocated based on households with similar demographics. The data quality flag for BACCTEV is QBACCTEV.
This variable is otherwise comparable across all available years.
Universe
- Households with no bank accounts and a respondent, aged 15 or older, who has knowledge of household finances.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
