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BINTERNET
Household currently has access to the internet at home
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes
This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.
Description
BINTERNET reports if a household currently has internet access at home.
This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.
Comparability
In 2019, nonresponses to Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement questions were allocated based on households with similar demographics. The data quality flag for BINTERNET is QBINTERNET.
This variable is otherwise comparable across all available years.
Universe
- Jun 2015, Jun 2017, and Jun 2019: Households that report having or not having bank accounts, and have a respondent age 15 or older, who has knowledge of household finances.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | - | - | - | - | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - |
