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Description

BSAVEOTH reports whether anyone in the household kept money set aside in the past 12 months in some way other than in a checking account, a savings account, a prepaid card, certificates of deposit, brokerage accounts, savings bonds, at home, with family and friends, or in the form of an item purchased to sell or pawn later.

BSAVEOTH is part of a series of variable regarding saving money. Related variables include BSAVEBOND, BSAVESACCT, BSAVECACCT, BSAVEPCARD, BSAVEPAWN, and BSAVEKEEP. Respondents were asked whether anyone in the household had set aside money during the past 12 months, and asked to mark all options that applied to their household.

This variable is part of the Unbanked/Underbanked Supplement.

Comparability

This variable is comparable across all available years.

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