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Financial behaviour survey, 2022

Malaysia, 2023
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Reference ID
UNHCR_MYS_2022_fin_anon_data_v2.1
Producer(s)
UNHCR
Collections
Asia Pacific
Metadata
Documentation in PDF DDI/XML JSON
Created on
Jun 22, 2023
Last modified
Jul 03, 2023
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Identification

Survey ID Number
UNHCR_MYS_2022_fin_anon_data_v2.1
Title
Financial behaviour survey, 2022
Country
Name Country code
Malaysia MYS
Study type
Other Household Survey [hh/oth]
Abstract
The financial behaviours survey aim to collect general information on financial and digital literacy of refugees and asylum-seekers in Malaysia for the purpose of understanding their familiarity with and interest in financial and digital services. The survey was administered via phone calls, where respondents were identified through a random sampling of individuals aged 18-59 registered with UNHCR, and have updated their contact numbers with UNHCR in the last 6 months.

A majority of respondents are able to confidently make calculations and transact with money without errors. As a result of regulatory challenges, only 35.8% of respondents owned SIM cards registered under their own names. 89% of respondents own a smartphone, with the most frequently used mobile apps being Whatsapp, followed by Facebook, Youtube, imo and TikTok. While respondents seem to understand the value of financial services, only 11% actually own an account at a financial institutions due to regulatory barriers. A majority of respondents also rely on informal services for sending or receiving money either locally (within Malaysia) or internationally. In addition to this, 84.9% reported not having any savings whatsoever, which indicates respondents' limited resilience capacities to withstand sudden shocks or stressors.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Households and Individual

Version

Version Description
v2.1: Edited, cleaned and anonymised data
Version Date
2023-06-15

Scope

Topics
Topic
Protection
Livelihood and Social cohesion
Domestic Needs/Household Support
Connectivity

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National
Universe
Registered Refugees and asylum-seekers in Malaysia 2022

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name
UNHCR

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
Simple Random Sampling

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
2023-01-28 2023-02-10
Data Collection Mode
Computer Assisted Telephone Interview [cati]

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email
Curation team UNHCR microdata@unhcr.org
Citation requirements
UNHCR (2023). Malaysia: Financial behaviour survey, 2022. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
UNHCR_MYS_2022_fin_anon_data_v2.1
Producers
Name
UNHCR
Date of Metadata Production
2023-06-22
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