Frequency distribution (%)
Business expenses / investments16
Pay for medical care15
Everyday expenses15
Purchase / build / renovate a house12
Purchase durable goods11
Repay previously taken loans / credits6
Pay for education6
Buy food6
Pay for special events (wedding, funeral)4
Other7
DK/RA1

LOANUSE: Primary use of the largest loan

Question text: For the largest loan you have taken in the last 12 months, what was the money primarily used for?

Note: The question was asked to the respondents who had taken at least one loan more than 100 USD in the last 12 months.
The question was recoded. Options Pay for utilities and Travel / Vacation were grouped with Other.

Values:
  • Business expenses / investments
  • Pay for medical care
  • Everyday expenses
  • Purchase / build / renovate a house
  • Purchase durable goods
  • Repay previously taken loans / credits
  • Pay for education
  • Buy food
  • Pay for special events (wedding, funeral)
  • Other
  • DK/RA

LOANUSE in other datasets:

Single datasets

Caucasus Barometer 2008 Armenia

Caucasus Barometer is the annual household survey about social economic issues and political attitudes conducted by CRRC.
Country: Armenia
Fieldwork Dates: November 1 2008 to December 15 2008

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  • Note: In some cases the percentages do not add up to 100 due to decimal points and rounding.
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    The Caucasus Research Resource Centers. (dataset year) "[dataset name - e.g. Caucasus Barometer]". Retrieved through ODA - http://caucasusbarometer.org on {date of accessing the database here}.