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The Global Findex Database 2025: Connectivity and Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy

India, 2024
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IND_2024_FINDEX_v02_M
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Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit
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Jan 05, 2026
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Jan 05, 2026

Greatest financial worry (fin45)

Data file: Findex_Microdata_2025_updateIndia

Overview

Valid: 3000
Invalid: 0
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 8
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 58
Range: 1 - 8
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
Which of the following financial issues are you MOST worried about? Please choose only one option. Are you most worried about not having enough money…? 1. For your old age 2. For your business 3. For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident 4.For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills 5. For school or education fees 6. Some other reason
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 For their old age 360
12%
2 For their business 328
10.9%
3 For medical costs in case of a serious illness or accident 507
16.9%
4 For monthly expenses, such as food, housing, or bills 977
32.6%
5 For school or education fees 725
24.2%
6 Some other reason 78
2.6%
7 Don't know 18
0.6%
8 Refused 7
0.2%
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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Notes
Note: "no/dk/r" indicates the response categories: no, dk="don't know" and r="refused" Words in brackets [] indicate local or economy-specific terminology.
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