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OECD/INFE Questionnaire on measuring financial literacy 2022

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Situation:

Five brothers are going to be given a gift of RM 1000 in total to share between them.

Now imagine that the brothers have to wait for one year to get their share of the RM 1000 and inflation stays at X percent. In one year's time will they be able to buy:

a)

More with their share of the money than they could today

b)

The same amount

c)

Less than they could buy today

d)

It depends on the types of things that they want to buy

e)

Don't know

2.

You lend RM 25 to a friend one evening and he gives you RM 25 back the next day. How much interest has he paid on this loan?

a)

Zero interest

b)

Dont know

3.

Imagine that someone puts RM 100 into a savings account with a guaranteed interest rate of 2% per year. They don't make any further payments into this account and they don't withdraw any money. How much would be in the account at the end of the first year, once the interest payment is made?

a)

RM 102

b)

Dont know

4.

Imagine that someone puts RM 100 into a savings account with a guaranteed interest rate of 2% per year. They don't make any further payments into this account and they don't withdraw any money and how much would be in the account at the end of five years? Would it be:

a)

more than RM 110

b)

Exactly RM 110

c)

Less than RM 110

d)

Imposibble to tell from the information given

e)

Dont know

5.

I would like to know whether you think the following statements are true of false:

"An investment with a high return is likely to be high risk"

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Dont know

6.

I would like to know whether you think the following statements are true of false:

"if someone offers you the chance to make a lot of money it is likely that there is also a chance that you will lose a lot of money"

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Dont know

7.

I would like to know whether you think the following statements are true of false:

"High inflation means that the cost of living is increasing rapidly"

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Dont know

8.

I would like to know whether you think the following statements are true of false:

"it is less likely that you will lose all of your money if you save it in more than one place"

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Dont know

9.

Do you make day-to-day decisions about your own money?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

and who is responsible for making day-to-day decisions about the money in your household?

a)

You make these decisions by yourself

b)

You make these decisions with someone else

c)

Someone else makes these decisions

d)

Dont know

11.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"Make a plan to manage your income and expenses"

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"keep a note of your spending"

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"keep money for bills separate from day-to-day spending money"

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"make a note of upcoming bills to make sure you dont miss them"

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"use a banking application or money managment tool to keep track of your outgoings"

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Do you do any of the following for yourself or your household?

"arrange automatic payments for regular outgoings"

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

a) saving cash at home or in your wallet

a)

YES

b)

NO

18.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

b) paying/keep/save money into saving account

a)

YES

b)

NO

19.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

c) Giving money to family to save on your behalf

a)

YES

b)

NO

20.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

d) buying bonds or time deposits

a)

YES

b)

NO

21.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

e) investing in crypto-assets

a)

YES

b)

NO

22.

Situation: QD5, Now thinking about yourself, rather than your household.

"In the past 12 months have you been saving money in any of the following..."

g) saving or investing in some other way (example; buying livestock, gold, real estate or other property)

a)

YES

b)

NO

23.

Sometimes people find that their income does not quite cover their living expenses. In the last 12 months, has this happened to you, personally? if "YES" proceed to the next question (QF12)

a)

YES

b)

No

c)

Dont Know

d)

No applicable

(I dont have any personal income)

24.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

a) Existing resources

"Draw money out of savings or transfer savings into current account"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

25.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

a) Existing resources

"Cut back on spending, spend less, do without, delay a planned expense"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

26.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

a) Existing resources

"sell something that you own"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

27.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

b) Additional resources

"work overtime, take an extra job, earn extra money"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

28.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

b) Additional resources

"claim support from the government"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

29.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

b) Additional resources

"ask for help from family, friends or the community"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

30.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"borrow from family, friends or the community"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

31.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"borrow from employer/salary advance"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

32.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"borrow from employer/salary advance"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

33.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"pawn something that you own"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

34.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"take a loan from your savings and loans clubs or other <informal savings club>"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

35.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"use someone else's credit card"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

36.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"Take money out of a flexible mortgage account"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

37.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

c) Access credit by using existing contacts or resources

"Apply for loan/withdrawal on pension fund"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

38.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

d) borrow from existing credit line

"use authorised, arranged overdraft or line of credit"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

39.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

d) borrow from existing credit line

"use credit card for a cash advance or to pay bills/buy food"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

40.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

e) access additional credit

"Take out a personal loan from a financial service provider (including bank, credit union or microfinance)"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

41.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

e) access additional credit

"Take out a payday loan"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

42.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

e) access additional credit

"Take out a loan from an informal provider/moneylender"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

43.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

e) access additional credit

"Take an SMS loan"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

44.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

e) access additional credit

"Take an online <instant cash> loan"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

45.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

f) fall behind/go beyond arranged amount

"use unauthorised overdraft"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

46.

What did you do to make ends meet the last time this happened?

f) fall behind/go beyond arranged amount

"pay bills late, miss payments"

a)

YES

b)

NO

c)

Not Applicable

d)

Do not know

47.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"a pension or retirement product (i.e. private retirement scheme)"

a)

YES

b)

No

48.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"An investment account, such as a unit trust or income trust"

a)

YES

b)

No

49.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A mortgage or home-loan"

a)

YES

b)

No

50.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A loan secured on property"

a)

YES

b)

No

51.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"An unsecured bank loan"

a)

YES

b)

No

52.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A car loan"

a)

YES

b)

No

53.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A credit card"

a)

YES

b)

No

54.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A current/check/payment account"

a)

YES

b)

No

55.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A current/check/payment account"

a)

YES

b)

No

56.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"a saving account"

a)

YES

b)

No

57.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"A microfinance loan"

a)

YES

b)

No

58.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"Insurance"

a)

YES

b)

No

59.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"stocks and shares"

a)

YES

b)

No

60.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"Bonds"

a)

YES

b)

No

61.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"Mobile payment account that not directly linked to a bank account"

a)

YES

b)

No

62.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

" A prepaid debit card/payment card not directly linked to bank account"

a)

YES

b)

No

63.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

" Crypto-assets"

a)

YES

b)

No

64.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

" Crypto-assets"

a)

YES

b)

No

65.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"Financial products labelled as sustainable, or "ESG", or "green"

a)

YES

b)

No

66.

Please can you tell me whether you have heard of any of these types of financial products:

"Country specific product 1 (Malaysia and Indonesia)"

a)

YES

b)

No

67.

If YES, and now can you tell me whether you [personally or jointly] currently hold any of these types of products

"Country specific product 1 (Malaysia and Indonesia)"

a)

YES

b)

No

68.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

" I find it more satisfying to spend money than to save it for the long term"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

69.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

" I am satisfied with my present financial situation"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

70.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

" I keep a close personal watch on my financial affairs"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

71.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

" My financial situation limits my ability to do the things that are important to me"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

72.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

"I set long term financial goals and strive to achieve them"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

73.

I am now going to read out some statements. I would like to know how much you agree or disagree with each of these statements (as it relates to you):

"I have too much debt right now"

a)

Completely agree

b)

agree

c)

neutral

d)

disagree

e)

Completely disagree

74.

"I tend to worry about paying my normal living expenses"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

75.

"My finance control my life"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

76.

"Before I buy something I carefully consider whether I can afford it"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

77.

"I have money left over at the end of the month"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

78.

"I pay my bills on time"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

79.

"I share the passwords and PINS of my bank account with my close friends"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

80.

"Before buying a financial product online I check if the provider is regulated in my country"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never

81.

" I share information about my personal finances publicly online (e.g. social media)"

a)

Always

b)

2

c)

neutral

d)

4

e)

Never