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Mainstage Variable

benlink

consent to link to benefit data intro

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Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

benefitconsents_w13.benlink

Question label:

Consent to link to benefit data intro

Question text:

We would like to add records held by the HHGRID.REGION = 1 | 2 | 3Department for Work and PensionsHHGRID.REGION = 4Social Security Agency, containing information they hold on your benefit claims and time on employment programs, to the responses you have given to this study. Linking the information will help us to get a fuller picture about who claims benefits or seeks help from the HHGRID.REGION = 1 | 2 | 3DWPHHGRID.REGION = 4SSA. All information will be used for research purposes only. It will be used by academic or policy researchers under restricted access arrangements which make sure that the information is used responsibly and safely. Please read this leaflet explaining how we would like to attach your region = England/Scotland/WalesDWPregion = Northern IrelandSSA records to the answers you have given in this study and let me know if you have any questions. Do you give permission for us to pass your name, address, sex and date of birth to the region = England/Scotland/WalesDWPregion = Northern IrelandSSA for this purpose?

Question universe:

if GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 1 | 3 (Mode is face-to-face or web)
and if ff_consentben = 0| 3 | 5 | MIS (Eligible for benefit consent questions (including new entrants))

Question interviewer instructions:

PLEASE HAND LEAFLET INFORMATION ON ADDING ECONOMIC RECORDS TO RESPONDENT AND ALLOW RESPONDENT TIME TO READ IT AND ASK QUESTIONS.

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-82437487.06%
proxy-71040.37%
refusal-2150.05%
don't know-1260.09%
Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent112854.59%
Respondent does not want to give consent221937.83%
Total27998100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82704678.81%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-21940.57%
don't know-11340.39%
Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent126017.58%
Respondent does not want to give consent2354010.31%
Total34319100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9200.05%
inapplicable-81846543.79%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-27131.69%
don't know-13690.88%
Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent11358932.22%
Respondent does not want to give consent2618214.66%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9570.12%
inapplicable-811032.34%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-270.01%
don't know-1550.12%
respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent12677756.88%
respondent does not want to give consent21514032.16%
Total47074100.0%

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