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 label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.0% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 24374 | 87.06% |
| proxy | -7 | 104 | 0.37% |
| refusal | -2 | 15 | 0.05% |
| don't know | -1 | 26 | 0.09% |
| Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent | 1 | 1285 | 4.59% |
| Respondent does not want to give consent | 2 | 2193 | 7.83% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 27046 | 78.81% |
| proxy | -7 | 804 | 2.34% |
| refusal | -2 | 194 | 0.57% |
| don't know | -1 | 134 | 0.39% |
| Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent | 1 | 2601 | 7.58% |
| Respondent does not want to give consent | 2 | 3540 | 10.31% |
| Total | 34319 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 18465 | 43.79% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 713 | 1.69% |
| don't know | -1 | 369 | 0.88% |
| Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent | 1 | 13589 | 32.22% |
| Respondent does not want to give consent | 2 | 6182 | 14.66% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 57 | 0.12% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1103 | 2.34% |
| proxy | -7 | 3935 | 8.36% |
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 55 | 0.12% |
| respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent | 1 | 26777 | 56.88% |
| respondent does not want to give consent | 2 | 15140 | 32.16% |
| Total | 47074 | 100.0% |
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