Financial numeracy 100 years late
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Question label:
Financial numeracy 100 years early
Question text:
(Imagine a savings account with a current balance of £100. The interest rate is fixed at 1% per year.)
After 100 years, how much money will be in the account if no money is withdrawn?
Question universe:
if [(GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web
And If [ff_numeracyw16 =2 & (ff_numquesw16 =1|3)] // If ask financial numeracy question late AND ask financial numeracy or both financial and environmental numeracy
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.07% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1978 | 69.48% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 27 | 0.95% |
| don't know | -1 | 68 | 2.39% |
| £150 or less | 1 | 35 | 1.23% |
| More than £150, but no more than £225 | 2 | 282 | 9.91% |
| More than £225, but no more than £300 | 3 | 267 | 9.38% |
| More than £300 | 4 | 166 | 5.83% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.75 | 2097 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.85 | 750 |
