household financial decisions
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Field Work Compression Experiment". See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
domesticlabour_ip13.huboss
Question label:
Household financial decisions
Question text:
In your household, who has the final say in big financial decisions?
Question universe:
if (ff_compressionw13 = 1) | ((ff_compressionw13 = 2) & (FWCINTRO.fwcintro = 1)) (Fieldwork compression experimental group 1 OR fieldwork compression experimental group 2 and has agreed to continue)
and if HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1 (Married, in a civil partnership or cohabiting and partner/spouse is co-resident)
Question interviewer instructions:
DO NOT PROMPT
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.13% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1742 | 76.84% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Respondent | 1 | 44 | 1.94% |
| Partner/spouse | 2 | 39 | 1.72% |
| Both have equal say | 3 | 423 | 18.66% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.12% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 825 | 34.19% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| respondent | 1 | 236 | 9.78% |
| partner/spouse | 2 | 198 | 8.21% |
| both have equal say | 3 | 1068 | 44.26% |
| other | 97 | 7 | 0.29% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 4 | 0.23% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 575 | 32.74% |
| proxy | -7 | 135 | 7.69% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.28% |
| respondent | 1 | 167 | 9.51% |
| partner/spouse | 2 | 164 | 9.34% |
| both have equal say | 3 | 700 | 39.86% |
| some other arrangement | 4 | 6 | 0.34% |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% |



