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Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module

bufinanceshort_ip10

Benefit Unit Finances (short) module

Questions 3

bufinanceshort_ip10.creditcrd

Has any credit cards

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: Do you have any credit cards such as Visa, Mastercard or American Express, or any store credit cards GRIDVARIABLES.BUtype = 3|4either individually or jointly? Please do not include debit cards such as Switch or Delta or store loyalty cards such as Tesco Clubcard or Nectar.

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|3) (Mode is CAPI or WEB)
and if (GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 1 | 3) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.BUType 2 | 4) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge > 19) | (HHGRID.HgFtEd <> 1) (Respondent is not aged 16-19 in full-time education and living with parents)

bufinanceshort_ip10.creditpay

Credit card repayment behaviour

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: How do you pay the bills for these cards? GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 1You can just tell me the number that applies.

OptionLabel
1Usually nothing to pay
2Usually pay full amount
3Some not full amount
4Min on some, more other
5Usually minimum only
6Not always poss pay min
7Some other arrangement / it depends on the card / a mix of these arrangements

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|3) (Mode is CAPI or WEB)
and if (GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 1 | 3) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.BUType 2 | 4) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge > 19) | (HHGRID.HgFtEd <> 1) (Respondent is not aged 16-19 in full-time education and living with parents)
and if CreditCrd = 1 (Has credit card(s))

bufinanceshort_ip10.finman

Organisation of joint finances

Type: choice

Source: UKHLS

Text: People organise their finances in different ways. Which of these comes closest to the way you organise yours?

OptionLabel
1We share and manage our finances jointly
2We pool some of the money and keep the rest separate
3We keep our finances completely separate
4One person looks after the couple's money except the other person's spending money
5One person is given a housekeeping allowance, the other person looks after the rest of the money
6We have some other arrangement

Universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.Modetype = 1|3) (Mode is CAPI or WEB)
and if (GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 3) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 4) & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAge > 19) | (HHGRID.HgFtEd <> 1) (Respondent is not aged 16-19 in full-time education and living with parents)
and if GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 3|4 (Couple benefit unit)

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