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Innovation Panel Variable

frjt

Last payment: Sole or joint recipient

Datafile

income_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

benefits_ip17.frjt

Question label:

Last payment: Sole or joint recipient

Question text:

Do you receive that solely in your name or jointly with someone else?

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

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	22	0.65%
don't know	-1	25	0.73%
Sole	1	2898	85.01%
Joint	2	464	13.61%
	Total	3409	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.12%
refusal	-2	42	1.0%
don't know	-1	36	0.86%
Sole	1	3515	83.55%
Joint	2	609	14.48%
	Total	4207	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.07%
refusal	-2	50	1.23%
don't know	-1	49	1.21%
Sole	1	3414	83.96%
Joint	2	550	13.53%
	Total	4066	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	44	1.0%
don't know	-1	42	0.95%
Sole	1	3649	82.88%
Joint	2	668	15.17%
	Total	4403	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.03%
refusal	-2	52	1.48%
don't know	-1	28	0.8%
Sole	1	2919	83.26%
Joint	2	506	14.43%
	Total	3506	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	34	0.96%
don't know	-1	49	1.39%
Sole	1	2980	84.35%
Joint	2	470	13.3%
	Total	3533	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	50	1.11%
don't know	-1	53	1.18%
Sole	1	3787	84.19%
Joint	2	608	13.52%
	Total	4498	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	25	0.68%
don't know	-1	28	0.76%
Sole	1	3133	84.74%
Joint	2	511	13.82%
	Total	3697	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	50	1.48%
don't know	-1	50	1.48%
sole	1	2791	82.55%
joint	2	490	14.49%
	Total	3381	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	31	0.87%
don't know	-1	39	1.09%
sole	1	2941	82.54%
joint	2	552	15.49%
	Total	3563	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.06%
refusal	-2	42	1.16%
don't know	-1	57	1.57%
sole	1	2955	81.58%
joint	2	566	15.63%
	Total	3622	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.06%
refusal	-2	18	0.58%
don't know	-1	27	0.88%
Sole	1	2484	80.73%
Joint	2	546	17.74%
	Total	3077	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2	0.07%
refusal	-2	17	0.6%
don't know	-1	10	0.35%
Sole	1	2345	82.48%
Joint	2	469	16.5%
	Total	2843	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	19	0.52%
don't know	-1	24	0.65%
sole	1	2955	80.3%
joint	2	682	18.53%
	Total	3680	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.15%
inapplicable	-8	845	30.86%
refusal	-2	6	0.22%
don't know	-1	17	0.62%
sole	1	1373	50.15%
joint	2	479	17.49%
both (spontaneous)	3	14	0.51%
	Total	2738	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	892	30.92%
refusal	-2	18	0.62%
don't know	-1	36	1.25%
sole	1	1371	47.52%
joint	2	524	18.16%
both (spontaneous)	3	44	1.53%
	Total	2885	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1127	34.73%
refusal	-2	7	0.22%
don't know	-1	19	0.59%
sole	1	1588	48.94%
joint	2	486	14.98%
both (volunteered)	3	18	0.55%
	Total	3245	100.0%

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