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Innovation Panel Variable

rec1bal

balance of incomings and outgoings (gross flows)

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Benefits Unit Finances Module" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

bufinance_ip9.rec1bal

Question label:

Balance of incomings and outgoings (gross flows)

Question text:

Thank you. To finish we'll show you a summary of what you have told us about your household finances. Looking at the boxes on this screen, the incoming money in boxes 1 and 2 should match the outgoing money in boxes 3 and 4. The information you've told us indicates that you have around £Rec1Totin coming in and £Rec1Totout going out of your household. That is, you have £Rec1balance Rec1balance greater than 0moreRec1balance less than 0less coming in than you have going out. This means that our questions must have missed some of your income, spending, savings or borrowing. Please could you amend the amounts you have coming in or going out in the boxes. When you have finished, please press . If you have made any changes, these figures will be updated when you click .

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1|3) (If mode is CAPI or web)
and if (GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 1|2) | ((GRIDVARIABLES.BUtype = 3|4) & HOUSEHOLDFINANCESLONG.BUFConsent = 1 for each person in the benefit unit) | (Single adult benefit unit, OR couple benefit unit and consent has been given to discuss household finances jointly.)
and if (GRIDVARIABLES.BUType = 1|3) | ((BUType = 2|4) & (Age > 19 | HHGRID.HgFtEd 1)) (Respondent is not aged 16-19 in full-time education and living with parents)
and if ff_bufmodule = 1 (Experimental allocation: Version 1 - gross flows)
and if Rec1balance 0 (Balance gross flows not equal to zero)

Question interviewer instructions:

SHOW SCREEN TO RESPONDENT

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-810.09%
proxy-710.09%
refusal-210.09%
inapplicable9999999860757.48%
Total1056100.0%

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