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Innovation Panel Variable

rec2balamt1

change of current account balance - amount

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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.rec2balamt1

Question label:

Change of current account balance - amount

Question text:

By how much did the balance Rec2Bal1 = 1increaseRec2Bal1 = 2decrease in the last month?

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 = 2 (Experimental allocation: Version 2 - net flows)
and if Rec2savint = 1 (Has current account(s))
and if Rec2Bal1 = 1 | 2 (Overall balance of current account(s) changed since last month)

Question interviewer instructions:

WRITE IN TO NEAREST £

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-891286.36%
refusal-2100.95%
don't know-160.57%
Total1056100.0%

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