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Innovation Panel Variable

shareexp

How couple's expenses are shared

Datafile

Variable note:

This variable is part of the "Financial management within couples" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

jointfinances_ip10.shareexp

Question label:

How couple's expenses are shared

Question text:

Different couples often share their joint expenses in different ways. Joint expenses include rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, groceries and money spent on shared entertainment. What proportion of your shared expenses do you pay?

Question universe:

if (ff_jointfinw10 = 1) & (HHGRID.livesp = 1 | HHGRID.livewith = 1) (Respondent assigned to Joint Finance Experiment Group 1 AND is living with partner or living with someone as a couple)

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8170866.46%
proxy-7893.46%
refusal-240.16%
don't know-190.35%
25% or less1582.26%
More than 25% but less than 50%2522.02%
50%31706.61%
More than 50% but less than 75%4421.63%
75% or more5652.53%
All of our money is pooled together637314.51%
Total2570100.0%

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