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Mainstage Variable

nonvesty

why no investments

Datafile

Index terms

Question asked in the latest wave:

household_w4.nonvesty

Question label:

Why no investments

Question text:

What is the main reason you do not have any investments?

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | ff_NewImm = 1) & NVESTRT = 96 (Part of the EMBoost, GP Comparison or LDA sample or is a recent immigrant and has no investments)

Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ONE ONLY

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8944136.57%
refusal-250.02%
don't know-1400.15%
no money, little money to invest1967937.49%
don't understand how investments work27883.05%
tried but was refused380.03%
don't want to invest money in these ways4321412.45%
religious or ethical reasons5500.19%
don't trust banks61660.64%
don't understand the point of investing71200.46%
never thought to do it811284.37%
none of these966092.36%
other975692.2%
Total25817100.0%

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