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Module 4: Spending and Saving (N = 1561) VAR # _____ HHID HHID HRS Household Identifier ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ HHID 1561 50141 23217 1 98097 PN PN HRS Person Number ____________________________________________________________ Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ PN 1561 18 10 10 40 ... Now I have some questions about your preferences for spending and saving. W9294 Checkpoint. Single/partnered? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent is single (no spouse/partner) [Inap in W9295] 2. Respondent has a spouse/partner W9294 Code Frequency --------------------- 1 319 2 1242 W9295 T1. Does your (husband/wife/partner) currently work for pay? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 2. No 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1 in W9294 (no spouse/partner) W9295 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 319 1 775 5 458 9 9 W9296 T1a. Please remind me, are you currently doing any work for pay? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 2. No 9. Not Ascertained; NA W9296 Code Frequency --------------------- 1 979 5 577 9 5 W9297 T1b. Checkpoint: Combined marital/partner status and work status ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent is single and works for pay [starts at question T4] 2. Respondent is single and doesn't work for pay [starts at question T2] 3. Respondent is married and BOTH respondent and spouse work for pay [starts at question T7] 4. Respondent is married and only respondent OR spouse works for pay [starts at question T4] 5. Respondent is married and NEITHER respondent nor spouse works for pay [starts at question T2] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [starts at question T2] W9297 Code Frequency --------------------- 1 187 2 138 3 565 4 441 5 229 9 1 ... T2. Suppose you won a sweepstakes that will pay you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] an amount equal to your current family income every year for as long as you [or your (husband/wife/partner)] live. We'd like to know what effect the sweepstakes money would have on your life. ... T2. Since your family income would now be higher than before, would you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] ... W9298 T2a. ...increase your spending now? W9300 T2b. ...increase your saving now? W9302 T2c. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9304 T2d. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in corresponding variable W9299, W9301, W9303, or W9305] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in corresponding variable W9299, W9301, W9303, or W9305] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in corresponding variable W9299, W9301, W9303, or W9305] 0. Inap; 1, 3-4 in W9297 [Inap in corresponding variable W9299, W9301, W9303, or W9305] W9298 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 269 5 95 9 4 W9300 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 325 5 38 9 5 W9302 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 305 5 61 9 2 W9304 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 225 5 136 9 7 ... T3. Thinking of the additional family income as 100 percent, about what proportion of that additional income would you use to... W9299 T3a. ...increase your spending now? W9301 T3b. ...increase your saving now? W9303 T3c. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9305 T3d. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 001-100. Proportion increase (%) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Not Ascertained; NA 000. Inap; 0, 5, 8-9 in corresponding variable W9298, W9300, W9302, or W9304; 1, 3-4 in W9297 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9299 1561 17 107 0 999 W9301 1561 20 108 0 999 W9303 1561 25 139 0 999 W9305 1561 19 128 0 999 ... T4. Suppose you won a sweepstakes that will pay you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] an amount equal to your current family income every year for as long as you [or your (husband/wife/partner)] live. We'd like to know what effect the sweepstakes money would have on your life. Would [you/your (husband/ wife/partner)]: W9306 T4a. ...quit work entirely? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [Inap in W9307-W9319] 5. No 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297 W9306 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 933 1 260 5 353 9 15 W9307 T4b. ...work fewer hours? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9308] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9308] 0. Inap; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297; 1 in W9306 W9307 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 180 5 172 9 16 W9308 T4b1. How many fewer hours? ____________________________________________________________ 9998. Don't Know; DK 9999. Not Ascertained; NA 0000. Inap; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297; 1 in W9306; 5, 9 in W9307 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9308 1561 219 1460 0 9999 W9309 T4c. ...look for a lower paid, but more pleasant job? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No 8. Don't Know; DK 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297; 1 in W9306 W9309 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 61 5 271 8 1 9 35 ... T5. Since your family income would now be higher than before, would you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] ... W9310 T5a. ...increase your spending now? W9312 T5b. ...increase your saving now so you could retire earlier? W9314 T5c. ...increase your regular saving? W9316 T5d. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9318 T5e. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in corresponding variable W9311, W9313, W9315, W9317, or W9319] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in corresponding variable W9311, W9313, W9315, W9317, or W9319] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in corresponding variable W9311, W9313, W9315, W9317, or W9319] 0. Inap; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297; 1 in W9306 [Inap in corresponding variable W9311, W9313, W9315, W9317, or W9319] W9310 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 228 5 130 9 10 W9312 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 251 5 99 8 3 9 15 W9314 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 297 5 53 8 2 9 16 W9316 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 270 5 84 8 1 9 13 W9318 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1193 1 215 5 137 8 1 9 15 ... T6. Thinking of the additional family income as 100 percent, about what proportion of that additional income would you use to... W9311 T6a. ...increase your spending now? W9313 T6b. ...increase your saving now so you could retire earlier? W9315 T6c. ...increase your regular saving? W9317 T6d. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9319 T6e. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 001-100. Proportion increase (%) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Not Ascertained; NA 000. Inap; 0, 5, 8-9 in corresponding variable W9310, W9312, W9314, W9316, or W9318; 2-3, 5, 9 in W9297; 1 in W9306 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9311 1561 14 98 0 999 W9313 1561 18 110 0 999 W9315 1561 21 126 0 999 W9317 1561 18 120 0 999 W9319 1561 18 125 0 999 ... T7. Suppose you won a sweepstakes that will pay you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] an amount equal to your current family income every year for as long as you [or your (husband/wife/partner)] live. We'd like to know what effect the sweepstakes money would have on your life. W9320 T8. Would you or your (husband/wife/partner) quit work entirely? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9321-W9325] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9321-W9325] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9321-W9325] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297 W9320 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 996 1 269 5 274 8 12 9 10 W9321 T8a. Who would do that? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent only 2. Husband/wife/partner only [Inap in W9322-W9323] 3. Both [Inap in W9322-W9343] 9. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320; 2-3 in W9321 W9321 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1292 1 47 2 65 3 156 9 1 W9322 T9. Would your (husband/wife/partner) work fewer hours? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9323-W9329] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9323-W9329] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9323-W9329] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320; 2-3 in W9321 W9322 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1513 1 22 5 22 8 3 9 1 W9323 T9a. How many fewer hours per week would (he/she) work? ____________________________________________________________ 1-89. Hours 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320; 2-3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9323 1561 0 5 0 99 W9324 T10. Would you work fewer hours? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9325-W9330] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9325-W9330] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9325-W9330] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322 W9324 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1496 1 36 5 26 8 1 9 2 W9325 T10a. How many fewer hours per week would you work? ____________________________________________________________ 1-89. Hours 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 5, 8-9 in W9320; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322; 5, 8-9 in W9324 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9325 1561 1 5 0 99 W9326 T11. Would you or your (husband/wife/partner) work fewer hours? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9327-W9331] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9327-W9331] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9327-W9331] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9324 W9326 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1265 1 204 5 72 8 10 9 10 W9327 T11a. Who would do that? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent only [Inap in W9329, W9330-W9331] 2. Husband/wife/partner only [Inap in W9328, W9330-W9331] 3. Both [Inap in W9330-W9331] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9328-W9331] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9324; 5, 8-9 in W9326 W9327 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1357 1 48 2 48 3 107 9 1 W9328 T11b/d. How many fewer hours per week would you work? ____________________________________________________________ 1-89. Hours 98. Don't DK; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9324; 5, 8-9 in W9326; 2, 9 in W9327 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9328 1561 3 10 0 99 W9329 T11c/e. How many fewer hours per week would (he/she) work? ____________________________________________________________ 1-89. Hours 98. Don't DK; DK 99. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 5,8-9 in W9322; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9324; 5, 8-9 in W9326; 1, 9 in W9327 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9329 1561 3 11 0 99 W9330 T12. Would your (husband/wife/partner) look for a lower paid, but more pleasant job? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [Inap in W9331-W9333] 5. No [Inap in W9331-W9333] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9331-W9333] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9331-W9333] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9324; 5, 8-9 in W9326; 1-3, 9 in W9327 W9330 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1513 1 14 5 32 8 1 9 1 W9331 T13. Would you look for a lower paid, but more pleasant job? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes [Inap in W9332-W9333] 5. No [Inap in W9332-W9333] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9332-W9333] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9332-W9333] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 5, 8-9 in W9326; 1-3, 9 in W9327; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9330 W9331 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1496 1 13 5 48 9 4 W9332 T14. Would you or your (husband/wife/partner) look for a lower paid, but more pleasant job? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in W9333] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in W9333] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in W9333] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9330; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9331; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9332 W9332 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1265 1 70 5 199 8 7 9 20 W9333 T14a. Who would do that? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Respondent only 2. Husband/wife/partner only 3. Both 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9330; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9331; 1, 5, 8-9 in W9332; 5, 8-9 in W9334 W9333 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1491 1 26 2 16 3 25 9 3 ... T15. Since your family income would now be higher than before, would you [and your (husband/wife/partner)] ... W9334 T15a. ...increase your spending now? W9336 T15b. ...increase your saving now so you could retire earlier? W9338 T15c. ...increase your regular saving? W9340 T15d. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9342 T15e. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 1. Yes 5. No [Inap in corresponding variable W9335, W9337, W9339, W9341, or W9343] 8. Don't Know; DK [Inap in corresponding variable W9335, W9337, W9339, W9341, or W9343] 9. Not Ascertained; NA [Inap in corresponding variable W9335, W9337, W9339, W9341, or W9343] 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321 [Inap in corresponding variable W9335, W9337, W9339, W9341, or W9343] W9334 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1152 1 265 5 132 9 12 W9336 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1152 1 335 5 61 9 13 W9338 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1152 1 333 5 61 8 1 9 14 W9340 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1152 1 308 5 87 8 2 9 12 W9342 Code Frequency --------------------- 0 1152 1 241 5 155 8 1 9 12 ... T16. Thinking of the additional family income as 100 percent, about what proportion of that additional income would you use to... W9335 T16a. ...increase your spending now? W9337 T16b. ...increase your saving now so you could retire earlier? W9339 T16c. ...increase your regular saving? W9341 T16d. ...give some of the money to relatives? W9343 T16e. ...give some of the money to others? ____________________________________________________________ 001-100. Proportion increase (%) 998. Don't Know; DK 999. Not Ascertained; NA 0. Inap; 1-2, 4-5, 9 in W9297; 3 in W9321; 0, 5, 8-9 in corresponding variable W9334, W9336, W9338, W9340, or W9342 Variable N Mean Std Dev Minimum Maximum ------------------------------------------------------------ W9335 1561 14 98 0 999 W9337 1561 18 101 0 999 W9339 1561 20 120 0 999 W9341 1561 20 125 0 999 W9343 1561 16 118 0 999 [Return to Beginning] [Table of Contents] [Previous Section] [Next Section]