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Variable Label: INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT-R is able to read


FN1

INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT:

1 R IS ABLE TO READ

2 ALL OTHERS

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1R IS ABLE TO READ345074.21%17.24%
2ALL OTHERS119925.79%05.99%
.Missing15364-76.77%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT-(SC3,SC3a)


FN4

INTERVIEWER CHECKPOINT: (SC3 OR SC3a)

1 MARRIED OR COHABITATING

2 ALL OTHERS

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1MARRIED OR COHABITATING306865.99%15.33%
2ALL OTHERS158134.01%07.90%
.Missing15364-76.77%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: Would have any money left over after paying debt


FN12

link to respondent booklet (RB, PG 55: Still using the categories on page 55)

Suppose you [(and your spouse or partner)] cashed in all your checking and savings accounts, stocks and bonds, real estate, sold your home, your vehicles, and all of your valuable possessions. Then suppose you put that money toward paying off all your mortgage and all your other loans, debts, and credit cards. Would you have any money left over after paying your debts or would you still owe money? (Your best estimate is fine.)

1 WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER

2 WOULD STILL OWE MONEY

3 DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER416866.83%20.83%
2WOULD STILL OWE MONEY140322.49%07.01%
3DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS66610.68%03.33%
-9REFUSED233-01.16%
-8DONT KNOW170-00.85%
.Missing13373-66.82%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: After total liquidation, would have $ left over after paying debts


FN12

Suppose you [(and your spouse or partner)] sell everything you own (cars, houses, land, etc.) and you use the money to pay all your debts (credit cards, mortgage, etc.), would you still have any money left over after paying your debts? (Your best estimate is fine.)

1 WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER

2 WOULD STILL OWE MONEY

3 DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS

4 DONT OWE/OWN ANYTHING

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER236553.24%11.82%
2WOULD STILL OWE MONEY60313.57%03.01%
3DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS41309.30%02.06%
4DONT OWE/OWN ANYTHING106123.89%05.30%
-9REFUSED91-00.45%
-8DONT KNOW110-00.55%
.Missing15370-76.80%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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† For the individual studies, this variable exists in different sections from CPES.

Variable Label: # people support your household


FN13a

How many people in your household including yourself, give money to support your household? We don't need their names, just the number.

ENTER NUMBER

  • Valid N: 10594
  • Refused: 19
  • Don't Know: 46
  • Missing (Other): 0
  • Missing (System): 9354
MeanStd DevMedianMinMax
01.6300.7902.0000.00007.000
  • Valid Range: 0 - 7
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: Send money to relatives in country of origin


FN13b

Do you send money to relatives in your country of origin?

1 YES

5 NO

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1YES142143.78%07.10%
5NO182556.22%09.12%
-9REFUSED14-00.07%
-8DONT KNOW3-00.01%
.Missing16750-83.70%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: How much money send to country of origin per month/year


FN13c

How much money do you send home (per month) (per year)?

ENTER DOLLARS

  • Valid N: 1290
  • Refused: 41
  • Don't Know: 90
  • Missing (Other): 0
  • Missing (System): 18592
MeanStd DevMedianMinMax
962.221909.19400.0000.00030000.000
  • Valid Range: 0 - 30000
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: Unit of time send money to country of origin


FN13c

ENTER UNIT OF TIME:

1 MONTHS

2 YEARS

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1MONTHS48937.97%02.44%
2YEARS79962.03%03.99%
-8DONT KNOW2-00.01%
.Missing18723-93.55%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: Total liquid in country of origin, still have $ left over after debts


FN13d

Suppose you (and your spouse or partner) sell everything you own (cars, houses, land, etc.) in your country of origin and you use the money to pay all your debts (credit cards, mortgage, etc.) Would you still have any money left over after paying your debts? (Your best estimate is fine.)

1 WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER

2 WOULD STILL OWE MONEY

3 DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS

4 DONT OWE/OWN ANYTHING

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1WOULD HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER69622.33%03.48%
2WOULD STILL OWE MONEY14204.56%00.71%
3DEBTS WOULD JUST ABOUT EQUAL ASSESTS14004.49%00.70%
4DONT OWE/OWN ANYTHING213968.62%10.69%
-9REFUSED56-00.28%
-8DONT KNOW90-00.45%
.Missing16750-83.70%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: How much money left over after paying debts


FN13e
link to respondent booklet (RB, PG 45)

How much? (Your best estimate is fine.)

IF VOL 'BREAK EVEN,' CODE B.

LETTER FROM TABLE (MONEY LEFT OVER OR OWED)

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1LESS THAN $0 (LOSS)500.79%00.02%
2$0 (NONE)3505.50%00.17%
3$1 - $9993605.66%00.18%
4$1,000 - $1,9994306.76%00.21%
5$2,000 - $2,9992804.40%00.14%
6$3,000 - $3,9991902.99%00.09%
7$4,000 - $4,9991702.67%00.08%
8$5,000 - $5,9992704.25%00.13%
9$6,000 - $6,999500.79%00.02%
10$7,000 - $7,9991302.04%00.06%
11$8,000 - $8,9991201.89%00.06%
12$9,000 - $9,999500.79%00.02%
13$10,000 - $10,9995408.49%00.27%
14$11,000 - $11,999500.79%00.02%
15$12,000 - $12,999500.79%00.02%
16$13,000 - $13,999400.63%00.02%
17$14,000 - $14,999400.63%00.02%
18$15,000 - $15,9991802.83%00.09%
19$16,000 - $16,999600.94%00.03%
20$17,000 - $17,999100.16%00.00%
21$18,000 - $18,999200.31%00.01%
22$19,000 - $19,999500.79%00.02%
23$20,000 - $24,9994206.60%00.21%
24$25,000 - $29,9991702.67%00.08%
25$30,000 - $34,9992203.46%00.11%
26$35,000 - $39,999701.10%00.03%
27$40,000 - $44,9992403.77%00.12%
28$45,000 - $49,9991602.52%00.08%
29$50,000 - $74,9994106.45%00.20%
30$75,000 - $99,9991702.67%00.08%
31$100,000 - $149,9994006.29%00.20%
32$150,000 - $199,9996109.59%00.30%
-9REFUSED33-00.16%
-8DONT KNOW168-00.84%
.Missing19176-95.82%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: You have more/just enough/not enough money to meet needs


FN14

In general, would you say (you have/your family living here has) more money than you need, just enough for your needs, or not enough to meet your needs?

1 MORE THAN NEED

2 JUST ENOUGH

3 NOT ENOUGH

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1MORE THAN NEED172115.52%08.60%
2JUST ENOUGH602654.36%30.11%
3NOT ENOUGH333930.12%16.68%
-9REFUSED137-00.68%
-8DONT KNOW59-00.29%
.Missing8731-43.63%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: Amt of difficulty paying monthly bills


FN14a

How difficult is it for you to pay your monthly bills - very difficult, somewhat, not very, or not at all difficult?

1 VERY DIFFICULT

2 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT

3 NOT VERY DIFFICULT

4 NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1VERY DIFFICULT103310.99%05.16%
2SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT293731.24%14.68%
3NOT VERY DIFFICULT281429.94%14.06%
4NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT261627.83%13.07%
-9REFUSED108-00.54%
-8DONT KNOW53-00.26%
.Missing10452-52.23%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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† For the individual studies, this variable exists in different sections from CPES.

Variable Label: Amt of difficulty paying monthly bills


H40.

link to respondent booklet (RB, PG 45)

How difficult is it for [(you/your family)] to meet the monthly payments on your [(family's)] bills? Would you say extremely difficult, very difficult, somewhat difficult, slightly difficult or not difficult at all?

1 EXTREMELY DIFFICULT

2 VERY DIFFICULT

3 SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT

4 NOT VERY DIFFICULT

5 NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1EXTREMELY DIFFICULT29704.96%01.48%
2VERY DIFFICULT42407.08%02.12%
3SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT122620.46%06.13%
4NOT VERY DIFFICULT163627.31%08.17%
5NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT240840.19%12.03%
-9REFUSED15-00.07%
-8DONT KNOW13-00.06%
.Missing13994-69.92%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: In past yr-hungry, but didn't eat because couldn't afford food


FN15

In the past 12 months, were you ever hungry, but didn't eat because you could not afford enough food?

1 YES

5 NO

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1YES25604.80%01.28%
5NO507495.20%25.35%
-9REFUSED35-00.17%
-8DONT KNOW9-00.04%
.Missing14639-73.15%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: In past yr-ate less due to lack of money for food


FN16

In the past 12 months, did you ever eat less than you felt you should because there wasn't enough money to buy food?

1 YES

5 NO

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1YES25305.04%01.26%
5NO476894.96%23.82%
-9REFUSED32-00.16%
-8DONT KNOW9-00.04%
.Missing14951-74.71%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: In past yr-how often not enough money to buy food


FN18

How often in the past 12 months did you not have enough money to buy food - often, sometimes, or only rarely?

1 OFTEN

2 SOMETIMES

3 RARELY

4 (IF VOL) NEVER

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1OFTEN25205.40%01.26%
2SOMETIMES58612.56%02.93%
3RARELY110423.66%05.52%
4(IF VOL) NEVER272558.39%13.62%
-9REFUSED16-00.08%
-8DONT KNOW1-00.00%
.Missing15329-76.60%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: In past yr-couldn't afford to eat balanced meals


FN19

How often in the past 12 months could you not afford to eat balanced meals - often, sometimes, or only rarely?

1 OFTEN

2 SOMETIMES

3 RARELY

4 (IF VOL) NEVER

ValueLabelFrequencyValid
Percent		Total
Percent
1OFTEN25902.75%01.29%
2SOMETIMES61006.47%03.05%
3RARELY179119.00%08.95%
4(IF VOL) NEVER676771.78%33.81%
-9REFUSED49-00.24%
-8DONT KNOW16-00.08%
.Missing10521-52.57%

Disclaimer: Frequencies displayed above are not weighted.

  • Missing Data Codes: -9 (Refused), -8 (Don't know), . (Missing)
  • Total Cases: 20013

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Variable Label: In past yr-cut/skip meal cause not enough money to buy food


FN20

How many months in the past 12 months did you either cut the size of your meals or skip meals because there wasn't enough money to buy food?

  • Valid N: 9382
  • Refused: 59
  • Don't Know: 51
  • Missing (Other): 0
  • Missing (System): 10521
MeanStd DevMedianMinMax
00.5801.8300.0000.00012.000
  • Valid Range: 0 - 12
  • Total Cases: 20013

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