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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| CS2 | Do you know your credit score? | know credit score |
| CS3_a | How would you rate your current credit score? | how rate credit score |
| CS3_b | If you had to guess, how would you rate your current credit score? | guess how rate credit score |
| CS4_a | Which of the following brackets does your current credit score fall into? | current credit score |
| CS4_b | Most likely, which of the following brackets does your current credit score fall into? | guess current credit score |
| month | Indicates the monthly survey number. Appears here as a test question only. | month number |
| q001 | After meeting regular bills and paying expenses, did your household save any money in the last calendar month? | save any money |
| q001_a_a | Cash | Cash saved |
| q001_a_b | Checking/savings account | Checking/savings account saved |
| q001_a_c | Stocks, mutual funds, investment trusts | Stocks, mutual funds, investment trusts saved |
| q001_a_d | CD, government savings bonds, T-bills | CD, government savings bonds, T-bills saved |
| q001_a_e | Bonds, bond funds | Bonds, bond funds saved |
| q001_a_f | Retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), IRA) | Retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), IRA) saved |
| q001_a_g | Other | Other saved |
| q002 | In the last calendar month did your household tap into any existing savings to meet regular bills and pay expenses? | tap into savings |
| q002_a_a | Cash | Cash spent |
| q002_a_b | Checking/savings account | Checking/savings account spent |
| q002_a_c | Stocks, mutual funds, investment trusts | Stocks, mutual funds, investment trusts spent |
| q002_a_d | CD, government savings bonds, T-bills | CD, government savings bonds, T-bills spent |
| q002_a_e | Bonds, bond funds | Bonds, bond funds spent |
| q002_a_f | Retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), IRA) | Retirement plan (e.g., 401(k), 403(b), IRA) spent |
| q002_a_g | Other | Other spent |
| q003 | During the last month, did you carry an unpaid balance on any credit card from one month to the next (that is, you did not pay the balance in full at the monthly due date)? | carried balance |
| q003_a | Last month, on which of your credit cards did you carry an unpaid balance? | ^creditcards[1] |
| q003_b | ^creditcards[cnt] | amount owned |
| q003_c | Considering all your credit cards combined, how would you compare your unpaid balance last month to your unpaid balance 2 months ago? Last month’s unpaid balance was... | balance lower higher |
| q004 | How helpful do you think receiving your monthly updated credit score information is?
| MONTHLY CREDIT SCORE HELPFUL |