This survey has several unrelated sections. Some of these sections may apply to you and some may not. The survey asks about tax credits, your experiences this year, use of tobacco and other products, and family background. Here is the first set of questions.
The next questions ask about how you think things are going with your own, and the country’s, financial situation.
if fi001 = empty then
fi001 := preload_fi001
End of if
Fill code of question 'FLUAS199Text' executed
fi001 (current financial situation)
We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Please use the slider below to indicate how you feel about your current financial situation.[ Note: the starting point on the slider is what you indicated the last time we asked you this question on ^FLTimeReferenceUAS335. ]
I feel that my current financial situation is:
fi002 := fi001
fi002_original := fi001
fi002_nc := empty
Group of questions presented on the same screen
fi002 (future financial situation)
Now we would like to know what you think your financial situation will be a year from now. If you think things won't change, you can leave the dot in the same position and click the box below.
I think that my financial situation a year from now will be:
fi002_nc (no change future financial situation)
1 Click here if you think things won't change
fi_warning
Please select a value or check the box.
End of group of questions
if fi002 = fi002_original and fi002_nc = empty then
fi_error
You did not change the dot's position on the slider. Please go back and either check the "Click here if you think things won't change" box, if you think your financial situation will not change, or move the dot's position on the slider, if you think your financial situation will change.
End of if
if fi003 = empty then
fi003 := preload_fi003
End of if
if fi004 = empty then
fi004 := preload_fi004
End of if
Group of questions presented on the same screen
fi003_intro
To answer the following questions, please think about business conditions in the U.S and business conditions in your county of residence.
Please use the slider below to rate current business conditions in the US.[ Note: the starting point on the slider is what you indicated the last time we asked you this question on ^FLTimeReferenceUAS335. ]
fi003 (current business conditions in the US)
I think that current business conditions in the US are:
fi004_intro
Please use the slider below to rate current business conditions in your county of residence.[ Note: the starting point on the slider is what you indicated the last time we asked you this question on ^FLTimeReferenceUAS335. ]
fi004 (current business conditions in respondent county)
I think that current business conditions in my county are:
End of group of questions
fi005 := fi003
fi005_original := fi003
fi005_nc := empty
fi006 := fi004
fi006_original := fi004
fi006_nc := empty
Group of questions presented on the same screen
fi005 (future business conditions in the US)
Now use the slider below to indicate what you think business conditions in the US will be a year from now. If you think things won't change, you can leave the dot in the same position and click the box below.
I think that business conditions in the US a year from now will be:
fi005_nc (no change future U.S. conditions)
1 Click here if you think things won't change
fi006 (future business conditions in respondent county)
Now use the slider below to indicate what you think business conditions in your county of residence will be a year from now. If you think things won’t change, you can leave the dot in the same position and click the box below.
fi006_nc (no change future county conditions)
1 Click here if you think things won't change
fi2_warning
Please select a value or check the box for both questions.
End of group of questions
if fi005 = fi005_original and fi005_nc = empty then
fi_error2
You did not change the dot's position on the slider for the current business conditions in the US. Please go back and either check the "Click here if you think things won't change" box, if you think current business conditions in the US will not change, or move the dot's position on the slider, if you think current business conditions in the US will change.
elseif fi006 = fi006_original and fi006_nc = empty then
fi_error3
You did not change the dot's position on the slider for the business conditions in your county of residence. Please go back and either check the "Click here if you think things won't change" box, if you think business conditions in your county of residence will not change, or move the dot's position on the slider, if you think business conditions in your county of residence will change.
End of if
credit_start_time := date("Y-m-d H:i:s")
ctc001 (filed income taxes)
Have you filed your income taxes this year, or had them filed for you by a tax preparer?
In a previous survey (on [[]]) you told us the following about your household:
Number of people (adults and children), including yourself, living in your household: [preloaded how many people, including R, in household[]]
Number of adults (age 18 and older), including yourself, living in your household: [preloaded how many 18 and older, including R, in household[]]
Parent or guardian of any children under age 18: [ preloaded parent or guardian of any children under age 18[]]
Is that still correct?
1 (YES) Yes 2 (NO) No
End of if
End of if
if table = response and preload_confirm = 1 then
HH1 := preload_hh1
Else
hh1 (how many people, including R, in household)
How many people, including yourself, live in your household?
RANGE 1..8
End of if
if HH1 > 1 then
if table = response and preload_confirm = 1 then
HH3 := preload_hh3
Else
hh3 (how many 18 and older, including R, in household)
How many, including yourself, are adults, age 18 and older?
RANGE 1..8
End of if
Else
HH3 := 1
End of if
if table = response and preload_confirm = 1 then
kids1 := preload_kids1
Else
kids1 (parent or guardian of any children under age 18)
Are you the parent or guardian of any children under age 18?
1 (YES) Yes 2 (NO) No
End of if
if (hh1 - hh3) > 0 OR kids1 = 1 then
ctc002 (received CTC payment)
Around the 15th of July, the federal government began sending a new payment of $300 a month for children under 6 and $250 a month for school age children for eligible families, through a program called the Child Tax Credit (also known as the CTC or CHILDCTC).
Have you or anyone in your household received this new payment? Please choose all that apply.
1 Yes I have received the payment 2 Yes, someone else in my household received the payment 3 No one in my household received the payment 4 Don't know if anyone in my household received the payment
if 1 in ctc002 then
Group of questions presented on the same screen
ctc003 (how much received CTC)
How much did you receive from this program in the most recent month?
1 $250 2 $300 3 $500 4 $550 5 $600 6 $750 7 $800 8 $850 9 $900 or more 10 Other amount (please specify): 11 Don't know
ctc003_other (other how much received CTC)
STRING
End of group of questions
elseif 2 in ctc002 OR ctc002 = 3 then
if kids1 = response and kids1 = 2 then
ctc004 := 6
Else
Group of questions presented on the same screen
ctc004 (why not received payment CTC)
Why have you not received a payment through this program? Please choose all that apply.
1 My children might be eligible, but I did not know about the program 2 My children might be eligible, but I did not know how to access the program 3 I tried to access the program for my children but was not successful 4 I am eligible for the payment for my children but prefer not to receive this benefit 5 My children’s other parent/guardian received the payment 6 I am not the parent or guardian of any children in my household 7 Other (please specify): 8 Don't know
elseif father_born in [45,98,129,213] OR mother_born in [45,98,129,213] then
chinese_ancestry := 1
elseif grandfather_f_born in [45,98,129,213] OR grandmother_f_born in [45,98,129,213] then
chinese_ancestry := 1
elseif grandfather_m_born in [45,98,129,213] OR grandmother_m_born in [45,98,129,213] then
chinese_ancestry := 1
End of if
ancestry_start_time := date("Y-m-d H:i:s")
if chinese_ancestry = 1 then
an_intro
Thank you, one final question, about your family background.
Group of questions presented on the same screen
an001 (chinese ancestry)
What do you consider your own family ancestry or ethnic origin to be, whether you were born in the United States, or not?
1 Chinese 2 Taiwanese 3 Fuzhounese or Fujianese 4 Taishanese or Cantonese 5 Hong Konger or Hongkongese 6 Macanese (from Macau) 7 Japanese 8 Korean 9 Filipino 10 Vietnamese 11 Other Southeast Asian (Thai, Cambodian, Laotian, Bruneian, Burmese, Timorese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Singaporean) 12 Indian 13 Other South Asian (Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Afghan, Nepalese, Sri Lankan, Dhivehin/Maldivian) 14 Other (please specify): 15 Not sure
Could you tell us how interesting or uninteresting you found the questions in this interview?
1 Very interesting 2 Interesting 3 Neither interesting nor uninteresting 4 Uninteresting 5 Very uninteresting
CS_003 (comments)
Do you have any other comments on the interview? Please type these in the box below. (If you have no comments, please click next to complete this survey.)