Routing for UAS137
intro
In this survey, we will ask you a few questions about your household. “Household” includes you and others living with you who contribute financially to your home. If you live alone, or do not consider anyone else to be a member of your household, please answer these questions as an individual. Some of these questions you may have answered before, or questions like them, but we appreciate your answering again now to make sure we have the most up to date information.
fi001 (how describe household income and expenses)
Over the past year, how would you describe your household’s income and expenses?
1 Generally spend much less than income
2 Generally spend a little less than income
3 Generally spend about equal to income
4 Generally spend a little more than income
5 Generally spend much more than income
fi002 (how well keeping up with bills)
Over the past year, which of the following statements best describes how well your household is keeping up with its bills? Please consider rent, mortgage, utility, phone, and credit card bills.
1 Pay all bills on time
2 Pay most bills on time
3 Pay some bills on time
4 Pay very few bills on time
fi003 (how long make ends meet)
How long could your household make ends meet if you lost your main source of income and had to live off savings that are readily available to cover basic monthly expenses (such as housing, food, taxes, healthcare, etc.)? Please consider money in your checking account, savings account, on prepaid cards, and in cash.
1 6 months or more
2 At least 3 months, but less than 6 months
3 At least 1 month, but less than 3 months
4 At least 1 week, but less than 1 month
5 Less than 1 week
fi004 (how confident taking steps enough money saved)
How confident are you that your household is taking the steps needed to ensure that you will have enough money saved for your long-term financial goals (such as buying a home, launching a business, starting a family, helping pay for education, planning for retirement, etc.)? Please consider money saved in retirement funds, stocks and bonds, other long-term savings accounts, and money not kept in a bank.
1 Very confident
2 Moderately confident
3 Slightly confident
4 Not at all confident
fi005 (current level of debt)
As of today, how would you describe your household’s current level of debt? Please consider money owed on bank loans, student loans, medical debt, past-due utilities, money owed to friends and family, and any credit card balances carried over from the previous month.
1 Do not have any debt
2 Have a manageable amount of debt
3 Have a bit too much debt
4 Have far too much debt
fi006 (how rate credit score)
How would you rate your credit score?
1 Excellent
2 Good
3 Fair
4 Poor
5 Very Poor
6 I don't know
fi007 (how confident life insurance policies provide enough support)
How confident are you that your household’s insurance policies will provide you with enough support in case of an emergency? Please consider the amount of coverage you have for your health insurance, vehicle insurance, home/rental insurance, life insurance and disability insurance.
1 Very confident
2 Moderately confident
3 Slightly confident
4 Not at all confident
5 I don't have any insurance
fi008 (to what extent household plan covers upcoming expenses)
To what extent does your household plan ahead to cover upcoming expenses? For example, planning for a large upcoming bill, saving for a future medical expense, or setting aside money for a rainy day.
1 Always plan ahead
2 Occasionally plan ahead
3 Rarely plan ahead
4 Never plan ahead
5 Don't need to plan ahead because there is always enough money to cover expenses
CS_001 (HOW PLEASANT INTERVIEW)
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.)
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