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Innovation Panel Variable

consentq1

HMRC consent, standard, early

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Variable note:

This variable is part of the "HMRC data linkage consent" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.

Question asked in the latest wave:

hmrcconsentearly_ip11.consentq1

Question label:

HMRC consent, standard, early

Question text:

We would like to add records held by HM Revenue and Customs, or HMRC, containing information on your employment and self-employment history, your income, National Insurance contributions and tax credits. All information will be used for research purposes only by academic or policy researchers under restricted access arrangements which make sure that the information is used responsibly and safely. Please read this leaflet explaining how we would like to attach your HMRC records to the answers you have given in this study and let me know if you have any questions. Do you give permission for us to pass your name, address, sex and date of birth to HMRC for this purpose?

Question universe:

if (GRIDVARIABLES.modetype = 1) & (EXPERIMENTALVARIABLES.CONDIFFCAPI = 1 & EXPERIMENTALVARIABLES.CONLOCSTAND = 1) (If Mode is face-to-face AND consent difficulty condition for face-to-face is standard AND consent location for standard consent is early.)

Question interviewer instructions:

PLEASE HAND LEAFLET INFORMATION ON ADDING ECONOMIC RECORDS TO RESPONDENT AND ALLOW RESPONDENT TIME TO READ IT AND ASK QUESTIONS. IF YOU USE THE FLOWCHART SHOWCARD – PLEASE USE VERSION A

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-8245982.24%
proxy-7943.14%
refusal-290.3%
don't know-120.07%
Respondent has read leaflet and is happy to give consent132010.7%
Respondent does not want to give consent21063.55%
Total2990100.0%

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