total spent in last month
Datafile
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Expenditure" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
household_ip6.constotal_a
Question label:
Total consumption one-shot approach
Question text:
About how much did you and [NAME OF PARTNER/SPOUSE[ spend on EVERYTHING in the LAST MONTH? Please exclude work expenses for which you are reimbursed, money put into savings and repayment of bank loans. Examples of what to include and exclude are shown on this card.
Question universe:
if CONSPER = 1 thru 16 (Respondent completing the household questionnaire is a responsible bill payer (or spouse/partner of))
and if ff_consexpw6 = 1 & GRIDVARIABLES.MODETYPE = 1 | 3 (If consumption experiment group A and mode is face-to-face or web)
Question interviewer instructions:
ADDRESS QUESTION TO NAME (CONSPER) ENTER AMOUNT IF REQUIRED REMIND RESPONDENTS THEY ONLY NEED TO GIVE A TOTAL AMOUNT, NOT A BREAKDOWN FOR EACH ITEM. PLEASE ASSIST RESPONDENTS IN ADDING THINGS UP IF THIS IS REQUESTED.
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 626 | 52.65% |
| refusal | -2 | 21 | 1.77% |
| don't know | -1 | 38 | 3.2% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 503 | 42.3% |
| Total | 1189 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1679.69 | 686 | 40.0 | 51661.0 | 2947.29 | 503 |



