https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/https://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/support/favicon.ico?15995719382017-06-20T14:33:02ZUnderstanding Society User SupportUnderstanding Society User Support - Support #795: Savings Variables in Wave A of Understanding Societyhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/795?journal_id=27432017-06-20T14:33:02ZVictoria Nolanvlnolan@essex.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>New</i> to <i>Feedback</i></li><li><strong>Assignee</strong> changed from <i>Victoria Nolan</i> to <i>Damian Finlayson</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>0</i> to <i>80</i></li><li><strong>Private</strong> changed from <i>Yes</i> to <i>No</i></li></ul><p>Dear Damian,</p>
<p>Understanding Society contains some useful information on savings behaviour, although the detail is not at the level of, say, income.</p>
<p>An individual level “Savings module” is asked at EVEN waves. This asks respondents whether they save an amount of their income, if yes then the monthly amount, whether they do this on a regular basis and then a final follow up question about saving motives (short or long-term motives). You can compare the variables to the equivalent ones in the BHPS you listed.</p>
<p>The rotating “Wealth, assets and debt module”, which is repeated every four years starting wave 4, contains a question on whether a respondent saves informally through a credit union, savings club, with friends or family, money in a jar, asking a friend or relative to look after money or buying gold or jewellery.</p>
<p>(matdepf is asked at even waves + wave one)</p>
<p>We hope this helps<br />Best wishes,</p>
<p>Victoria.</p> Understanding Society User Support - Support #795: Savings Variables in Wave A of Understanding Societyhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/795?journal_id=27622017-07-03T08:47:53ZVictoria Nolanvlnolan@essex.ac.uk
<ul><li><strong>Status</strong> changed from <i>Feedback</i> to <i>Closed</i></li><li><strong>% Done</strong> changed from <i>80</i> to <i>100</i></li></ul>