TECHNICAL |
CASEID |
Case ID (numeric) |
WGT |
Sample weight |
YEAR |
Survey Year |
Y1 |
Case ID with implicate number |
YY1 |
Case ID |
X1 |
Case ID with implicate number |
XX1 |
Case ID |
CPI_DEFL |
Deflator Value |
DEMOGRAPHICS |
AGE |
Age of head of household |
AGECL |
Age group of the head of household |
HHSEX |
Gender of household head |
EDCL |
Education category of head of household |
EDUC |
Highest completed grade by head of household |
FAMSTRUCT |
Family structure of household |
HOUSECL |
Home-ownership category of household |
KIDS |
Total number of children in household |
MARRIED |
Marital status of head of household |
NOCHK |
Household has no checking account |
OCCAT1 |
Occupation categories for head of household |
OCCAT2 |
Occupation classification for head of household |
RACE |
Race/ethnicity of respondent |
RACECL |
Class of race of respondent |
RACECL4 |
Alternate class of race of respondent |
LIFECL |
Life cycle of head of household |
LF |
Labor force participation of head of household |
INDCAT |
Industry classifications for head |
EXPENSHILO |
Households overall expenses over last 12 months |
TURNDOWN |
Household has been turned down for credit in the past 5 years |
FEARDENIAL |
Household feared being denied credit in the past 5 years |
TURNFEAR |
Household has been turned down for credit or feared being denied credit in the past 5 years |
BNKRUPLAST5 |
Household has declared bankruptcy in the past 5 years |
FORECLLAST5 |
Respondent had a foreclosure in the last five years |
NOCCBAL |
Household does not carry a balance on credit cards |
ASSETS |
ASSET |
Total value of assets held by household, 2016 dollars |
ASSETCAT |
Asset percentile groups |
FIN |
Total value of financial assets held by household, 2016 dollars |
HLIQ |
Household has any checking, savings, money market or call accounts |
LIQ |
Total value of all types of transactions accounts, 2016 dollars |
MMA |
Total value of money market deposit and money market mutual fund accounts, 2016 dollars |
CHECKING |
Total value of checking accounts held by household, 2016 dollars |
SAVING |
Total value of savings accounts held by household, 2016 dollars |
CALL |
Total value of call accounts held by household, 2016 dollars |
CDS |
Total value of certificates of deposit held by household, 2016 dollars |
PREPAID |
Amount in prepaid card accounts, 2016 dollars |
NMMF |
Total value of directly held pooled investment funds held by household, 2016 dollars |
SAVBND |
Total value of savings bonds held by household, 2016 dollars |
STOCKS |
Total value of directly held stocks held by household, 2016 dollars |
BOND |
Total value of directly held bonds held by household, 2016 dollars |
CASHLI |
Total cash value of whole life insurance held by household, 2016 dollars |
OTHMA |
Total value of other managed assets held by household, 2016 dollars |
RETQLIQ |
Total value of quasi-liquid held by household, 2016 dollars |
RETEQ |
Total value of equity in quasi-liquid retirement assets, 2016 dollars |
ANYPEN |
Pension exists for either head of household or spouse |
OTHFIN |
Total value of other financial assets, 2016 dollars |
NFIN |
Total value of nonfinancial assets held by household, 2016 dollars |
VEHIC |
Total value of all vehicles held by household, 2016 dollars |
HOUSES |
Total value of primary residence of household, 2016 dollars |
ORESRE |
Total value of other residential real estate held by household, 2016 dollars |
NNRESRE |
Total value of net equity in nonresidential real estate held by household, 2016 dollars |
HBUS |
Have active or nonactively managed business(es) |
BUS |
Total value of business(es) in which the household has either an active or nonactive interest, 2016 dollars |
ACTBUS |
Total value of actively managed business(es), 2016 dollars |
NONACTBUS |
Value of non-actively managed business(es), 2016 dollars |
OTHNFIN |
Total value of other nonfinancial assets held by household, 2016 dollars |
DEQ |
Total value of equity in directly held stocks, stock mutual funds, and combination mutual funds held by household, 2016 dollars |
EQUITY |
Total value of financial assets held by household that are invested in stock, 2016 dollars |
HOMEEQ |
Total value of equity in primary residence of household, 2016 dollars |
BUSVEH |
Household has vehicle(s) owned by business |
NBUSVEH |
Total number of business vehicles held by household |
VLEASE |
Total value of leased vehicles held by household, 2016 dollars |
PENACCTWD |
Withdrawals from IRAs and tax-deferred pension accounts, 2016 dollars |
MMDA |
money maket deposit accounts, 2016 dollars |
MMMF |
money market mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
STMUTF |
amount in stock mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
TFBMUTF |
amount in tax-free bond mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
GBMUTF |
amount in government bond mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
OBMUTF |
amount in other bond mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
COMUTF |
amount in combination and other mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
OMUTF |
amount in other mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
HSTOCKS |
have stocks? |
NSTOCKS |
number different companies in which hold stock |
WILSH |
Wilshire index of stock prices |
NOTXBND |
tax-exempt bonds (state and local bonds), 2016 dollars |
MORTBND |
mortgage-backed bonds, 2016 dollars |
GOVTBND |
US government and government agency bonds and bills, 2016 dollars |
OBND |
corporate and foreign bonds, 2016 dollars |
FUTPEN |
future pensions (accumulated in an account for the R/S), 2016 dollars |
CURRPEN |
current value in pension, 2016 dollars |
THRIFT |
Total value of account-type pension plans from R and spouse's current job, 2016 dollars |
IRAKH |
Total value of IRA/Keogh accounts, 2016 dollars |
DBPLANCJ |
Either head or spouse/partner has a defined benefit pension on a current job |
DBPLANT |
Either head or spouse/partner has DB plan on current job or some type of pension from a past job to be received in the future |
DCPLANCJ |
Either head or spouse/partner has any type of account-based plan on a current job |
BPLANCJ |
Either head or spouse/partner has both types of pension plan on a current job |
ANNUIT |
Amount R would receive if they cashed in annuities, 2016 dollars |
TRUSTS |
Amount R would receive if they cashed in trusts, 2016 dollars |
EQUITINC |
ratio of equity to normal income |
HBROK |
have a brokerage account |
HTRAD |
traded in the past year |
NTRAD |
number of trades per year |
OWN |
have an owned vehicle |
NOWN |
number of owned vehicles |
LEASE |
have leased vehicle |
NLEASE |
number of leased vehicles |
NVEHIC |
total number of vehicles (owned and leased) |
NEWCAR1 |
number of car/truck/SUV with model year no older than two years before the survey |
NEWCAR2 |
number of car/truck/SUV with model year no older than one year before the survey |
FARMBUS |
compute value of business part of farm net of outstanding mortgages, 2016 dollars |
NHNFIN |
total nonfinancial assets excluding principal residences, 2016 dollars |
DEBTS |
HDEBT |
Household has any debt |
DEBT |
Total value of debt held by household, 2016 dollars |
LATE |
Household had any late debt payments in last year |
LATE60 |
Household had any debt payments more than 60 days past due in last year |
HPAYDAY |
Household had a payday loan within the past year |
MRTHEL |
Total value of debt seucred by the primary residence held by household, 2016 dollars |
NH_MORT |
Total value of mortgages and home equity loans secured by the primary residence held by household, 2016 dollars |
HMORT2 |
Have junior lien mortgage not used for purchase of primary residence |
HPRIM_MORT |
Have first lien mortgage on primary residence |
HSEC_MORT |
Have junior lien mortgage on primary residence |
PURCH1 |
First lien on primary residence used for purchase of primary residence |
PURCH2 |
Junior lien on primary residence used for purchase of primary residence |
REFIN_EVER |
Refinanced first lien mortgage on primary residence |
HELOC |
Total value of home equity lines of credit secured by the primary residence held by the household, 2016 dollars |
HELOC_YN |
Currently borrowing on home equity line of credit |
RESDBT |
Total value of debt for other residential property held by households, 2016 dollars |
OTHLOC |
Total value of other lines of credit held by household, 2016 dollars |
CCBAL |
Total value of credit card balances held by household, 2016 dollars |
INSTALL |
Total value of installment loans held by household, 2016 dollars |
EDN_INST |
Total value of education loans held by household, 2016 dollars |
VEH_INST |
Total value of vehicle loans held by household, 2016 dollars |
OTH_INST |
Total value of other installment loans held by household, 2016 dollars |
ODEBT |
Total value of other debts held by household, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN1 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is a commercial bank, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN2 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is saving and loan, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN3 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is credit union, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN4 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is finance, loan or leasing company, or inc debt consolidator, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN5 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is a brokerage and/or life insurancer, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN6 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is a real estate company, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN7 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is an individual, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN8 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is an other nonfinancial, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN9 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is government, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN10 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is a store and/or a credit card, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN11 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is a pension, 2016 dollars |
LLOAN12 |
Total balance of household loans where the lender is other, unclassifiable, or foreign, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN1 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: home purchase, cottage, vacation property, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN2 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: home improvement, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN3 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: vehicles, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN4 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: goods and services, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN5 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: investments and mortgage loans for other real estate, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN6 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: education and professional expenses, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN7 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: other unclassifiable loans, 2016 dollars |
PLOAN8 |
Total value of aggregate loan balance by loan purpose: not used in public data, 2016 dollars |
MORT1 |
Amount owed on mortgage 1, 2016 dollars |
MORT2 |
Amount owed on mortgage 2, 2016 dollars |
MORT3 |
Amount owed on mortgage 3, 2016 dollars |
RATIOS |
PIRMORT |
ratio of monthly mortgage payments to monthly income |
PIRCONS |
ratio of monthly non-mortgage non-revolving consumer debt payments to monthly income |
PIRREV |
ratio of monthly revolving debt payments to monthly income |
PIRTOTAL |
Ratio of monthly debt payments to monthly income |
PIR40 |
Household has a PIR higher than 40% |
DEBT2INC |
Ratio of total debt to total income |
LEVRATIO |
Ratio of total debt to total assets |
DEBT PAYMENTS |
PAYMORT1 |
payments on first mortgage, 2016 dollars |
PAYMORT2 |
payments on second mortgage, 2016 dollars |
PAYMORT3 |
payments on third mortgage, 2016 dollars |
PAYMORTO |
payments on other loans, 2016 dollars |
PAYLOC1 |
payments on first line of credit, 2016 dollars |
PAYLOC2 |
payments on second line of credit, 2016 dollars |
PAYLOC3 |
payments on third line of credit, 2016 dollars |
PAYLOCO |
payments on other lines of credit, 2016 dollars |
PAYHI1 |
payments on first home improvement loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYHI2 |
payments on second home improvement loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYLC1 |
payments on first land contract, 2016 dollars |
PAYLC2 |
payments on second land contract, 2016 dollars |
PAYLCO |
payments on other land contracts, 2016 dollars |
PAYORE1 |
payments on first other resdential property, 2016 dollars |
PAYORE2 |
payments on second other resdential property, 2016 dollars |
PAYORE3 |
payments on third other resdential property, 2016 dollars |
PAYOREV |
payments on remaining other resdential properties, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEH1 |
payments on first vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEH2 |
payments on second vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEH3 |
payments on third vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEH4 |
payments on fourth vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEHM |
payments on remaining vehicles, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEO1 |
payment on first other vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEO2 |
payment on second other vehicle, 2016 dollars |
PAYVEOM |
payment on remaining other vehicles, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU1 |
payments on first education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU2 |
payments on second education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU3 |
payments on third education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU4 |
payments on fourth education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU5 |
payments on fifth education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU6 |
payments on sixth education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYEDU7 |
payments on seventh education loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN1 |
payments on first installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN2 |
payments on second installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN3 |
payments on third installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN4 |
payments on fourth installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN5 |
payments on fifth installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN6 |
payments on sixth installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYILN7 |
payments on seventh installment loan, 2016 dollars |
PAYMARG |
payments on margin loans, 2016 dollars |
PAYINS |
payments on loans against insurance policies, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN1 |
payments on loan against first pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN2 |
payments on loan against second pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN3 |
payments on loan against third pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN4 |
payments on loan against fourth pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN5 |
payments on loan against fifth pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
PAYPEN6 |
payments on loan against sixth pension plan not previously reported, 2016 dollars |
REVPAY |
total monthly revolving debt payments, 2016 dollars |
MORTPAY |
total monthly mortgage payments, 2016 dollars |
CONSPAY |
total monthly consumer debt payments, 2016 dollars |
TPAY |
Total value of monthly debt payments, 2016 dollars |
SHOPPING PATTERNS |
BSHOPGRDL |
Shopping for borrowing and credit: great deal of shopping |
BSHOPMODR |
Shopping for borrowing and credit: moderate shopping |
BSHOPNONE |
Shopping for borrowing and credit: almost no shopping |
ISHOPGRDL |
Shopping for saving and investments: great deal of shopping |
ISHOPMODR |
Shopping for saving and investments: moderate shopping |
ISHOPNONE |
Shopping for saving and investments: almost no shopping |
BCALL |
Information used for borrowing decisions: call around |
BDONT |
Information used for borrowing decisions: never borrow |
BFINPLAN |
Information used for borrowing decisions: lawyer, accountant, financial planner |
BFINPRO |
Information used for borrowing decisions: banker, broker, real estate broker, builder, dealer, insurance agent |
BFRIENDWORK |
Information used for borrowing decisions: friends, material from work/business contacts |
BINTERNET |
Information used for borrowing decisions: internet/online service |
BMAGZNEWS |
Information used for borrowing decisions: magazines, newspapers, books |
BMAILADTV |
Information used for borrowing decisions: material in mail, tv, radio, advertisements, telemarketer |
BSELF |
Information used for borrowing decisions: self, shop around, other personal research |
BOTHER |
Information used for borrowing decisions: other sources |
ICALL |
Information used for investing decisions: call around |
IDONT |
Information used for investing decisions: never borrow |
IFINPLAN |
Information used for investing decisions: lawyer, accountant, financial planner |
IFINPRO |
Information used for investing decisions: banker, broker, real estate broker, builder, dealer, insurance agent |
IFRIENDWORK |
Information used for investing decisions: friends, material from work/business contacts |
IINTERNET |
Information used for investing decisions: internet/online service |
IMAGZNEWS |
Information used for investing decisions: magazines, newspapers, books |
IMAILADTV |
Information used for investing decisions: material in mail, tv, radio, advertisements, telemarketer |
ISELF |
Information used for investing decisions: self, shop around, other personal research |
IOTHER |
Information used for investing decisions: other sources |
INTERNET |
Do business with financial institution via the Internet |
ATTITUDINAL |
KNOWL |
Respondent's knowledge of personal finances |
FINLIT |
Number of financial literacy questions answered correctly |
YESFINRISK |
Respondent willing to take financial risk |
NOFINRISK |
Respondent not willing to take financial risk |
CKCONNECTN |
Why chose main checking account institution: connection through work/school |
CKCONVPAYRL |
Why chose main checking account institution: other convenience, payroll deduction/direct deposit |
CKLOCATION |
Why chose main checking account institution: location of their offices |
CKLONGTIME |
Why chose main checking account institution: always done business there, banked there a long time |
CKLOWFEEBAL |
Why chose main checking account institution: had the lowest fees/minimum balance requirement |
CKMANYSVCS |
Why chose main checking account institution: able to obtain many services at one place |
CKPERSONAL |
Why chose main checking account institution: personal relationship |
CKRECOMFRND |
Why chose main checking account institution: recommended, friend/family has account there |
CKSAFETY |
Why chose main checking account institution: offered safety and absence of risk |
CKOTHCHOOSE |
Why chose main checking account institution: other reason |
MINBAL |
Why no checking account: minimum balance is too high |
CANTMANG |
Why no checking account: can't manage/balance a checking account |
CREDIT |
Why no checking account: credit problems, bankruptcy, does not meet qualifications for an account |
DONTLIKE |
Why no checking account: don't like dealing with banks |
DONTWANT |
Why no checking account: does not want/need a checking account |
DONTWRIT |
Why no checking account: don�t write enough checks to make it worthwhile |
NOMONEY |
Why no checking account: don't have (enough) money |
SVCCHG |
Why no checking account: service changes are too high |
OTHER |
Why no checking account: other |
WHYNOCKG |
Reason household does not have a checking account |
SAVRES1 |
Reason for saving: can't save |
SAVRES2 |
Reason for saving: education |
SAVRES3 |
Reason for saving: family |
SAVRES4 |
Reason for saving: home |
SAVRES5 |
Reason for saving: purchases |
SAVRES6 |
Reason for saving: retirement |
SAVRES7 |
Reason for saving: liquidity/the future |
SAVRES8 |
Reason for saving: investment |
SAVRES9 |
Reason for saving: no particular reason |
SAVED |
Indicator of whether the household saved over the past 12 months |
WSAVED |
spent more/same/less than income in past year |
SPENDMOR |
R would spend more if assets appreciated in value |
SPENDLESS |
R would spend less if assets depreciated in value |
EHCHKG |
people w/o checking accounts: ever had an account? |
INCOME |
INCOME |
Total amount of income of household, 2016 dollars |
INCCAT |
Income percentile groups |
INCPCTLECAT |
Alternate income percentile groups |
NORMINC |
Household normal income, 2016 dollars |
NINCCAT |
Normal income percentile groups |
NINCPCTLECAT |
Alternate Normal income percentile groups |
BUSSEFARMINC |
Income from business, sole proprietorship, and farm, 2016 dollars |
INTDIVINC |
Interest (taxable and nontaxable) and dividend income, 2016 dollars |
SSRETINC |
Social security and pension income, 2016 dollars |
TRANSFOTHINC |
Unemployment, alimony/child support, TANF/food stamps/SSI, and other income, 2016 dollars |
WAGEINC |
Wage and salary income, 2016 dollars |
KGINC |
Capital gain or loss income, 2016 dollars |
CAPITAL GAINS |
KGINC |
Capital gain or loss income, 2016 dollars |
KGBUS |
Unrealized capital gains or losses on businesses, 2016 dollars |
KGHOUSE |
Unrealized capital gains or losses on the primary residence, 2016 dollars |
KGORE |
Unrealized capital gains or losses on other real estate, 2016 dollars |
KGSTMF |
Unrealized capital gains or losses on stocks and mutual funds, 2016 dollars |
KGTOTAL |
Total unrealized capital gains or losses for the household, 2016 dollars |
FARMBUS_KG |
capital gains on farm businesses, 2016 dollars |
NETWORTH |
NETWORTH |
Total net worth of household, 2016 dollars |
NWCAT |
Net worth percentile groups |
NWPCTLECAT |
Alternate net worth percentile groups |
EXPENDITURES |
FOODHOME |
Total amount spent on food at home, annualized, 2016 dollars |
FOODDELV |
Total amount spent on food delivered to home, annualized, 2016 dollars |
FOODAWAY |
Total amount spent on food away from home, annualized, 2016 dollars |
HYPOTHETICAL FINANCIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSES |
EMERGBORR |
Respondent would borrow money in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HBORRFF |
Respondent would borrow money from friends or family in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HBORRCC |
Respondent would borrow money using a credit card in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HBORRALT |
Respondent would borrow money from alternative sources in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HBORRFIN |
Respondent would borrow money from financial services in a hypothetical financial emergency |
EMERGSAV |
Respondent would spend out of savings in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HSAVFIN |
Respondent would spend out of financial sources in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HSAVNFIN |
Respondent would spend out of non-financial sources in a hypothetical financial emergency |
EMERGPSTP |
Respondent would postpone payments in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HPSTPPAY |
Respondent would postpone payments for purchases in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HPSTPLN |
Respondent would postpone payments on loans in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HPSTPOTH |
Respondent would postpone other payments in a hypothetical financial emergency |
EMERGCUT |
Respondent would cut back spending in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HCUTFOOD |
Respondent would cut back on food purchases in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HCUTENT |
Respondent would postpone payments for entertainment in a hypothetical financial emergency |
HCUTOTH |
Respondent would postpone other payments in a hypothetical financial emergency |