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UNEXPEXP
How confident able to come up with $400 if an unexpected expense arose within the next month
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Description

For SAQ persons ages 18 and older, UNEXPEXP indicates how confident the respondent is that they would be able to come up with $400 if an unexpected expense arose within the next month.

In 2022, UNEXPEXP was part of the Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ), a pencil-and-paper survey. See (SAQELIG) for more information on the SAQ.

In 2021, UNEXPEXP was asked to respondents who completed the Social and Health Experiences (SHE) self-administered questionnaire (SDOHELIG). This variable was fielded as one of eighteen questions about health-related social needs included in the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) supplement fielded via the 2021 SHE pencil-and-paper questionnaire. The SHE questionnaire was the first MEPS-HC questionnaire to be fielded using paper and web modes. Please see TRANSBAR for more information about the Health-Related Social Needs variables included in the SDOH supplement. Please see SATISFIED for more information on the SDOH supplement, including a complete list of variables fielded on the 2021 SHE.

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Comparability

In addition to changes in the universe, in 2022, the code availability was restricted to only include 1 (Not at all confident), 3 (Not too confident), 5 (Somewhat confident) and 7 (Very confident).

Universe

  • 2021: Sample adults age 18+ and eligible for SDOH with data recorded (SDOHELIG).
  • 2022: SAQ persons ages 18+.

Availability

  • 2021-2022

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