OPEN - ESDS

Only money aCtUally sent abroad should be entered. Money given to an individual or
charity in this country and subsequently sent abroad (eg Oxfam, Christian Aid)
should not be entered.
Estimates are quite likely at this question; this is acceptable and preferable to a
‘don’t know’.
Amount recorded should be in A sterling.
Incoma from occasional jobs Q.80
Only odd or occasional jobs should be entered here. If a job appears to be a
recurring undertaking, regardless of hours worked, then the details should be
entered elsewhere in this schedule, eg, Qs 9-34 for employee main jobs; Qs 35-42
for smployee subsidiary job or Qs 44-50 for self-employed jobs. If necessary recode
Q1.
If informant intends to undertake the job again in the future
fact.
Students holidays jobs should not be shown here but at the
dependent upon their present situation.
NB. A separate line should be used for each tiresodd job is carried out
please note this
relevant section
Children’s income - children under 16. (Prompt cards ‘y$ and $z$ ) Qs.81 G 82
Income of children under 16 is asked of the parent/guartian, to ensure that we get
income of the whole household.
Q81. Include any regular income, howemr small, eg from newspaper round, building
society. Note that if there is more than one source of income then detai 1s of
second income should be recorded in margin.
Do not include Child Benefit (enter at Q51 (a)). Do not include cash gifts or
pocket money.
QB2. Record answers in the same way as at Q66.
SAVINGS QUESTIONS QB3-93
NOTB CHANGE FOR 1988
These questions are included at the request of the DHSS who are trying to estimate
eligibility for certain benefits.
The questions should be asked of all spenders — and for children under 16. DO NOT
INTERVISW CHILDREN UNDER 16.
Husbands and wi vas should be treated as one unit and their total values of assets
should be put in the same column. If there is a second married couple, in the
household then remember to treat them as one unit and use one column putting both
their person numbers at the top of the column.
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