What is your gender? What is your age group? Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin? Were you born in the United States?

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1 Survey Instrument What is your gender? Valid Female Male What is your age group? Valid Are you of Hispanic, Latino or Spanish origin? Valid Mexican, Mex Am, Chicano Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent Puerto Rican Cuban Other Were you born in the United States? Valid Yes No FAU BEPI Index National January-March

2 We are interested in how people are getting along financially these days. Would you say that you (and your family living there) are better off or worse financially than you were a year ago? Valid Better Worse Now, looking ahead -- do you think that a year from now you (and your family living there) will be better off financially, or worse off? Valid Better Worse Thinking about your current financial situation, how would you describe your level of debt? Valid Major Problem Minor Problem Not a problem About the big things people buy for their homes--such as furniture, a refrigerator, stove, television, and things like that. Generally speaking, do you think now is a good or bad time for people to buy major household items? Valid Good time to Buy Bad time to Buy FAU BEPI Index National January-March

3 What direction would you say the economy is moving? Would you say the economy is getting better, not really changing, or getting worse? Valid Getting Better Not really changing Getting Worse Now turning to business conditions in the country as a whole -- do you think that during the next 12 months we'll have good times financially, or bad times? Valid Good Times Financially Bad Times Financially Looking ahead, which would you say is more likely -- that in the country as a whole we'll have continuous good times during the next five years or so, or that we will have periods of widespread unemployment or depression? Valid Good Times Financially Bad Times Financially Do you currently own the home you live in, or do you rent? Valid Homeowner Renter FAU BEPI Index National January-March

4 Generally speaking, do you think now is a good time or a bad time to buy a house? Valid Good Time Bad Time Speaking now of the automobile market, do you think now is a good time or a bad time to buy a vehicle? Valid Good Time Bad Time Do you think the cost of living has gone up, gone down or stayed the same? Valid Gone up Gone down Stay the same During the next 3 months, do you think that the price of gasoline will go up or go down, or will they stay about the same as they are now? Valid Go up Go down Stay the same FAU BEPI Index National January-March

5 What do you think will happen to interest rates for borrowing money during the next 3 months will they go up, stay the same, or go down? Valid Go up Go down Stay the same Which of the following categories best describes your employment status? Valid Employed FT Employed PT Not Employed, Looking Not Employed, Not Looking Retired Which of the following best describes your current job level? Valid Owner Management Intermediate Level Entry Level Total Missing System Total Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump s job performance? Valid Approve Disapprove FAU BEPI Index National January-March

6 Are you currently registered as a Republican, Democrat, Independent, another party or are you not registered? Valid Republican Democrat Ind Not Reg What is your educational level? Valid <HS HS Some College >Bachelor What is your income level? Valid <$25, $25-$75, >$75, Region Valid Northeast Midwest South West FAU BEPI Index National January-March

7 Language Valid English Spanish Mode Valid Online Phone FAU BEPI Index National January-March