Questionnaire about access to money 2023

INTRODUCTION

This is the first year that this type of questionnaire is proposed for the UEEH.

In 2022 we have received several feedbacks indicating that the UEEH gather people who live in very different realities and that it is complicated to situate oneself economically among the other participants.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to obtain some statistics on the economic realities of the participants, which can be used to inform the economic choices that we have to make, to ask for specific fundings or to help everyone to better situate themselves when deciding how much money to give at the registration desk.

We also hope that these reflections will feed dynamics of collective organization around the access to money during the edition (and after!), as it did for example last year during the workshop on self-managed mutual funds.

This questionnaire is :

Anonymous: After the edition, the results of the questionnaires will be processed and the statistics will be shared publicly. The team that will produce these statistics is committed to ensuring that there is no way to infer and access personal data related to specific individuals.
Optional: But highly recommended! Because questionnaires only make sense if enough people answer them...
There is no magic calculator at the end of the questionnaire that will tell you what rate you are supposed to choose, it will be up to you, as it always has been at UEEH.
Imperfect: Especially since this is the first time it’s been introduced. We need everyone’s feedback to make it more relevant!

We are aware of the fact that some questions can be invasive, especially when you are in a difficult economic situation.

If you feel that it might be difficult for you, we would suggest to sit down in a quiet place and take your time to fill it in, and we also want to remind you that in any case it is not compulsory and that nobody will check if you’ve done it or not.

It is important for us to know if there are many people who do not feel or do not want to fill in this questionnaire.

If you want your opinion to be taken into account you can leave a feedback here :

This questionnaire was written by people who live in Europe. We welcome any ideas you may have for next year that would allow us to better take into account non-European economic realities.

If the country where you live has a currency other than the euro, it would be easier for us if you can take care of the conversion. If not, please specify which currency it is

Thank you for reading this long intro, let’s get started!
Filling it in is supposed to last about 15 minutes.

PART 1. GENERAL QUESTIONS

1) In what part of the world do you live ?

Other (specify) :

2) What is your level of education?

If the school system doesn't work the same in your country choose "other".

Other (specify) :

If so, how much do you pay for it per month?

And what percentage of your health care costs does it cover (approx.)?

4) From 0 to 10, how is your current (or usual) housing situation?

(0 = street-based/homeless ; 5 = modest ; 10 = luxurious)

6) Is there anyone who can help you financially in case of need? If so, approximately how much?

Mark 0 in case of negative response

7) Have you received or do you plan to receive an inheritance? If so, how much do you estimate it to be (including property)?

Mark 0 in case of a negative answer, or a negative number if it is a debt

8) Do you currently have any savings (of any kind)?

Mark 0 in case of a negative answer, otherwise the approximate amount

Any debt?

Mark 0 if you answered no, otherwise the approximate amount

Any loans to be paid back?

Mark 0 if not, otherwise the approximate amount

9) Do you own one or more real estate properties?

Mark 0 if not, otherwise the approximate amount

A vehicle?

Mark 0 if not, otherwise the approximate amount

Any other valuable property or asset?

Mark 0 if you answered no, otherwise the approximate amount

PART 2 : WORK

10) Do you have a regular job (that earns you money, whether it's declared or undeclared) ?

If yes, how many hours a week (on average)?

11) What's your profession, or your usual area of work, if you have one?

12) How long on average are your work contracts?

For how long do you plan to keep working in your current area of work?

13) From 1 to 10, how difficult / demanding do you find your current or regular job?

(0 = really comfortable ; 5 = ok, average ; 10 = really difficult / demanding)

14) From 0 to 10, how do you rate your ability to work?

(0 = don't at all have the ability or the right to work; 5 = you have the right to work, average skills and ability; 10 = you have the ability, the right and all the skills needed to get a good job)

FINAL QUESTIONS

15) What's your monthly income (on average)? From work:

Welfare / benefits:

Support from others:

(family, friends, collectives...)

Other:

(specify)

16) What are your average monthly outgoings? Housing, bills:

Health:

Food:

Please leave this field empty:

Transport:

People who are financially dependent on you, supporting friends and family, collective solidarity:

Paying back loans / debts:

Other:

(specify)

17) From 0 to 10, what's your subjective relationship with money?

(0 = it's not an issue in my daily life; 5 = I watch out but in general everything's fine ; 10 = it's a big issue, I think about it everyday)

Is there anything else you'd like to bring up about the questions regarding access to money in the UEEH?

Do you have any feedback that would help to improve this questionnaire?