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Age
Employer
Sector
Region
1. What is your basic hourly rate of pay?
2. How many hours a week are you contracted to work?
3. How many hours do you actually work in an average week?
4. How do you feel about your current hours of work?	I am happy with the number of hours I currently work I would like to work more hours I would like to work fewer hours
5. Compared to the last five years, do you feel financially…	Worse off Better off About the same
6. Looking forward, over the next five years, do you expect to feel financially…	Worse off Better off About the same
7. Have you struggled to pay gas and electricity bills? …	Every month Occasionally Never
8. Have you missed or been late with rent or mortgage payments?	Occasionally Regularly Never
9. Over the past 12 months, have you had to rely on any of the following to pay everyday bills?	Pay day loan Credit card Overdraft Borrowing from family members or friends
10. If so, have you struggled to keep up with the re-payments?	Yes No
11. Have you missed meals to be able to pay the bills?	Regularly Very occasionally Never
12. Are financial worries having an impact on your mental health?	Yes No
13. Have you had to use a food bank?	No Yes, in the past six months Yes, in the past year Yes, in the past five years
14. Have you been able to go away on holiday in the last twelve months?	Yes No
15. How often do you get paid by your employer?	Weekly Fortnightly Four weekly Monthly
16. Do you regularly access your payslip?	Yes No
17. Have you been underpaid by your employer in the last 12 months:	No 1 -2 times 2-3 times 3-6 times 6 times + Every pay day I don’t know
18. Have you attended work whilst ill because you could not afford to take sick leave?	Yes No
19. If you have taken sick leave over the past 12 months, how has this affected your finances?	Not made a noticeable difference Placed pressure on my finances but I was able to manage It increased my levels of debt It put me in debt
20. Roughly how much do you spend on getting to and from work per week?
Do you have any further comments to make about your cost of living?
What is your Gender?	Male Female Another gender identity
What is your Ethnicity?
As part of our research, Usdaw would like to develop some case studies around how members are being affected by the issues outlined above. If you would be happy for us to contact you for further information, please fill out the boxes below. We will discuss any potential uses of the information with you to ensure you are happy with the content and will not use any personal data without your express permission.
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