WBBN2019 {vannstats}

Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, 2019 (Individual-Level)

Description

This subset of data comes from one iteration of the Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey, administered in 2019. These data were collected by the Urban Institute. Information about the data set can be found in the WBBN2019 Codebook at: https://burrelvannjr.com/docs/WBBN2019_Codebook.pdf.

Usage

WBBN2019

Format

A data frame with 7694 observations and 23 variables.

subsidized_housing	Is your household paying lower rent because the federal, state, or local government is paying part of the cost?
food_last	Food did not last
nervous	During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel: nervous?
hopeless	During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel: hopeless?
restless	During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel: restless or fidgety?
no_cheer	During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel: so sad that nothing could cheer you up
worthless	During the past 30 days, about how often did you feel: worthless?
insured	Thinking about your health insurance coverage over the past 12 months, how many months were you insured?
med_notafford	Thinking about your health care experiences over the past 12 months, was there any time when you needed medical care but did not get it because you couldn't afford it?
working	Are you currently working for pay or self-employed?
unexp_400	How confident are you that you could come up with $400 if an unexpected expense arose within the next month?
educ	Education level
race_eth	Race/ethnicity
sex_gender	Sex/Gender
head_household	Head of Household?
internet	Internet access
children_in_house	Number of children age 0-18 in household
food_insecure	Household was food insecure in past 12 months
utility_suspend	Gas or electric company turned off service or oil company would not deliver in oil past 12 months
utility_problems_paying	Household was not able to pay full amount of gas, oil, or electricity bills in past 12 months
mortgage_cost	How much is the regular monthly payment on this property, including mortgage payments, second mortgage or home equity loan payments, real estate taxes, insurance, and condominium fees?
rent_cost	What is the monthly rent for the place where you live?
electricity_cost	In a typical month, what is the total cost of electricity, gas, and any other fuel used in the place where you live?

Source

Data: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/ICPSR/studies/38044

Codebook: https://burrelvannjr.com/docs/WBBN2019_Codebook.pdf