Would You Like a Receipt with That? Availability of Respondent Records When Collecting Expenditure Information
Sponsor: Survey Research Methods Section
Jennifer Edgar
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Emily Geisen
RTI International
Amy Hendershott
RTI International
Chris Stinger
U.S. Census Bureau
In this paper, we describe the factors associated with the availability of expenditure records. Additionally, we report on participants' barriers to providing these records such as discarding receipts after making a purchase, other household members making the purchase, and records only being available online, which participants were unwilling or unable to provide. We conclude with a discussion of the feasibility of using respondent records in studies that collect expenditure information.
