It varies by individual, of course. In general, survey results indicate that respondents tend to underreport their actual income. In addition to sensitivity about telling their actual income to someone, other factors are rounding (ex. someone earns $27,500, but reports it as $27k or $25k because its easier to rememeber), problems with recall (forgetfulness), and confusion in understanding the question (giving monthly instead of yearly income or vice versa, for example).
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From Donna
Date: 2004-09-17 06:22 pm (UTC)Re: From Donna
Date: 2004-09-19 04:25 am (UTC)