This short questionnaire evaluates the respondentâs current savings habits, behaviors, and attitudes. It evaluates the respondentâs level of financial well-being, a subjective state wherein a person has a sense of financial security and financial freedom of choices, in the present and for the future.
The questionnaire will give the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) an efficient way to measure the effectiveness of financial education and other efforts in increasing consumersâ liquid savings and financial well-being. Information will be gathered from those in the CFPB workforce. The questionnaire may also be made available for use by other federal agencies for similar studies related to financial well-being and savings practices.
The questionnaire is asks about the respondentâs recent experiences with unexpected financial shocks, the respondentâs savings cushion available for emergencies, the respondentâs savings behavior and savings vehicles. It includes the five-question version of the CFPBâs Financial Well-Being Scale.
The CFPB can use the information collected to connect savings and financial well-being, and to inform future development of employer-sponsored financial education materials and programs.
Look and feel of the instrument or minor modifications of wording, but not the information collected.
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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.