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Family Finances
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1.
What is your gender?
(Required.)
Female
Male
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2.
Which country do you live in?
(Required.)
Australia
USA
UK
Canada
New Zealand
Philippines
India
South Africa
Ireland
Singapore
Malaysia
Other (please specify)
3.
If in Australia, which state do you live in?
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania
South Australia
Northern Territory
Western Australia
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4.
What is your approximate average household income?
(Required.)
$0-$24,999
$25,000-$49,999
$50,000-$74,999
$75,000-$99,999
$100,000-$124,999
$125,000-$149,999
$150,000-$174,999
$175,000-$199,999
$200,000 and up
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5.
What is the income make up of your household?
(Required.)
One part time income
Two part time incomes
One full time income
One full time and one part time income
Two full time incomes
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6.
Are you a renter or owner?
(Required.)
Renter
Owner
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7.
How many children under the age of 18 currently live at your house?
(Required.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
More than 8
Children at home over 18
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8.
Please list the number of children for each age who currently live in your household?
(Required.)
Less than 1 year old
1 year old
2 years old
3 years old
4 years old
5 years old
6 years old
7 years old
8 years old
9 years old
10 years old
11 years old
12 years old
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
18 years old or older
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9.
Do you menu plan and if so how long for?
(Required.)
Yes - weekly
Yes - fortnightly
Yes - monthly
Yes - longer than monthly
Sometimes
Never
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10.
Do you set a family budget?
(Required.)
Yes
No
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11.
If you set a family budget, how often do you track your expenditure?
(Required.)
Daily
Weekly
Fortnightly
Monthly
Quarterly
Yearly
Do not track expenditure
No budget set
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12.
If you set a family budget, how do you track your expenditure?
(Required.)
Pen and paper
Home created spreadsheet
Home created online spreadsheet (eg google docs)
Software package
Online software
App
Do not track expenditure
No budget set
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13.
On average how much would you spend of food for your family per week? (Please enter a response for each section, either a $ amount, N/A or don't no sub totals.)
(Required.)
Avg TOTAL FOOD Bill For Week
Avg Meat Bill For Week
Avg Fruit and Veg Bill For Week
Avg Nappies Bill For Week
Average amount spent per week
Don't know total
$0
$0- $25
$25 - $50
$50 - $75
$75 - $100
$100 - $125
$125 - $150
$150 - $175
$175 - $200
$200 - $225
$225 - $250
$250 - $275
$275 - $300
$300 - $325
$325 - $350
$350 - $375
$375 - $400
$400 - $425
$425 - $450
$450 - $475
$475 - $500
Don't know sub totals
N/A
$0- $25
$25 - $50
$50 - $75
$75 - $100
$100 - $125
$125 - $150
$150 - $175
$175 - $200
$200 - $225
$225 - $250
$250 - $275
$275 - $300
$300 - $325
$325 - $350
$350 - $375
$375 - $400
$400 - $425
$425 - $450
$450 - $475
$475 - $500
Don't know sub totals
N/A
$0- $25
$25 - $50
$50 - $75
$75 - $100
$100 - $125
$125 - $150
$150 - $175
$175 - $200
$200 - $225
$225 - $250
$250 - $275
$275 - $300
$300 - $325
$325 - $350
$350 - $375
$375 - $400
$400 - $425
$425 - $450
$450 - $475
$475 - $500
Don't know sub totals
N/A
$0- $25
$25 - $50
$50 - $75
$75 - $100
$100 - $125
$125 - $150
$150 - $175
$175 - $200
$200 - $225
$225 - $250
$250 - $275
$275 - $300
$300 - $325
$325 - $350
$350 - $375
$375 - $400
$400 - $425
$425 - $450
$450 - $475
$475 - $500
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14.
How frequently do you do your main shop for the family's food?
(Required.)
Daily
Multiple times a week
Weekly
Fortnightly
Monthly
Less than monthly
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15.
Where do you do your main family food shop?
(Required.)
Online supermarket shopping
Online independent shopping
Major supermarket chain
Independent supermarket (eg IGA, Leo's etc)
ALDI
Costco
Strip shopping
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16.
Where do you buy your fruit and veg?
(Required.)
Online supermarket shopping
Online independent shopping
Major supermarket chain
Independent supermarket (eg IGA, Leo's etc)
ALDI
Costco
Green grocer
Market
Farmers' Market
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17.
Where do you buy your meat?
(Required.)
Do not by meat
Online supermarket shopping
Online independent shopping
Major supermarket chain
Independent supermarket (eg IGA, Leo's etc)
ALDI
Costco
Butcher
Market
Farmers' Market
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18.
If you buy nappies, where do you buy them from?
(Required.)
Online supermarket shopping
Online independent shopping
Major supermarket chain
Independent supermarket (eg IGA, Leo's etc)
ALDI
Costco
Strip shopping
Not applicable
Other (please specify)
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19.
If you set a budget for food, do you meet budget:
(Required.)
Every week
Most weeks
Frequently over budget
Always over budget
No budget set
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20.
If over budget for one period, do you consciously spend less next time?
(Required.)
Sometimes
Always
Never
No budget set
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21.
Do you shop at more than one place regularly to take advantage of cheaper prices?
(Required.)
Occasionally
Always
Never
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22.
If trying to reduce your food bill, which of these would you do first:
(Required.)
Reduce red meat purchases
Reduce fruit and veg purchases
Reduce purchases of packaged goods
Buy more homebrand items
Other (please specify)
23.
I would love to collate a post with readers best tips for saving money on food bills, so if you have one you would like to share, please leave below!
Thank you so much for completing the survey! I really appreciate you taking the time to fill it out. I look forward to sharing the results on the blog in May.