Economic Satisfaction and Spending Practices

SUMMARY

This section examines participants' perspectives on rising inflation, perceptions of social class, methods of covering household expenses, the impact of government policies on family budgets and the national economy, and changes in purchasing and consumption behaviors:

• What are your thoughts on the rapid increase in prices/inflation in recent times?
• If we were to divide the entire population into five income and welfare groups, with 1 being the wealthiest and 5 the poorest, which group do you think you belong to?
• How do you cover your household expenses?
• How have government policies over the past year affected your family budget?
• How have government policies over the past year affected the national economy?
• Have you recently stopped buying certain products from markets or grocery stores due to price increases? If so, which products?