Appendix A: Diary Study Fields | RDP 2009-04: Price Incentives and Consumer Payment Behaviour

RDP 2009-04: Price Incentives and Consumer Payment Behaviour Appendix A: Diary Study Fields

John Simon, Kylie Smith and Tim West

June 2009

Table A1: Fields in the Diary Survey
	Payments^(a)	Cash withdrawals
Date	Yes	Yes
Transaction amount	Yes	Yes
Method	One of the following methods: 1. Cash 2. Debit card using a PIN 3. MasterCard/Visa debit card 4. MasterCard/Visa credit card 5. American Express/Diners Club card 6. Petrol/store card 7. Personal cheque 8. BPAY 9. Other	One of the following methods: 1. ATM 2. EFTPOS cash-out 3. Over-the-counter 4. Other
Channel	One of the following channels: 1. In person 2. Phone 3. Internet 4. Mail	Not applicable
Merchant type	One of the following merchant types: A – Supermarket B – Liquor store C – Small food store E – Other retailer F – Petrol/fuel for motor vehicles G – Transport H – Take-away/fast-food J – Restaurant/formal dining K – Pub/bar L – Sporting and entertainment (leisure) M – Holiday travel/hotel accommodation N – Insurance P – Health/medical care R – Housing/utilities S – Education/childcare U – Professional service/home repair/home improvements Z – Other	Not applicable
Surcharge paid	Yes	Not applicable
Special trip	Not applicable	Yes/No
(a) Participants were asked to report payments of bills as payments but were asked not to include any repayments of loans such as credit card repayments or mortgage instalments. Participants were asked to record only personal payments and exclude ‘business’ payments such as those made on behalf of an employer.