Table 4.

Reasons for choosing to decline to consent to financial data linkage given by BiBBS participants

Reason given	Number	Frequency (%)
Not interested in taking part	139	39%
Does not feel comfortable sharing this sort of information	68	19%
Need to seek permission from partner prior to providing consent	24	7%
Partner deals with finances	24	7%
Participant is not in receipt of benefits and therefore did not understand the need to share financial data	23	6%
Partner, friend or other family member present during recruitment process and declined consent	12	6%
Did not understand the need to share financial data	19	5%
Participant does not understand finances	8	2%
Participant is already in receipt of benefits and therefore did not understand the need to share financial data	6	2%