Table 1.

Vignette Design

Vignette
[John/ Mary] [and his/her family] [are /is] having financial trouble and [he/ she/ they] [has/ have] lost [his/ her /their] home. [John/ Mary] is living with [his wife/ her husband/ his girlfriend/ her boyfriend] [and their young child] and [he/ she/ they] [needs/ need] a place to live [for the next three months/ indefinitely]. [John/ Mary]’s older mother lives nearby.
Do you think it is generally a good idea or a bad idea for [John / Mary] [and his wife/ her husband/ and his wife and their young child/ her husband and their young child/ and his girlfriend/ her boyfriend/ and his girlfriend and their young child/ her boyfriend and their young child/ and his/her young child / no fill if single, no child] to move in with [John/ Mary]’s mother?
Vignette Characteristics	Percent (unweighted)
Characteristics of the adult child
Union Status
Married	34.0
Cohabiting	34.2
Single	31.7
Total	100.0
Parental Status
No young child	51.1
Has young child	48.9
Total	100.0
Gender
Male	49.7
Female	50.3
Total	100.0
Circumstances of co-residence
Who needs help
Parent	50.4
Adult child	49.6
Total	100.0
Length of Stay
3 months	49.9
Indefinite	50.1
Total	100.0
Unweighted N	3,129

Notes: The vignette also included combinations in which the adult child was a single parent. For example: [John/Mary] is having financial trouble and [he/she] needs a place to live. [John/Mary] is a single [father/mother]. [He/She] and [his/her] young child need a place to live for ….” Variables are described in the text. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.