Table 12.

Comparison of Individual Responses across Policies

Percent of individuals who	2008 Tax rebate	2009 Hypothetical payment
Mostly spent this one-time payment, but mostly saved/paid debt with lower withholding	14	13
Mostly saved/paid debt with this one-time payment, but mostly spent lower withholding	3	4
Reported different forms of “economic” saving	15	11
Had the same response to both programs	68	72
Memo: Number of respondents	471	241

Note: Authors’ weighted tabulations of the May and July 2009 surveys for the tax rebates and July 2009 for the hypothetical retiree payments.