Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot

Psychological distress (Kessler 10)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

Each item is scored from one 'none of the time' to five 'all of the time'. Scores of the 10 items are then summed, yielding a minimum score of 10 and a maximum score of 50. Scores totaling less than 20 indicate that a person is likely to be mentally well; scores between 20-24 suggest a person is likely to have a mild mental health disorder; 25-29 are likely to indicate a moderate mental health disorder; and those scoring 30 or higher are likely to have a severe mental health disorder.

Physical functioning (SF-36)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

Each response is scored as 0 (Yes, limited a lot); 50 (Yes, limited a little); or 100 (No, not limited at all). Averages closer to 100 indicate better physical functioning while averages closer to 0 indicate worse physical functioning.

Household environmental instability (CHAOS)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

The Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS) is a 15-item scale that assesses household environmental instability. Each item is scored from 1 to 4. Scores of the items are then summed, with scores ranging from 15 to 60. The higher the score, the higher the level of environmental chaos in the home.

Mattering (Mattering Index)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

The Mattering Index is a 24-item self-reported scale to assess an individual's sense of significance within their community and the extent to which they feel valued and recognized by others. The scale measures 3 dimensions of mattering: awareness (how people believe others perceive them), importance (how people believe that others are emotionally invested in them), and reliance (how much individuals feel others can rely on them). Item scoring is from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The awareness dimension accounts for 8 items, with total scores ranging from 8 to 40. The importance dimension accounts for 10 items, with total scores ranging from 10 to 50. The reliance dimension accounts for 6 items, with total scores ranging from 6 to 30. Higher total scores in each domain indicate a greater sense of mattering.

Housing security

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

Three items to assess 1) housing status (e.g., renter, homeowner, rent-to-own, etc.), 2) past 6 month evictions (yes/no), and 3) past 5 year mortgage default notices (number of times). Evictions and mortgage defaults are scored as "1" if the response is greater than zero, and "0" if the response is zero.

Financial Wellbeing (CFPB Financial Well-Being Scale)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Financial Wellbeing Scale is scored from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate a greater sense of financial well-being.

Food security

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

4 items to assess past four week food insecurity: 1) worry about not having enough food, 2) inability to eat preferred foods, 3) having to eat foods that they did not want to eat, and 4) eating less because there was not enough food. Items scored as "yes" (1) or "no" (0).

Hope (Adult Hope Scale)

时间窗: Prior to baseline and at 6 month intervals until 6 months post-treatment

The Adult Hope Scale is a 12-item self-reported scale that assesses one's ability to set goals ("agency" subscale; 4 items) and the confidence to pursue them ("pathways" subscale; 4 items). Item scoring is from 1 (definitely false) to 8 (definitely true) and there are 4 filler items that are not scored. Subscale scores range from 4 to 32; total scores range from 8 to 64. Higher scores indicate higher hope.