Table A.2  Loss function that weights misclassification by 2 categories (reported one’s self as a great deal better off when real income has declined) as
twice as bad a failure as misclassification by only one category
 
 
Correctly classified
Incorrectly classified
INFLATION BETTER WORSE TOTAL BETTER WORSE TOTAL
0
292,22
518,42
810,65
13,52
368,65
382,16
1
291,46
572,03
863,48
14,28
298,42
312,70
2
288,30
572,99
861,29
18,87
296,50
315,37
3
286,48
574,56
861,03
20,69
294,36
315,05
4
286,48
578,73
865,21
20,69
287,56
308,25
5
265,82
586,58
852,40
45,97
271,86
317,83
6
265,82
610,07
875,89
45,97
241,89
287,86
7
264,99
610,07
875,06
46,80
241,89
288,69
8
263,44
613,46
876,91
48,35
238,50
286,84
9
263,44
614,23
877,67
48,35
236,97
285,31
10
200,31
614,23
814,54
114,97
236,97
351,93
11
200,31
674,20
874,51
114,97
154,39
269,35
12
200,31
674,20
874,51
114,97
154,39
269,35
13
200,31
676,25
876,56
114,97
151,06
266,03
14
200,31
676,25
876,56
114,97
151,06
266,03
15
180,53
676,25
856,78
136,03
151,06
287,09
16
180,53
694,18
874,71
136,03
131,21
267,24
17
180,53
695,45
875,98
136,03
128,66
264,68
18
179,75
695,45
875,21
136,80
128,66
265,46
19
179,75
697,25
877,00
136,80
125,97
262,77
20
132,42
698,18
830,60
186,63
125,04
311,67
21
132,42
731,04
863,45
186,63
83,67
270,31
22
131,48
731,04
862,52
187,57
83,67
271,24
23
131,48
731,04
862,52
187,57
83,67
271,24
24
131,48
731,04
862,52
187,57
83,67
271,24
25
106,40
731,04
837,43
214,58
83,67
298,26
26
106,40
742,00
848,40
214,58
68,89
283,47
27
106,40
742,00
848,40
214,58
68,89
283,47
28
106,40
742,00
848,40
214,58
68,89
283,47
29
106,40
742,00
848,40
214,58
68,89
283,47
30
65,76
742,00
807,76
261,42
68,89
330,31
31
65,76
768,73
834,50
261,42
32,47
293,89
32
65,76
768,73
834,50
261,42
32,47
293,89
33
65,76
768,73
834,50
261,42
32,47
293,89
34
65,76
768,73
834,50
261,42
32,47
293,89
35
63,53
768,73
832,26
263,66
32,47
296,12
36
63,53
770,60
834,13
263,66
30,60
294,26
37
63,53
770,60
834,13
263,66
30,60
294,26
38
63,53
770,60
834,13
263,66
30,60
294,26
39
63,53
770,60
834,13
263,66
30,60
294,26
40
50,44
770,60
821,04
281,02
30,60
311,63