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How much support behind it?

Privilege · Family Resources Edition

Some can afford to try again. Others must budget before they can stop.
Look at your housing, education, family assets and financial backstops: what is supported, and what must you carry?

Read the essay: The Same Checklist, Two Different Childhoods →

This extended edition has twenty questions and one optional, unscored question about your own reserve. Each item specifies the period it covers, from growing up to family support available now.This differs from the original before-age-18 checklist. Scores from the two versions cannot be compared directly.

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Before you answer: scope and definitions

Use the period specified in each question. Choose not applicable / skip if you have not reached that stage. Choose unsure if family assets or arrangements are unknown. A no answer still counts toward completion.

Each yes counts as one point. This self-developed edition is not a validated measure of social class in Taiwan. Its assessment describes specific resources and constraints without unsupported population rankings.

Compound conditions have been clarified, and family support is separate from personal reserves. The six- and three-month periods in questions 15 and 17 are explicit conditions of this edition, not research-validated class boundaries.

01

Housing and personal space

4 items

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01 Growing upWhile you were growing up, your family owned the home you lived in.

This asks about ownership. Renting does not automatically mean unstable housing, and ownership does not tell us whether there was a mortgage.

02 Growing upDuring your school years, you had your own bedroom rather than regularly sharing with family members.

A private room offers privacy and more control over space. Household rules can still affect when and how it is used.

03 Growing upIn hot weather, you did not have to go without air conditioning because your family could not afford the electricity.

Consider financial restrictions only. Rules based on health, environmental concerns or other reasons do not count as financial restrictions.

04 Growing upWhile you were growing up, your family owned a car for personal use.

An urban address or private parking space is not required. The need for a car varies by location; this item records ownership only.

02

Education and learning opportunities

5 items

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05 Higher educationWhile you attended college or university, your family could afford your tuition and required fees.

Choose not applicable if you have not attended higher education. If you had a scholarship, consider your family’s ability to pay at the time; a scholarship is not family funding.

06 While studyingWhile studying, you did not need paid work to cover essential living costs or contribute to household expenses.

A voluntary job for extra spending money does not count as financially necessary work.

07 While studyingYour family paid for supplementary classes, tutoring or extracurricular lessons during your school years.

Count learning opportunities paid for by your family, rather than free activities.

08 While studyingWhile studying, your family could afford the main costs of an overseas exchange or degree.

This asks about affordability, not whether you went abroad. An option available only through full scholarships or borrowing does not qualify.

09 Growing upAt least one parent had a college-level qualification or higher while you were growing up.

This records education only. It does not establish that a parent could advise on admissions or provide professional connections.

03

Family assets and financial obligations

5 items

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10 Your situation nowYou do not currently need to make regular payments from your income to cover your parents’ basic living expenses.

Choose not applicable if you have not entered working life or this situation does not apply. Voluntary gifts are not essential financial support.

11 Arrangements known nowUnder arrangements you can currently confirm, your parents can cover their retirement living costs from their own funds or income.

Choose unsure if you do not know their arrangements. You may skip this if there is no applicable parent. You do not need to predict every future change.

12 Arrangements known nowYour parents have funds set aside for medical or care costs, so these costs do not first require drawing on your savings.

An insurance policy alone does not establish adequate funding. Answer using known preparations and payment arrangements.

13 Current obligationsYou are not currently repaying debt for your family of origin or acting as a guarantor for family borrowing.

This concerns your obligations, not whether your family has any loans. Repayment and a guarantee are different responsibilities; a guarantee does not prove you have already paid.

14 Support available nowYour family is able and willing to make a substantial contribution toward a major expense, such as a home purchase, starting a household or a business.

Use support already received or currently confirmed. Knowing that your family has money does not establish willingness to provide it.

04

Career choices and financial backstops

4 items

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15 Support available nowIf you needed to prepare for exams or further study full-time, your family could and would cover at least six months of basic living costs.

Six months is a stated condition of this version, not a research-validated class boundary. Choose unsure if ability or willingness has not been established.

16 Your first jobWhen choosing your first job, you did not need its starting salary to immediately support your family of origin.

Choose not applicable if you have not reached this stage. This records your first job; question 10 records your current responsibilities.

17 Support available nowIf your employment income stopped temporarily, your family of origin could and would cover at least three months of basic living costs.

Count confirmed family support only, not your own savings. Three months is this version’s stated condition, not a research-validated class boundary.

Optional supplement · Not scored

Count funds you can access yourself, excluding promised family support. This does not change your score. Having your own buffer will not be confused with having no fallback.

18 Resources available nowWhen you need legal, medical or career guidance, your personal network can connect you with a professional willing to offer initial help.

This does not require free handling of an entire case. Knowing a professional does not establish preferential treatment.

05

Health and safety at home

2 items

Not answered yet
19 Growing up to nowPhysical or mental health conditions have not persistently restricted your participation in education or work.

Consider barriers you actually experienced. A diagnosis or disability does not by itself establish ability or inability. No diagnosis needs to be disclosed.

20 Growing upWhile growing up, home was a place where you felt safe and could rest.

Use your own experience. You do not need to explain private events, and a no answer does not establish that a specific event occurred.

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