Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993 : Diary Survey / United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Format:

• Datafile

Contributor:

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

• ICPSR (Series) ; 6494.
• ICPSR ; 6494
• Consumer Expenditure Survey Series ; 6494

Language:

English

Genre:

• Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997.

System Details:

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• data file

Summary:

The ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) provides a continuous flow of information on the buying habits of American consumers and also furnishes data to support periodic revisions of the Consumer Price Index. The survey consists of two separate components: (1) a quarterly Interview Survey in which each consumer unit in the sample is interviewed every three months over a 15-month period, and (2) a Diary Survey completed by the sample consumer units for two consecutive one-week periods. The Diary Survey contains consumer information on small, frequently purchased items such as food, beverages, food consumed away from home, gasoline, housekeeping supplies, nonprescription drugs and medical supplies, and personal care products and services. Participants were asked to maintain expense records, or diaries, of all purchases made each day for two consecutive one-week periods. The Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income (FMLY) files supply information on consumer unit characteristics, consumer unit income, and characteristics and earnings of the reference person and his or her spouse. A consumer unit consists of all members of a particular housing unit who are related by blood, marriage, adoption, or some other legal arrangement. Consumer unit determination for unrelated persons is based on financial independence. Member Characteristics (MEMB) files contain selected characteristics and earnings for each consumer unit member, including information on relationship to reference person. The Detailed Expenditures (EXPN) files present weekly data on expenditures at the Universal Classification Code (UCC) level, while the Income (DTAB) files contain data on CU characteristics and income at the UCC level.... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06494

Contents:

Part 1: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, First Quarter; Part 2: Member Characteristics and Income, First Quarter; Part 3: Detailed Expenditures, First Quarter; Part 4: Income File, First Quarter; Part 5: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter; Part 6: Member Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter; Part 7: Detailed Expenditures, Second Quarter; Part 8: Income File, Second Quarter; Part 9: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter; Part 10: Member Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter; Part 11: Detailed Expenditures, Third Quarter; Part 12: Income File, Third Quarter; Part 13: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter; Part 14: Member Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter; Part 15: Detailed Expenditures, Fourth Quarter; Part 16: Income File, Fourth Quarter; Part 17: Aggregation File; Part 18: Label File; Part 19: Universal Classification Codes; Part 20: Documentation File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

OCLC:

61157281

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.