Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, February 1984 / Economic Behavior Program. Survey Research Center. University of Michigan.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 8801.

ICPSR ; 8801

Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior Series ; 8801

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers--United States--Attitudes.

Consumers.

United States.

Consumer behavior--United States.

Consumer behavior.

Consumption (Economics)--United States.

Consumption (Economics).

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1989.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

These surveys were undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why these changes occur, and to evaluate how they relate to consumer decisions to save, borrow, or make discretionary purchases. This type of information is essential for forecasting changes in aggregate consumer behavior. Since the late 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. Each monthly survey contains approximately 40-50 questions and probes a different aspect of consumer confidence. Open-ended questions are asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional questions probe buying intentions for automobiles and the respondent's appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, and other durables.

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

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

OCLC:

61160950

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.