Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1989 : Interview Survey / United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 9712.

ICPSR ; 9712

Consumer Expenditure Survey Series ; 9712

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers--United States--Attitudes.

Consumers.

United States.

Cost and standard of living--United States.

Cost and standard of living.

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], 1992.

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 Interview Survey was designed to collect data on major items of expense, household characteristics, and income. The expenditures covered by the survey are those that respondents can recall fairly accurately for three months or longer. In general, these expenditures include relatively large purchases, such as those for property, automobiles, and major appliances, or expenditures that occur on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utilities, or insurance premiums. Expenditures incurred while on trips are also covered by the survey. Excluded are nonprescription drugs, household supplies, and personal care items. Including global estimates on spending for food, it is estimated that about 90 to 95 percent of expenditures are covered in the Interview Survey. The Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income (FMLY) files in this collection contain consumer unit characteristics, consumer unit income, and characteristics and earnings of both the reference person and the spouse. Summary expenditure data are also provided. The Member Characteristics and Income (MEMB) files present selected characteristics for each consumer unit member, including reference person and spouse. Each record in the FMLY and MEMB files consists of three months of data. Detailed Expenditures (MTAB) files provide monthly data at the Universal Classification Code (UCC) level. In these files ex... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09712

Contents:

Part 1: 1989 First Quarter: Family Characteristics and Income; Part 2: 1989 First Quarter: Member Characteristics and Income; Part 3: 1989 First Quarter: Monthly Expenditures; Part 4: 1989 First Quarter: Monthly Income; Part 5: 1989 Second Quarter: Family Characteristics and Income; Part 6: 1989 Second Quarter: Member Characteristics and Income; Part 7: 1989 Second Quarter: Monthly Expenditures; Part 8: 1989 Second Quarter: Monthly Income; Part 9: 1989 Third Quarter: Family Characteristics and Income; Part 10: 1989 Third Quarter: Member Characteristics and Income; Part 11: 1989 Third Quarter: Monthly Expenditures; Part 12: 1989 Third Quarter: Monthly Income; Part 13: 1989 Fourth Quarter: Family Characteristics and Income; Part 14: 1989 Fourth Quarter: Member Characteristics and Income; Part 15: 1989 Fourth Quarter: Monthly Expenditures; Part 16: 1989 Fourth Quarter: Monthly Income; Part 17: 1990 First Quarter: Family Characteristics and Income; Part 18: 1990 First Quarter: Member C...

Notes:

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

OCLC:

61163470

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.