Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, November 1996 (ICPSR 2951)

Version Date: Nov 10, 2000

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Principal Investigator(s):
University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02951.v1

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Alternate Title

Surveys of Consumers

Summary

The Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior series (also known as the Surveys of Consumers) was undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why such 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 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. Each monthly survey 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 computers, and the respondent's appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, computers, and other durables. Also explored in this survey were respondents' types of savings and financial investments, family income, respondents' knowledge and use of the Internet, use of a PC at home and in the office, ownership, rental, and use of automobiles, and vote cast in the last presidential election. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education.

Citation

University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program. Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, November 1996  . Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000-11-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02951.v1

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Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

1996-11

Date of Collection

1996-10-28 -- 1996-11-26

Data Collection Notes

  1. The data are provided as an SPSS portable file.

  2. This collection has not been processed by ICPSR staff. ICPSR is distributing the data and documentation for this collection in essentially the same form in which they were received. When appropriate, documentation has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), data files have been converted to non-platform-specific formats, and variables have been recoded to ensure respondents' anonymity.

  3. Additional information on the Surveys of Consumers can be found by visiting the Surveys of Consumers Web site.
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Sample

National sample of dwelling units selected by area probability sampling.

Universe

Population of the United States aged 18 and older in households.

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Original Release Date

2000-11-10

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program. Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, November 1996 . ICPSR02951-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-06-27. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02951.v1
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