Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, April 2003 (ICPSR 32445)

Version Date: Apr 8, 2020

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

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32445.v2

Version V2 ()

  • V2 [2020-04-08]
  • V1 [2012-11-13] unpublished
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Alternate Title

Survey of Consumers

Summary

This survey 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. The surveys conducted in 2003 focused on topics such as evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional questions inquired about buying intentions for automobiles and computers, and the respondents' 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, loan use, family income and sources of income, and respondents' ownership, lease, and use of automobiles. Other topics typically include respondents' use of personal computers at home and in the office, respondents' familiarity with and use of the Internet, electronic banking, and information on informed consent and confidentiality regarding the survey. 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, April 2003. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-04-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32445.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

FIPS code

Restrictions

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, some of the data files in this collection are restricted from general dissemination. To obtain these restricted files researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement.

Distributor(s)

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

2003-04

Date of Collection

2003-04

Data Collection Notes

  1. Information on the Index of Consumer Sentiment, the Index of Current Economic Conditions, and the Index of Consumer Expectations and how they were created can be found in the P.I. Codebook.

  2. Additional information on the Surveys of Consumers can be found by visiting the Surveys of Consumers Web site.
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Study Purpose

The purpose of this survey series is to forecast changes in aggregate consumer behavior.

Sample

National sample of dwelling units selected by area probability sampling.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend / Repeated Cross-section

Universe

Persons aged 18 years or older living in households with telephones within the coterminous United States.

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2012-05-03

Version History

2020-04-08 A restricted-use version of the data, with the addition of respondent area code and FIPS variables, has been added to the collection.

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, April 2003. ICPSR32445-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-04-08. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32445.v2

2012-11-13 Updated the data collection to be consistent in processing standards across the Surveys of Consumers for 2003.

2012-05-03 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Standardized missing values.
  • Created online analysis version with question text.
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Weight

This collection contains four weight variables; WT (HOUSEHOLD HEAD WEIGHT), WT_HH (HOUSEHOLD WEIGHT), WT_ADHD (ADULT HEAD WEIGHT), and WT_AD (ADULT WEIGHT) that must be used in any analysis. For more information on weights and sampling please visit the Surveys of Consumers Web site and refer to the documentation on Sample Design, and the section on Sample Weights.

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