Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, November 1989 (ICPSR 9645)

Version Date: Oct 17, 2018

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

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09645.v2

Version V2 ()

  • V2 [2018-10-17]
  • V1 [1992-03-04] unpublished
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Alternate Title

Survey of Consumers

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 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. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, and education.

Citation

University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program. Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, November 1989. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-10-17. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09645.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

region

Distributor(s)

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

1989-11

Date of Collection

1989-11-01 -- 1989-11-30

Data Collection Notes

  1. 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. For more information on sampling please visit the Surveys of Consumers Web site and refer to the documentation on Sample Design.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend / Repeated Cross-section

Universe

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

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

1992-03-04

Version History

2018-10-17 Variable V90 REINT. DATE (YYMM) has been corrected, per the PI; the codebook and data will reflect this change. This collection was updated to include SPSS, SAS, and Stata data and setup files, ASCII and tab-delimited data files, an R data file, and a PDF codebook and questionnaire.

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 1989. ICPSR09645-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-10-17. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09645.v2
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Weight

The data are not weighted, however, this collection contains three weight variables that can be used in analysis: V94 (NEW H&W WEIGHT), V95 (NEW TELEPHONE WEIGHT), and V96 (NEW H&W TELEPHONE WT).

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