Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Fall 1973 (ICPSR 7525)

Version Date: Sep 13, 2022

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

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07525.v3

Version V3 ()

  • V3 [2022-09-13]
  • V2 [2006-05-04] unpublished
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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. The data regularly include the Index of Consumer Sentiment, the Index of Current Economic Conditions, and the Index of Consumer Expectations.

This survey was undertaken to assess consumer sentiment and buying plans, as well as to provide information on their savings and investment habits and perceptions of government. Open-ended questions were asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, recession, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional variables probe respondents' buying intentions for a house, automobiles, appliances, and other consumer durables, and respondents' appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses and other durables. Other variables probe respondents' assessments of their financial status relative to the previous year, their views of the government in Washington, the need for governmental changes, military spending, government support for Black people, and their satisfaction with their income and their jobs, as well as their opinion of married women working outside the home, women's liberation, and penalties for marijuana use. Information is also provided on respondents' political party identification, time spent with their children, savings accounts, contributions to charitable organizations, and car ownership and plans to buy a new one. Demographic variables provide information on respondents' age, sex, race, ethnic group, marital status, education, occupation, employment status, and family income.

Citation

University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program. Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Fall 1973. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-09-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07525.v3

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

Primary Sampling Units (PSUs)

Distributor(s)

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

1973
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Study Purpose

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

Sample

One respondent from each family unit in the dwellings sampled, usually the head of the family, or the wife. The dwelling units were selected by area probability sampling from primary sampling units. For each dwelling unit in the sample, an interview was sought with a respondent from the primary family and from each secondary family (if any). The head of the family (usually the husband) was the preferred respondent, but the wife could substitute if the head was not readily available.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend / Repeated Cross-section

Universe

All families living in continental United States dwelling units, exclusive of those on military reservations.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual, Household

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

1984-05-11

Version History

2022-09-13 Masked variables V0009, V0010, and V0011.

2020-09-09 Removed variable V0009 for disclosure issues.

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, Fall 1973. ICPSR07525-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-09-13. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07525.v3

2006-05-04 The following files have been added to the collection: SAS, SPSS, and Stata setup files, SAS and Stata supplemental syntax files, SAS transport (XPORT) file, SPSS portable file, and a Stata system file. The card-image files and an OSIRIS dictionary have been removed from the collection. The original codebook has been updated by adding ICPSR-produced variable descriptions and removing OSIRIS-specific dataset listings.

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Weight

Weights are included in the dataset. Details are provided in the codebook.

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Notes