Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, July 2003 (ICPSR 32448)

Version Date: Aug 1, 2012

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

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32448.v1

Version V1 ()

  • V2 [2020-05-12]
  • V1 [2012-08-01] unpublished

You are viewing an older version of this study. A newer version is available ()

Additional details may be in the Version History or Data Collection Notes fields of the study metadata.

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, July 2003. ICPSR32448-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-01. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32448.v1

2012-08-01 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.
  • Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Slide tabs to view more

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, July 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-01. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32448.v1

Export Citation:

  • RIS (generic format for RefWorks, EndNote, etc.)
  • EndNote

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

region

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Hide

Time Period(s)

2003-07

Date of Collection

2003-07

Data Collection Notes

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

Hide

Sample

National sample of dwelling units selected by area probability sampling.

Universe

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

Unit(s) of Observation

individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Hide

Original Release Date

2012-08-01

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, July 2003. ICPSR32448-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-08-01. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR32448.v1

2012-08-01 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.
  • Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

Hide

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.

Hide