Survey of Consumer Finances, 1965 (ICPSR 7445)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07445.v2

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  • V3 [2021-06-09]
  • V2 [1992-02-16] unpublished

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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 Finances, 1965. ICPSR07445-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07445.v2

1984-05-11 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:

  • Performed consistency checks.
  • Standardized missing values.

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Summary

This data collection is one in a series of financial surveys of consumers conducted annually since 1946. In a nationally representative sample, the head of each family unit was interviewed. The 1965 data are based on family unit. The questions in the 1965 survey covered the respondent's attitudes toward national economic conditions (e.g., the effect of Vietnam War involvement and relations with other communist countries on United States business) and price activity, as well as the respondent's own financial situation. Other questions examined the family unit head's occupation, and the nature and amount of the family's income, debts, liquid assets, changes in liquid assets, savings, investment preferences, and actual and expected purchases of cars and other major durables. In addition, the survey explored in detail the subject of housing, e.g., previous and present home ownership, value of respondent's dwelling, and mortgage information. Information was also gathered on family income (its source and distribution), and larger recreational and hobby equipment purchases. Personal data include age and education of head, household composition, and occupation.

Citation

University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program. Survey of Consumer Finances, 1965. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07445.v2

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Funding

Ford Foundation, National Science Foundation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Distributor(s)

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

1965

Date of Collection

1965

Data Collection Notes

  1. These data are temporarily unavailable from ICPSR while we address some disclosure risk concerns. The data will be made available again soon once the disclosure risk has been mitigated. We appreciate your patience.

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Sample

The sample was made up of a national cross-section of family units.

Universe

The population of the United States.

Data Source

personal interviews

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1984-05-11

Version History

2020-09-09 Removed variable V272 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 Finances, 1965. ICPSR07445-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07445.v2

1984-05-11 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:

  • Performed consistency checks.
  • Standardized missing values.

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