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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Fall 1963 (ICPSR 3623)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was undertaken to assess consumer sentiment and buying plans, as well as to gauge attitudes toward the atomic test ban treaty and its implication for the business environment, the tax reduction, the unemployment problem, and the automobile market, and to provide information about geographic mobility of adults of working age within different labor market areas. Open-ended questions were asked concerning evaluations and expectations about price changes, employment, recession, and the national business situation. Additional variables probe respondents' buying intentions for a house, automobiles, appliances, and other consumer durables, as well as respondents' appraisal of present market conditions for purchasing these items. Other variables probe respondents' opinions of the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the West, the nuclear test ban treaty, the proposed government tax reduction, and the effect of all of these on business conditions, as well as their assessment of their financial status relative to the previous year. Also provided are respondents' psychological profiles, their reasons for moving within the different labor market areas, and their mode of transportation when they moved. Demographic variables provide information on age, place of birth, race, sex, religion, education, marital status, occupation, and family income.
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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Summer 1962 (ICPSR 3627)
Released/updated on: 2009-07-08
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was undertaken to assess consumer sentiment and buying plans, as well as to provide information about attitudes toward tax reduction, the recent stock market decline and its impact on consumers, and the geographic mobility of adults of working age from one town to another. Open-ended questions were asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, recession, price changes, and the national business situation. Other variables probe respondents' buying intentions for a house, automobiles, appliances, and other consumer durables, as well as respondents' appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing these items. Additional variables probe respondents' opinions on the Cold War between the former Soviet Union and the West, the proposed government tax reduction, and the effect of these on business conditions, as well as their assessment of their financial status relative to the previous year. Information is also provided on respondents' attitudes toward various forms of savings, and on the frequency with which people used public transportation or their personal cars for specific purposes. Also provided are respondents' psychological profiles, political party identification, club membership, type of house and neighborhood lived in, pension plans, and experience with and feelings about various employment agencies. Demographic variables provide information on age, sex, race, place of birth, religion, education, occupation, employment, marital status, family composition, and family income.