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Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, Fall 1965 (ICPSR 3621)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: United States
This survey was undertaken to assess consumer sentiment and savings behavior. Data were gathered on the role that interest rates and service charges played in relation to respondents' choice of savings institutions. Information was also elicited on respondents' types of savings and financial investments, savings patterns, balances and liquidity, spending habits, and the use of savings account as a source of financing for large expenditures. Open-ended questions were asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, income tax preparation and tax returns, employment, recession, price changes, world events, and the national business situation. Additional 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 houses and other durables. Other variables probe respondents' perceptions of changes in interest rates and contrasting bank interest rates, as well as their assessment of their own financial status relative to the previous year. Demographic variables provide information on age, sex, race, marital status, education, occupation, and family income.