RT Research Data
T1 Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, December 1983
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 1989
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1902799852
AB These surveys were undertaken to measure changes in consumer attitudes and expectations, to understand why these 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 late 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. Each monthly survey contains approximately 40-50 questions and probes a different aspect of consumer confidence. Open-ended questions are asked concerning evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Additional questions probe buying intentions for automobiles and the respondent's appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, and other durables.
K1 Consumer attitudes
K1 Consumer behavior
K1 consumer expectations
K1 consumer expenditures
K1 disposable income
K1 durable goods
K1 Economic conditions
K1 Employment
K1 Inflation
K1 interest rates
K1 national economy
K1 personal finances
K1 price fluctuations
K1 Purchasing
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR08799.v1