Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, August 2013

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Label

Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, August 2013

Creator

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]
• University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program

Author

• University of Michigan. Survey Research Center. Economic Behavior Program

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor]

Subject

• Income
• Political science
• Social Security
• Stock exchanges
• automobile expenses
• automobile loans
• automobiles
• consumer attitudes
• consumer behavior
• consumer expectations
• consumer expenditures
• economic change
• economic conditions
• economic policy
• financial assets
• financial planning
• gasoline consumption
• gasoline prices
• government
• home ownership
• household expenditures
• household income
• housing costs
• income
• inflation rates
• interest rates
• investments
• national economy
• pensions
• personal finances
• refinancing
• retirement
• savings
• stock markets
• survey
• unemployment
• unemployment rate
• Automobiles -- Cost of operation
• vehicles
• Consumers -- Attitudes
• Economic history
• Finance, Personal

Genre

• survey

Summary

The Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior series (also known as the Surveys of Consumers) 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. The data regularly include the Index of Consumer Sentiment, the Index of Current Economic Conditions, and the Index of Consumer Expectations. Since the 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. The surveys conducted in 2013 focused on topics such as evaluations and expectations about personal finances, employment, price changes, and the national business situation. Opinions were collected regarding respondents' appraisals of present market conditions for purchasing houses, automobiles, and other durables. Also explored in this survey, were respondents' types of savings and financial investments, loan use, vehicle financing, family income, and retirement planning. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education