Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, October 2015

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Label

Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, October 2015

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

• consumer attitudes
• consumer expectations
• consumer expenditures
• economic policy
• financial planning
• government
• home ownership
• household expenditures
• Consumers -- Attitudes
• interest rates
• investments
• national economy
• retirement
• stock markets
• survey
• unemployment
• household income
• Income
• Political science
• Stock exchanges

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 2015 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, computers, and other durables. Also explored in this survey, were respondents' types of savings and financial investments, loan use, family income, and retirement planning. Other topics in the October 2015 survey include the reliability and affordability of common energy sources, as well as home and investment values. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education