Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, January 2002

The Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior series 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. Since the 1940s, these surveys have been produced quarterly through 1977 and monthly thereafter. The surveys conducted in 2002 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, retirement planning, opinions on organ donation, and opinions of important national and world events. Other topics typically covered in the surveys include ownership, lease, and use of automobiles, respondents' use of personal computers at home and in the office, respondents' familiarity with and use of the Internet. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education.

消费者态度与行为调查系列（Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior）旨在量化消费者态度与预期的变化，探究此类变化的成因，并评估其与消费者储蓄、借贷或自主消费决策之间的关联。自20世纪40年代起，该系列调查于1977年前按季度开展，1977年之后改为月度进行。2002年开展的调查聚焦于个人财务、就业、物价变动及国内商业形势的评估与预期等议题，收集了受访者对当前购房、汽车、电脑及其他耐用品市场状况的评价意见。本次调查还探究了受访者的储蓄与金融投资类型、借贷使用情况、家庭收入、退休规划、器官捐赠相关看法，以及对国内外重大事件的观点。该系列调查通常涵盖的其他议题还包括汽车的拥有、租赁与使用情况，受访者在家中及办公场所的个人电脑使用情况，以及受访者对互联网的熟悉程度与使用行为。调查收集的人口统计信息涵盖族裔、性别、年龄、婚姻状况及受教育程度。