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This data collection is one in a series of financial surveys of consumers conducted annually since 1946. In a nationally representative sample, the head of each family unit was interviewed. Starting in 1966, in order to examine the effect that increased car ownership was having on American families, the data collected in this series were organized so that they could be analyzed by both family unit and car unit. The 1969 data are based on car unit. Survey questions regarding automobiles included number of drivers and car owners in the family, make and model of each car, purchase method, car financing and installment debt, and expectations of car purchases in the coming year. Other questions in the 1969 survey covered the respondent's attitudes toward national economic conditions (e.g., the effect of income tax, Vietnam War involvement, and relations with other communist countries on United States business) and price activity, as well as the respondent's own financial situation. Other questions examined the family unit head's occupation, and the nature and amount of the family's income, debts, liquid assets, changes in liquid assets, savings, investment preferences, and actual and expected purchases of major durables. In addition, the survey explored in detail the subject of housing, e.g., previous and present home ownership, value of respondent's dwelling, and mortgage information. Personal data include age and education of head, household composition, and occupation.

本数据集属于自1946年起每年开展的消费者金融调查系列之一。本次调查采用全国代表性抽样方案，对每个家庭单位的户主进行访谈。自1966年起，为探究汽车保有量增长对美国家庭的影响，该系列调查所收集的数据进行了结构化处理，支持以家庭单位和汽车单位两种维度进行分析。1969年版数据集以汽车单位为分析基础。本次调查中关于汽车的问卷内容涵盖家庭内驾驶员与车主数量、每辆汽车的品牌与型号、购车方式、汽车融资与分期债务情况，以及未来一年的购车预期。1969年调查的其他问题涉及受访者对国家经济状况的态度（例如所得税、越南战争参与情况、与其他社会主义国家的关系对美国商业的影响）以及物价动态，同时涵盖受访者自身的财务状况。另有部分问题旨在了解户主的职业情况，以及家庭收入、债务、流动资产、流动资产变动、储蓄、投资偏好，还有大额耐用品的实际与预期购置情况的类型与规模。此外，本次调查还对住房主题进行了详细探究，例如受访者既往与当前的住房所有权情况、住宅估值以及抵押贷款相关信息。个人信息部分则涵盖户主的年龄、受教育程度、家庭构成与职业情况。