Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, September 2015

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' debt. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education.

消费者态度与行为调查系列（亦称消费者调查）旨在测算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、借贷及购买非必需消费品的决策之间的关联。该数据集常规涵盖消费者信心指数（Index of Consumer Sentiment）、当前经济状况指数以及消费者预期指数。自20世纪40年代起，该系列调查于1977年前按季度开展，1977年之后转为月度调查。2015年开展的本次调查聚焦于个人财务、就业、物价变动及全国商业形势的评估与预期相关议题。调查收集了受访者对当前购房、购车、购置电脑及其他耐用品的市场状况的评价。本次调查亦对受访者的债务状况展开了调研。人口统计信息涵盖族裔、性别、年龄、婚姻状况及受教育程度。