Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1984: Interview Survey

<p>The ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) provides a continuous flow of information on the buying habits of American consumers and also furnishes data to support periodic revisions of the Consumer Price Index. The Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) consists of two separate components: (1) a quarterly Interview panel survey in which each consumer unit in the sample is interviewed every three months over a 15-month period, and (2) a Diary or recordkeeping survey completed by the sample consumer units for two consecutive one-week periods. The Interview survey was designed to collect data on major items of expense, household characteristics, and income. The expenditures covered by the survey are those which respondents can recall fairly accurately for three months or longer. In general, these expenditures include relatively large purchases, such as those for property, automobiles, and major appliances, or expenditures which occur on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utilities, or insurance premiums. Expenditures incurred while on trips are also covered by the survey. Excluded are nonprescription drugs, household supplies, and personal care items. Including global estimates on spending for food, it is estimated that about 95 percent of expenditures are covered in the Interview survey. The Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income (FMLY) files in this collection contain consumer unit characteristics, consumer unit income, characteristics and earnings of the reference person, and characteristics and earnings of the spouse. Summary expenditure data are also provided. The Member Characteristics and Income (MEMB) files present selected characteristics for each consumer unit member, including reference person and spouse. Each record in the FMLY and MEMB files consists of three months of data. Detailed Expenditures (MTAB) files provide monthly data at the Universal Classification Code (UCC) level. In these files expenditures for each consumer unit are classified according to UCC categories and are specified as gifts or non-gifts. The Income (ITAB) files supply monthly data at the UCC level for consumer unit characteristics and income. Parts 21 through 25 of the collection offer consumer durables information for the following topics: household appliance purchases, inventory of appliances, vehicle inventory and purchases, vehicle disposals, and travel. Parts 26 and 27 are files designed for use with the printed publication based on these data. (Source: downloaded from ICPSR 7/13/10)</p>
<p><strong>Please Note:</strong> This dataset is part of the historical CISER Data Archive Collection and is also available at ICPSR -- <a href="https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08671.v2">https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08671.v2</a>. We highly recommend using the ICPSR version as they made this dataset available in multiple data formats.</p>

正在进行中的消费者支出调查（Consumer Expenditure Survey, CES）可持续提供美国消费者的购买习惯动态信息，同时为消费者物价指数的定期修订提供数据支撑。消费者支出调查（CES）包含两个独立组成部分：(1) 季度访谈面板调查：样本中的每名消费者单位每3个月接受一次访谈，调研周期横跨15个月；(2) 日记式记账调查：样本消费者单位需连续完成两个为期一周的消费记录工作。访谈调查旨在收集大额支出项目、家庭特征与收入相关数据，其覆盖的支出类型为受访者可较为准确回忆起3个月及以上的消费项目，通常包括金额较高的采购（如房产、汽车、大型家电），或定期发生的支出（如房租、公用事业费、保险保费），旅行期间产生的消费也纳入调查范围。本次调查排除非处方药、家居用品及个人护理用品。据估算，若计入食品支出的全球总计，访谈调查可覆盖约95%的消费者支出。本数据集内的消费者单位特征与收入（Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, FMLY）文件涵盖消费者单位特征、消费者单位收入、参照人的特征与收入及配偶的特征与收入，同时提供汇总支出数据。成员特征与收入（Member Characteristics and Income, MEMB）文件则展示了消费者单位内每名成员（包括参照人与配偶）的选定特征。FMLY与MEMB文件中的每条记录均涵盖三个月的数据。详细支出（Detailed Expenditures, MTAB）文件提供了通用分类码（Universal Classification Code, UCC）级别的月度数据，此类文件中各消费者单位的支出将按照UCC类别进行分类，并标注为礼品类或非礼品类支出。收入（Income, ITAB）文件则提供了UCC级别下的消费者单位特征与收入相关月度数据。本数据集的第21至25部分涵盖以下主题的耐用消费品信息：家电采购、家电库存、车辆库存与采购、车辆处置及出行消费。第26与27部分则为适配基于本数据制作的印刷出版物而设计的文件。（数据来源：2010年7月13日从ICPSR下载）
请注意：本数据集隶属于历史CISER数据档案集，同时可在ICPSR平台获取——链接：https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08671.v2。我们强烈推荐使用ICPSR版本，因其提供了多种数据格式的数据集文件。