Survey of Consumer Finances, 1989 Cross Section

<p>This data collection contains the public use version of the 1989 Survey of Consumer Finances cross-section. Unlike the case of our earlier SCFs, there are not separate files of "raw" and "cleaned" data. Rather, virtually every missing variable in the dataset has been imputed and every variable has a "shadow" variable that describes the original state of the variable (i.e., whether it was missing for some reason, a range response was given, etc.). An exception is reported values which have been imputed or otherwise altered for purposes of disclosure avoidance. Such values are not flagged in any systematic way. Also included in the collection are an updated weights file, and an article outlining changes in family finances from 1983 to 1989.</p>