Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, June 2017

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 2017 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 investmensts, loan use, family income, and retirement planning.
Other topics in this series typically include respondents' use of personal computers at home and in the office, and 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（亦称“消费者调查”）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、借贷及非必需消费品采购决策之间的关联。该数据集常规包含消费者信心指数（Index of Consumer Sentiment）、当前经济状况指数（Index of Current Economic Conditions）以及消费者预期指数（Index of Consumer Expectations）。自20世纪40年代起，该系列调查于1977年前按季度开展，1977年之后转为月度发布。
2017年开展的本次调查聚焦于个人财务、就业、物价变动及国民经济形势的评估与预期等议题。调研收集了受访者对当前购房、购车、购置电脑及其他耐用消费品的市场状况的评价。本次调查还探究了受访者的储蓄类型与金融投资、贷款使用情况、家庭收入及退休规划等内容。
该系列调查的其他常规议题涵盖受访者在家中与办公场景下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。人口统计信息则包含族裔、性别、年龄、婚姻状况及受教育程度。