Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, August 2005

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 2005 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, and other durables. Also explored in this survey were respondents' types of savings and financial investments, loan use, family income, and retirement planning.
Other topics in this series include ownership, lease, finance and use of automobiles, expectations for future gas prices, and various financial decision-making scenarios. Demographic information includes racial and ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, household size, and education.

消费者态度与行为调查系列（亦称消费者调查）旨在衡量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、借贷或自主消费决策之间的关联。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，该系列调查在1977年前按季度开展，1977年之后改为每月发布。
2005年开展的本次调查聚焦于个人财务、就业、物价变动以及国民经济形势的评估与预期等主题。调研收集了受访者对当前购房、购车及其他耐用品购买市场状况的评价。本次调查还探究了受访者的储蓄与金融投资类型、贷款使用情况、家庭收入以及退休规划等内容。
该系列的其他调研主题包括汽车的所有权、租赁、融资与使用情况，未来油价预期以及各类金融决策场景。人口统计信息涵盖种族与族裔、性别、年龄、婚姻状况、家庭规模以及受教育程度。