Survey of Consumer Attitudes and Behavior, June 2014

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 2014 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 investments, loan use, family income, and retirement planning.
In this survey, questions were asked regarding respondents' mortgage refinancing, political affiliation, and self and society. Demographic information includes ethnic origin, sex, age, marital status, and education.

消费者态度与行为调查系列（Surveys of Consumers，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购买决策之间的关联。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年之后转为月度频率。2014年开展的本次调查聚焦个人财务、就业、物价变动及国民经济形势的评估与预期等议题，收集了受访者对当前住房、汽车、电脑及其他耐用品购买市场环境的评价。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、家庭收入及退休规划情况。
本次调查还设置了有关受访者住房抵押贷款再融资、政治派别以及自我认知与社会议题的问题。人口统计信息涵盖族裔、性别、年龄、婚姻状况及受教育程度。