Survey of Consumer Finances, 1963

This data collection is one in a series of financial surveys of consumers conducted annually since 1946. In a nationally representative sample, the head of each spending unit (usually the husband, the main earner, or the owner of the home) was interviewed. The basic unit of reference in the study was the spending unit, but some family data are also available. The questions in the 1963 survey covered the respondent's attitudes toward national economic conditions and price activity, as well as the respondent's own financial situation. Other questions examined the spending unit head's occupation, and the nature and amount of the spending unit's income, debts, liquid assets, changes in liquid assets, savings, investment preferences, and actual and expected purchases of cars and other major durables. In addition, the survey explored in detail the subject of housing, e.g., previous and present home ownership, value of respondent's dwelling, and mortgage information. The survey also gathered detailed information on marriage, family, and family planning. Personal data include number of people in the spending unit, age, sex, and education of the head, and the race and sex of the respondent.

本数据集属于自1946年起每年定期开展的消费者金融调查系列之一。本次调查采用全国代表性抽样方案，对每个消费单元的负责人（通常为丈夫、主要收入来源者或房屋所有者）进行访谈。本研究的基本参考单元为消费单元，但同时也收录部分家庭层面数据。1963年版问卷涵盖受访者对国民经济状况与物价走势的态度，以及受访者自身财务状况。其余问题涉及消费单元负责人的职业、消费单元的收入性质与规模、债务情况、流动资产及变动、储蓄状况、投资偏好，以及汽车与其他大型耐用消费品的实际及计划购买情况。此外，本次调查还对住房主题展开了详细调研，例如受访者既往与当前的住房产权情况、自有住房价值及抵押贷款相关信息。本次调查同时收集了婚姻、家庭及计划生育方面的详细信息，个人层面数据则包括消费单元人数、负责人的年龄、性别与受教育程度，以及受访者的种族与性别。