Survey of Consumer Finances, 1950

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Label

Survey of Consumer Finances, 1950

Statement of responsibility

Economic Behavior Program. Survey Research Center. University of Michigan

Contributor

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

Subject

• Insurance coverage
• Home ownership
• Statistics
• Financial balances
• Investments
• Prices
• Housing
• Consumer expenditures
• Consumer expectations
• Saving and investment -- United States
• Household budgets
• Consumer behavior
• Debt
• Financial assets
• Economic conditions
• Consumers -- United States
• Household expenditures
• Personal debt
• Families
• Disposable income
• Business conditions
• Occupations
• Personal finances
• Consumption (Economics) -- United States
• Automobile ownership
• Household income
• Consumer attitudes
• Durable goods
• Income distribution
• Savings
• National economy

Genre

• Statistics

Language

eng

Summary

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 1950 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. The survey also elicited respondent's attitudes about different methods of using income remaining after expenses were met, e.g., investing in stocks or putting money in savings. 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. Further questions concerned life insurance (including number of policies, types, and premiums) and common stock ownership, purchases, and sales. The 1950 survey included a separate questionnaire for farmers that contained differing questions on sources of income and housing. 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.... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03612

Member of

• ICPSR (Series), 3612

Additional physical form

Also available as downloadable files.

Cataloging source

MiAaI

Characteristic

combination

Funding information

National Science Foundation.

Geographic coverage

United States.

Government publication

unknown if item is government publication

Series statement

• ICPSR
• Survey of Consumer Finances Series

Series volume

• 3612
• 3612

Target audience

specialized