Surveys of Consumers

INCOME DEMOGRAPHICS


INCOME
TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME - CURRENT DOLLARS
Text of this Question or Item 
Now, thinking about your total income from all sources
(including your job), how much did you receive in the
previous year?
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/97-102

INCQFM
INCOME: OPEN OR BRACKET FORMAT
Text of this Question or Item 
The INCOME question was asked/coded in:
Category Labels
1: Income in open format (before 1990)/ Asked open format, answered open format
2: Asked open format, answered bracketed format: coded to midpoint
3: Income in bracket format (before 1990)/ Asked bracketed, answered bracketed: coded to midpoint
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/103

YTL10
INCOME BOTTOM 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Bottom 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 10%
5: Top 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/104

YTL90
INCOME TOP 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Top 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Top 10%
5: Bottom 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/105

YTL50
INCOME ABOVE/BELOW MEDIAN
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Above/below Median)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 50%
5: Top 50%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/106

YTL5
INCOME QUINTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Quintiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 20%
2: 21-40%
3: 41-60%
4: 61-80%
5: Top 20%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/107

YTL4
INCOME QUARTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Quartiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 25%
2: 26-50%
3: 51-75%
4: Top 25%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/108

YTL3
INCOME TERCILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Terciles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 33%
2: Middle 33%
3: Top 33%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/109

WEALTH DEMOGRAPHICS


HOMEOWN
OWN/RENT HOME
Text of this Question or Item 
Do you (and your family living there) own your own home,
pay rent, or what?
Category Labels
1: Owns or is buying
2: Rent
99: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 99-*
Record/columns: 1/60-61

HOMEAMT
MARKET VALUE OF HOME
Text of this Question or Item 
What is the current market value of your home? (If sold it today, how
much would it bring in?)
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/62-68

HOMEQFM
MARKET VALUE OF HOME: OPEN OR BRACKET FORMAT
Text of this Question or Item 
The Home Market value question was asked/coded in:
Category Labels
1: Asked open format, answered open format
2: Asked open format, answered bracketed format: coded to midpoint
3: Asked bracketed question, answered bracketed format: coded to midpoint
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/69

HTL10
HOME VALUE BOTTOM 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Bottom 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 10%
5: Top 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/70

HTL90
HOME VALUE TOP 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Top 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Top 10%
5: Bottom 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/71

HTL50
HOME VALUE ABOVE/BELOW MEDIAN
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Above/below Median)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 50%
5: Top 50%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/72

HTL5
HOME VALUE QUINTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Quintiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 20%
2: 21-40%
3: 41-60%
4: 61-80%
5: Top 20%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/73

HTL4
HOME VALUE QUARTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Quartiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 25%
2: 26-50%
3: 51-75%
4: Top 25%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/74

HTL3
HOME VALUE TERCILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Home Value Percentiles (Terciles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 33%
2: Middle 33%
3: Top 33%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/75

HOMEVAL
HOME VALUE UP/DOWN
Text of this Question or Item 
Do you think the current value of your home--I mean, what it would
bring if you sold it today--has increased compared with a year ago,
has decreased compared with a year ago, or has it remained about the same?
Category Labels
1: Increased in value
3: Same
5: Decreased in value
8: DK
9: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 8-*
Record/column: 1/76

HOMPX1Q1
HOME VALUE UP/DOWN NEXT YEAR
Text of this Question or Item 
What do you think will happen to  the prices of homes like yours in your
community over the next 12 months? Will they increase, remain about the same,
or decrease?
Category Labels
1: Increase
3: About the same
5: Decrease
8: DK
9: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 8-*
Record/column: 1/77

HOMPX1Q2
HOME VALUE % UP/DOWN NEXT YEAR
Text of this Question or Item 
By about what percent do you expect prices of homes like yours
in your community to go (up/down), on the average, over the
next 12 months?
Category Labels
998: DK
999: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 998-*
Record/columns: 1/78-81

HOMPX1
HOME PRICE EXPECTATIONS 1YR RECODED
Text of this Question or Item 
Home price expectations for next 12 months recoded
Category Labels
-997: DK how much down
996: DK how much up
998: DK whether up or down
999: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: -997,996-*
Record/columns: 1/82-86

HOMPX5Q1
HOME PRICES UP/DOWN NEXT 5 YEARS
Text of this Question or Item 
What about the outlook for prices of homes like yours in your community over the next 5 years or so? Do you expect them to increase, remain about the same, or decrease?
Category Labels
1: Increase
3: Remain about the same
5: Decrease
8: DK
9: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 8-*
Record/column: 1/87

HOMPX5Q2
HOME PRICES % UP/DOWN NEXT 5 YEARS
Text of this Question or Item 
By about what percent per year do you expect prices of homes like yours in your
community to go (up/down), on average, over the next 5 years or so?
Category Labels
998: DK
999: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 998-*
Record/columns: 1/88-91

HOMPX5
HOME PRICE EXPECTATIONS 5YR RECODED
Text of this Question or Item 
Home price expectations for next 5 years recoded
Category Labels
-997: DK how much down
996: DK how much up
998: DK whether up or down
999: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: -997,996-*
Record/columns: 1/92-96

INVEST
HAVE STOCKS
Text of this Question or Item 
The next questions are about investments in the stock market.
First, do you (or any member of your family living there) have
any investments in the stock market, including any publicly
traded stock that is directly owned, stocks in mutual funds,
stocks in any of your retirement accounts, including
401(K)s, IRAs, or Keogh accounts?
Category Labels
1: Yes
5: No
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/117

INVAMT
INVESTMENT VALUE
Text of this Question or Item 
Cosidering all of your(family's) investments in the stock market,
overall about how much would your investments be worth today?
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/118-125

INVQFM
STOCKS VALUE: OPEN OR BRACKET FORMAT
Text of this Question or Item 
The Stock Value question was asked/coded in:
Category Labels
1: Asked open format, answered open format
2: Asked open format, answered bracketed format: coded to midpoint
3: Asked bracketed format, answered bracketed format: coded to midpoint
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/126

STL10
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT BOTTOM 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Income Percentiles (Bottom 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 10%
5: Top 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/127

STL90
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT TOP 10%
Text of this Question or Item 
Stock Percentiles (Top 10 Percent)
Category Labels
1: Top 10%
5: Top 90%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/128

STL50
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT ABOVE/BELOW MEDIAN
Text of this Question or Item 
Stock Percentiles (Above/below Median)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 50%
5: Top 50%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/129

STL5
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT QUINTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Stock Percentiles (Quintiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 20%
2: 21-40%
3: 41-60%
4: 61-80%
5: Top 20%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/130

STL4
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT QUARTILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Stock Percentiles (Quartiles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 25%
2: 26-50%
3: 51-75%
4: Top 25%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/131

STL3
STOCK INVESTMENT AMOUNT TERCILES
Text of this Question or Item 
Stock Percentiles (Terciles)
Category Labels
1: Bottom 33%
2: Middle 33%
3: Top 33%
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/132

DEMOGRAPHICS


AGE
AGE OF RESPONDENT
Text of this Question or Item 
Age of Respondent
Category Labels
97: 97 or older
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/278-279

BIRTHM
MONTH OF BIRTH
Text of this Question or Item 
What is the month and year of your birth?--MONTH
Category Labels
1: January
2: February
3: March
4: April
5: May
6: June
7: July
8: August
9: September
10: October
11: November
12: December
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/44-45

BIRTHY
YEAR OF BIRTH
Text of this Question or Item 
What is the month and year of your birth?--YEAR
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/columns: 1/46-49

REGION
REGION OF RESIDENCE
Text of this Question or Item 
Region of Residence
Category Labels
1: West
2: North Central
3: Northeast
4: South
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/39

SEX
SEX OF RESPONDENT
Text of this Question or Item 
Sex of Respondent
Category Labels
1: Male
2: Female
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/40

MARRY
MARITAL STATUS OF RESPONDENT
Text of this Question or Item 
Are you currently married, (living with a
partner), separated, divorced, widowed, or have you never been
married?
Category Labels
1: Married/partner
2: Separated
3: Divorced
4: Widowed
5: Never married
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/41

NUMKID
NUMBER OF CHILDREN <18 IN HOUSEHOLD
Text of this Question or Item 
How many members of your household are 17 years of age or
younger?
Category Labels
0: None
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/42

NUMADT
NUMBER OF ADULTS 18+ IN HOUSEHOLD
Text of this Question or Item 
Counting yourself, how many members of your household are 18
or older?
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/43

EDUC
EDUCATION OF RESPONDENT
Text of this Question or Item 
Education of Respondent
Category Labels
1: Grade 0-8 no hs diploma
2: Grade 9-12 no hs diploma
3: Grade 0-12 w/ hs diploma
4: Grade 13-17 no col degree
5: Grade 13-16 w/ col degree
6: Grade 17 W/ col degree
Properties
Data type: numeric
Record/column: 1/50

ECLGRD
EDUCATION: COLLEGE GRADUATE
Text of this Question or Item 
Do you have a college degree?
Category Labels
1: Yes
5: No
8: DK
9: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 8-*
Record/column: 1/53

EHSGRD
EDUCATION: HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
Text of this Question or Item 
Did you get a high school graduation diploma or pass a high
school equivalency test?
Category Labels
1: Yes
5: No
8: DK
9: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 8-*
Record/column: 1/54

EGRADE
EDUCATION: HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED
Text of this Question or Item 
What is the highest grade of school or year of college you
completed?
Category Labels
98: DK
99: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 98-*
Record/columns: 1/51-52

EDUCATION
EDUCATION: HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED
Text of this Question or Item 
What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed?
Category Labels
1: Grade 1 through 12, no diploma
2: High school diploma or GED
3: Some college, no degree
4: Associate's degree (ex. AA, AS) or Vocational certification
5: Bachelor's degree (ex. BA, BS)
6: Master's degree (ex. MA, MS, MEng, MEd, MSW, MBA)
7: Professional degree beyond a bachelor's degree (ex. MD, DDS, DVM, LLB, JD)
8: Doctorate degree (ex. PhD, EdD)
99: NA
Properties
Data type: numeric
Missing-data codes: 98-*
Record/columns: 1/55-56