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Description & Citation--Study No. 3949

Bibliographic Description

ICPSR Study No.:3949
 
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03949
 
Title:Consumer Expenditure Survey, 2002: Interview Survey and Detailed Expenditure Files
 
Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics
 
Series:Consumer Expenditure Survey Series
 
Bibliographic Citation:U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 2002: INTERVIEW SURVEY AND DETAILED EXPENDITURE FILES [Computer file]. ICPSR03949-v1. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics [producer], 2003. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-03-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR03949
 

Scope of Study

Summary:The ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) provides a continuous flow of information on the buying habits of American consumers and also furnishes data to support periodic revisions of the Consumer Price Index. The survey consists of two separate components: (1) a quarterly Interview Survey in which each consumer unit in the sample is interviewed every three months over a 15-month period, and (2) a Diary Survey completed by the sample consumer units for two consecutive one-week periods. The Interview Survey was designed to collect data on major items of expense, household characteristics, and income. The expenditures covered by the survey are those that respondents can recall fairly accurately for three months or longer. In general, these expenditures include relatively large purchases, such as those for property, or expenditures that occur on a fairly regular basis, such as rent, utilities, or insurance premiums. Excluded are nonprescription drugs, household supplies, and personal care items. Including global estimates on spending for food, it is estimated that about 90 to 95 percent of expenditures are covered in the Interview Survey. The Detailed Expenditure Files were created from all the major expenditure sections of the Interview Survey questionnaires and contain the most detailed expenditure data from the Interview Survey. Parts 71-75 contain processing files used by the Interview Survey Sample Program (Part 70).
 
Subject Term(s):consumer behavior, consumer expenditures, consumers, demographic characteristics, durable goods, food costs, household income, households, purchasing
 
Geographic Coverage:United States
 
Time Period:??? 3, 2002
 
Date(s) of Collection:??? 3, 2002, 2002 and 2003
 
Universe:Noninstitutional civilian population of the United States.
 
Data Type:survey data
 
Data Collection Notes:(1) Starting with the 1994 collection, the Interview Survey and the Detailed Expenditure Files (EXPN) are released together in one data collection by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2) This release includes files from the first quarter of 2003 in addition to the files containing data from interviews conducted during the four quarters of 2002. (3) For the Income Files (Parts 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20) the documentation is in error. There are 7 variables, and the length of record is 34. The variable GIFT was deleted starting with the 2002 files.
 

Methodology

Sample:National probability sample of households designed to represent the total noninstitutional civilian population.
 
Data Source:personal interviews
 

Access and Availability

Note:A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest.
 
Original ICPSR Release:2005-03-07
 
Version History:The last update of this study occurred on 2006-01-12.
 
  2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 78 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
 
  2006-01-12 - All files were removed from dataset 77 and flagged as study-level files, so that they will accompany all downloads.
 
Dataset(s):
  • DS1: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, First Quarter, 2002
  • DS2: Member Characteristics and Income, First Quarter, 2002
  • DS3: Detailed Expenditures, First Quarter, 2002
  • DS4: Income File, First Quarter, 2002
  • DS5: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter, 2002
  • DS6: Member Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter, 2002
  • DS7: Detailed Expenditures, Second Quarter, 2002
  • DS8: Income File, Second Quarter, 2002
  • DS9: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter, 2002
  • DS10: Member Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter, 2002
  • DS11: Detailed Expenditures, Third Quarter, 2002
  • DS12: Income File, Third Quarter, 2002
  • DS13: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter, 2002
  • DS14: Member Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter, 2002
  • DS15: Detailed Expenditures, Fourth Quarter, 2002
  • DS16: Income File, Fourth Quarter, 2002
  • DS17: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, First Quarter, 2003
  • DS18: Member Characteristics and Income, First Quarter, 2003
  • DS19: Detailed Expenditures, First Quarter, 2003
  • DS20: Income File, First Quarter, 2003
  • DS21: Major Household Appliances
  • DS22: Rented Living Quarters
  • DS23: Owned Living Quarters (Detailed Property Description)
  • DS24: Owned Living Quarters (Disposed-of Property)
  • DS25: Owned Living Quarters (Mortgage Payments)
  • DS26: Owned Living Quarters (Lump-sum Home Equity Loans)
  • DS27: Owned Living Quarters (Line of Credit Home Equity Loans)
  • DS28: Owned Living Quarters (Ownership Costs)
  • DS29: Utilities and Fuels for Owned and Rented Properties (Telephone Expenses)
  • DS30: Utilities and Fuels for Owned and Rented Properties (Additional Telephone Expenses)
  • DS31: Utilities and Fuels (Screening Questions)
  • DS32: Utilities and Fuels (Detailed Questions)
  • DS33: Construction, Repairs, Alterations, and Maintenance of Property (Screening Questions)
  • DS34: Construction, Repairs, Alterations, and Maintenance of Property (Job Description)
  • DS35: Appliances, Household Equipment, and Other Selected Items (Purchase of Appliances)
  • DS36: Appliances, Household Equipment, and Other Selected Items (Other Household Equipment)
  • DS37: Household Equipment Repairs and Service Contracts
  • DS38: Home Furnishings and Related Household Items (Rental, Leasing, or Repair of Furniture)
  • DS39: Home Furnishings and Related Household Items (Purchases)
  • DS40: Clothing and Sewing Materials (Clothing)
  • DS41: Clothing and Sewing Materials (Infants' Clothing, Watches, Jewelry, and Hairpieces)
  • DS42: Clothing and Sewing Materials (Sewing Materials)
  • DS43: Clothing and Sewing Materials (Clothing Services)
  • DS44: Rented and Leased Vehicles (Screening Questions)
  • DS45: Rented and Leased Vehicles (Detailed Questions for Leased Vehicles)
  • DS46: Owned Vehicles (Detailed Questions)
  • DS47: Owned Vehicles (Disposed-of Vehicles)
  • DS48: Vehicle Operating Expenses (Vehicle Maintenance and Repair, Parts and Equipment)
  • DS49: Vehicle Operating Expenses (Licensing, Registration, and Inspection of Vehicles)
  • DS50: Vehicle Operating Expenses (Other Vehicle Operating Expenses)
  • DS51: Insurance Other Than Health (Detailed Questions)
  • DS52: Hospitalization and Health Insurance (Detailed Questions)
  • DS53: Hospitalization and Health Insurance (Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Plans Not Paid by Consumer Unit)
  • DS54: Medical and Health Expenditures (Payments for Medical Expenses)
  • DS55: Medical and Health Expenditures (Reimbursements for Medical Expenses)
  • DS56: Educational Expenses
  • DS57: Subscriptions, Memberships, Books, and Entertainment Expenses (Subscriptions and Memberships)
  • DS58: Subscriptions, Memberships, Books, and Entertainment Expenses (Books and Entertainment Expenses)
  • DS59: Trips and Vacations (Not Fully Reimbursed)
  • DS60: Trips and Vacations (Fully Reimbursed)
  • DS61: Trips and Vacations (Trip Expenses for Non-Consumer Unit Members)
  • DS62: Trips and Vacations (Local Overnight Stays)
  • DS63: Miscellaneous Expenses
  • DS64: Miscellaneous Expenses (Contributions)
  • DS65: Expense Patterns for Food, Beverages, and Other Selected Items (Food and Beverages)
  • DS66: Expense Patterns for Food, Beverages, and Other Selected Items (Selected Services and Goods)
  • DS67: Credit Liability (Credit Balances, Second Quarter Only)
  • DS68: Credit Liability (Credit Balances, Fifth Quarter Only)
  • DS69: Credit Liability (Finance Charges, Fifth Quarter Only)
  • DS70: Interview Survey Sample Program
  • DS71: Stub Parameter File for Interview Sample Program
  • DS72: Stub Parameter File for Detailed Expenditures for Interview Sample Program
  • DS73: Inputs for Interview Sample Program
  • DS74: Universal Classification Codes
  • DS75: Vehicle Make and Model
  • DS76: Output From Interview Sample Program