Form CEQ Instrument CEQ Instrument CEQ Instrument Specifications

Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Survey 2011 Items Booklet 

Section

Tag Name

Variable Name

Question Text

H_HHROS

H_HHROS

RESP LN NAME

H_PURPOSE

H_PURPOSE

1. Enter 1 to Continue
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

H_PURPOSE1

1. What is this survey all about?
2. Who uses this information? What good is it?
3. How is the data collected?
How many times will I be interviewed?
4. I hesitate to tell some things about myself, what protection do I have?
5. Is this survey authorized by law?
6. Proceed with the interview
WHAT IS THIS SURVEY ALL ABOUT?

H_PURPOSE1

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MEMBER

RELATIONSHIP

CU SEX AGE

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[goto H_PURPOSE1]
[goto H_PURPOSE2]
[goto H_PURPOSE3]
[goto H_PURPOSE4]
[goto H_PURPOSE5]
[return to interivew]

<1> [return to interview]

The Consumer Expenditure Survey collects information from the Nation's households and families
on their buying habits (expenditures), income, and characteristics. The strength of the survey is that it allows
data users to relate the expenditure and income of consumers to the characteristics of those
consumers.

H_PURPOSE2

H_PURPOSE2

1. Enter 1 to Continue
WHO USES THIS INFORMATION? WHAT GOOD IS IT?

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Data from the Consumer Expenditure Survey are used in a number of different ways by a variety of users. An
important use of the survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is for the periodic revisions of the Consumer
Price Index (CPI). Survey results are used to select new market basket of goods and
services for the CPI, to determine the relative importance of CPI components and to derive new cost weights
for the market basket.Government and private agencies use the data to study the welfare of particular
segments of the population. Economic policymakers use the data to study the impact of policy changes in
the welfare of different socioeconomic groups. Researchers use the data in a variety of studies, including
those that focus on the spending behavior of different family types and historical spending trends.

H_PURPOSE3

H_PURPOSE3

1. Enter 1 to Continue
HOW IS THE DATA COLLECTED?
HOW MANY TIMES WILL I BE INTERVIEWED?

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Data collection is carried out by the Bureau of the Census. In the Interview Survey, each consumer unit is

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