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100 Years of U.S. Consumer Spending: Data for the Nation, New York and Boston (BLS)
  • Detailed analysis of consumer expenditures by type as compared to household characteristics and income, 1901-2003
  • One chapter for each decade includes charts and graphs as well as population changes
  • Concludes that income has risen faster than prices
1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (NEA)
  • Adult participation or attendance in the arts (art museums, photography, ballet, opera, etc.) by race, age, and income level
  • Table 27 provides summary data for other activities (sports attendance, exercise class, amusement parks, etc.)
American Customer Satisfaction Index (UMich Business School)
There are FOUR different surveys whose names are often confused: Consumer Satisfaction (UMich Business School), Consumer Confidence (Conference Board), Consumer Attitudes (UMich ICPSR), and Consumer Comfort (ABC/Washington Post.)
Best Places to Live (Money Magazine)
  • Ranks over 500 cities to live in by economy, health, crime, housing, education, weather, leisure, transit, arts
  • Arranged by ranking and alphabetically by city
  • City pages include a description and relocation information as well as statistical data on the quality of life and the cost of living
  • Interactive interface permits the user to create own best place
Better Business Bureau
  • News reports on current scams
  • Tips on common consumer issues, such as repairing VCRs, sweepstakes, and child care services
  • Advice to businesses, including the handling of unruly customers
  • Directory of Better Business Bureaus by region and state
Consumer Confidence (Conference Board)
  • There are FOUR different surveys whose names are often confused: Consumer Satisfaction (UMich Business School), Consumer Confidence (Conference Board), Consumer Attitudes (UMich ICPSR), and Consumer Comfort (ABC/Washington Post.)
  • Current monthly consumer confidence data
Consumer Expenditure Surveys (BLS)
  • Annual press release on consumer expenditures
  • Links to more detailed information, including the LABSTAT Selective Access Product Below
  • Bibliography of related products
  • Gives annual total expenditures for pets, toys and playground equipment
  • Does not give figures for pets as a separate category
Consumer Expenditure Surveys Selective Access
  • Detailed information by consumer characteristics and type of product
  • Example: amount spent annually on entertainment by persons under 25
  • Time series begins with 1987
Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Online consumder protection publications (e.g. toys, carbon monoxide)
  • List of product recalls since 1994 arranged by date or searchable by subject
Consumer Reports (UMich Only)
  • Full text with articles and brand comparisons beginning January 1988
  • Type in name of magazine and your search term
  • Also in Proquest with a three-month delay
 
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