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Built from public survey data: the GSS, ANES, CES, the Census Bureau’s CPS supplements and Household Pulse Survey, the Federal Reserve’s SHED, the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, and Pew Research Center. Estimates computed here are weighted; see each source page for methods and citations. Survey of Consumer Expectations data: © 2013–2026 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which disclaims responsibility for this analysis.

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NY Fed Consumer Expectations

NY Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations, December 2014

Source: NY Fed Consumer Expectations
Field dates: 2014-12-03 to 2014-12-31 (day precision)
Mode: web
Population: US household heads 18+ (rotating panel; each person answers up to 12 months)
Geography: National
Respondents: 1,302
Sample design: Rotating panel drawn from the Ipsos KnowledgePanel-style probability panel; about 1,300 a month
Weight: weight: the SCE survey weight (age, income, education, and region targets); rescaled to mean 1
Sponsor: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Fielded by: Ipsos
Data: https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/sce

Questions asked (23)

opinion behavior demographic all

Economy, work, & money › National economy

Chance US unemployment will be higher in a year
Chance stock prices will be higher in a year

Economy, work, & money › Personal finances

Chance of missing a minimum debt payment in three months
Expected direction of household income over next year
Expected direction of household spending over next year
Expected finances a year from now
Expected percent change in household income next year
Expected percent change in household spending next year
Financially better or worse off than a year ago

Economy, work, & money › Inflation & prices

Chance savings interest rates will be higher in a year
Expect inflation or deflation over next year
Expected inflation one year ahead, median forecast
Expected inflation rate over next year, point forecast
Expected inflation two to three years ahead, median forecast

Economy, work, & money › Jobs & work

Chance of finding an acceptable job within a year
Chance of finding an acceptable job within three months
Chance of leaving your job voluntarily in the next year
Chance of losing your job in the next year

Economy, work, & money › Housing & homeownership

Chance of moving in the next year
Expected direction of national home prices over next year
Expected percent change in national home prices next year

Economy, work, & money › Banking & credit

Ease of getting credit compared with a year ago
Expected ease of getting credit in a year