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Survey Data | Replicate Weight Files Summary Description of 2001 Survey Results Three types of summary output are available on this page: a Federal Reserve Bulletin article; two sets of tables, in Excel format, that provide estimates comparable to the tables included in the Bulletin article, one using the the internal SCF data and another using the public SCF data; and a chartbook that includes time series charts using triennial SCF data covering the period 1989 to 2001. Recent Changes in U.S. Family Finances: Evidence from the 1998 and 2001 Survey of Consumer Finances Ana M. Aizcorbe, Arthur B. Kennickell, and Kevin B. Moore Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 89 (January 2003), pp. 1-32. Article (149 KB PDF) | Article (722 KB Postscript) Erratum
Expanded versions of the tables in the Bulletin article, in
Excel format
SCF Chartbook Documentation of 2001 Survey Data Four types of technical documentation for the 2001 SCF are available on this page: the 2001 codebook, a questionnaire-style summary of the survey instrument, the household information packet (HIP), and an executable copy of the computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) program. In addition, technical working papers on the survey methodology are available. Codebook for the 2001 Survey of Consumer Finances The codebook contains the text, variable names, and responses for the questions asked in the survey. Also provided are a brief summary of the technical features of the survey design; a copy of the source code for the CAPI program, a concordance of variable names in the final data set and those used in the CAPI program; two programs that calculate standard errors for regression models and another program to calculate standard errors for simple statistics such as weighted medians, all three of which account for sampling error and mutliple imputation; and a list of the variables included in the public data set. Codebook (3.7 MB ASCII) Codebook last updated April 25, 2007 Questionnaire-Style Summary of the 2001 SCF CAPI Instrument This document is based on the questionnaire for the 1992 SCF, the last of the surveys for which a paper questionnaire was used. The questionnaire has been altered to include changes to the instrument since 1992, and each variable in the final data set has been labeled with its corresponding SCF X-variable number. In most cases, the question skip instructions have not been updated. Other relatively small inconsistencies with the actual CAPI instrument also remain. The codebook is the appropriate place to turn for the fine details of the structure of the data, the exact text of the questions asked, and the full list of official codes. Nevertheless, the questionnaire format of this document may be useful for understanding the overall organization of the survey. At key points during the administration of the interview, interviewers show the respondents a series of cards containing information relevant to framing or answering a question. Most of this information is displayed as part of the question text or response categories, but some is more general. Questionnaire-style summary (8.3 MB PDF) Showcards (78 KB PDF) Document last updated February 24, 2006 Household Information Packet (HIP) The 2001 HIP contains forms used for the non-interview reports, the household listing, the first contact with the household, and the record of calls made on the household. HIP for AP cases (82 KB PDF) | HIP for LS cases (72 KB PDF) Executable Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) Program The 2001 survey data were collected using CAPI. A copy of the source code for the program is included in the codebook above. To see more directly the process faced by survey interviewers, use the executable version of the CAPI program posted below. The main program files are stored in a self-extracting zip file. A short README file describes the installation and running of the program on a DOS or Windows system. The version of the program offered here has been altered so that no data are saved upon exiting the program. No warranty is made for the performance of these files. Note: CAPI program may not be compatible with all operating systems. CAPI installation README (4 KB ASCII) CAPI Program Files (1.9 MB EXE) Top of page 2001 Survey Data Two general types of data set are provided: first, the full public data set is given in SAS, Stata, and ASCII formats; second, an extract file of summary variables is provided in Excel format. All of these files are provided in compressed form as WINZIP files. (See H.15 for software to uncompress WINZIP files.)
Missing data in the survey have been imputed five times using a
multiple imputation technique. The information is stored in five
separate and internally coherent imputation replicates (implicates).
Thus, for the 4,449 families interviewed for the survey, there are
22,245 records in the data set. Seven observations were deleted for
the public version of the data set for purposes of disclosure
avoidance; thus, there are 22,210 records in the public data set for
4,442 families. The codebook provides more detail on the structure of
the data set and the steps taken for disclosure avoidance.
Full Public Data Set: SAS format
WARNING: Some browser versions will download these
files in unzipped form; the resulting PROC CPORT transport file will require
202 MB of disk space and the resulting PROC COPY transport file will
require 512 MB of disk space. When uncompressed and imported as a V9.1.3
engine SAS data set, these files require 607 MB of disk space.
Main survey data: CPORT version (9.1 MB ZIP)
Full Public Data Set: Stata format
Main survey data: Stata (12.2 MB ZIP)
Full Public Data Set: ASCII format
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files in unzipped form; the resulting XLS file will require
26.4 MB of disk space for the file that only includes data and 15 MB for
the file that includes the tabling wizard and data.
Replicate Weight Files
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unzipped form; the resulting
PROC CPORT transport file will require 41 MB of disk space, the resulting
PROC COPY transport file will require 46.8 MB of disk space, and the resulting Stata file will require 21.5 MB of disk space.
Replicate weights--X42001: CPORT version (26
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