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1998 Survey of Consumer Finances
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 2004.Recent Changes in U.S. Family Finances: Results from the 1998 Survey of Consumer Finances
Arthur B. Kennickell, Martha Starr-McCluer, and Brian J. Surette
Federal Reserve Bulletin, vol. 86 (January 2000), pp. 1-29.
Article (138 KB PDF) | Article (925 KB Postscript)
Expanded Versions of the Tables in the Federal Reserve Bulletin Article, in Excel Format
Additional tables are available in Excel format (users without Excel may
download the free Excel
viewer) based on the table structures in the Bulletin
article cited above. Four sets are provided. For both the internal and
public versions of the SCF data, estimates are given in nominal and in
inflation-adjusted terms (see the inflation factors in the appendix of
the most recent Bulletin
article).
Each of these sets of tables contains
estimates from the 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2007 SCFs. In addition
to the types of calculations reported in the Bulletin article, these sets of
tables also contain an alternative version of table 13 as well as estimates of
means corresponding to the median values reported in tables 6, 9, and 13.
Users should be aware that because robust techniques were not used to
calculate the mean estimates, results in some instances may be strongly
affected by outliers.
Tables Based on the Internal Data
The calculations reported in these tables are made from the internal data,
incorporating any weighting adjustments implemented in the analysis of those
data for purposes of the summary articles in the Federal Reserve Bulletin.
Estimates in nominal dollars
Estimates inflation-adjusted to 2007 dollars
Tables Based on the Public Data
The calculations reported in these tables are made from the public data, not
incorporating any weighting adjustments implemented in the analysis for those
data for purposes of the summary articles in the Federal Reserve Bulletin.
These calculations may be convenient for users who want to ensure that their
estimates align with those made using the definitions
employed in the writing of the most recent Bulletin article.
Estimates in nominal dollars
Estimates inflation-adjusted to 2007 dollars
Tables last updated March 9, 2009
2007 SCF Chartbook
The SCF chartbook contains time series charts using triennial SCF data covering
the period 1989 to 2007. The variables included are ones that appear
in a selected set of the tables in the Bulletin article. For
each variable and classification group, the charts show the percent
of families in the group who have the item and the median and mean
amounts of holdings for those who have any. All dollar estimates are
given in 2007 dollars. The 2007 SCF chartbook is provided in a PDF
format and includes all of the charts in the order they appear in the
tables in the Bulletin article. The definitions of the summary
variables are given by the SAS program
used to create them.
SCF Chartbook: PDF Format (4 MB ZIP)
Charts last updated March 9, 2009
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