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Research ResourcesSurvey of Consumer Finances

The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is normally a triennial cross-sectional survey of U.S. families, but over the 1983–1989 and 2007–2009 periods, the survey collected panel data. The survey data include information on families’ balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics. Information is also included from related surveys of pension providers and the earlier such surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve Board. By selecting a given survey in the drop-down box below, users may obtain summary results, codebooks and other documentation, and the publicly available data for that survey. Additional information about the survey, recent changes, answers to frequently asked questions and working papers on the surveys are available through the links above.


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How to send a comment or question: To send a comment about the SCF website or to make technical inquiries about the SCF, please fill out our feedback form. To ensure that your question is properly routed, please select the Survey of Consumer Finances as the "staff group" and select no other options above the field labeled "Type your message."


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Last update: September 25, 2012