DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06543.v1
title: Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1993: Interview Survey, Detailed Expenditure Files
title: Version 1

description: The ongoing Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) provides a
 continuous flow of information on the buying habits of American
 consumers and also furnishes data to support periodic revisions of the
 Consumer Price Index. The survey consists of two separate components:
 (1) a quarterly Interview Survey in which each consumer unit in the
 sample is interviewed every three months over a 15-month period, and
 (2) a Diary Survey completed by the sample consumer units for two
 consecutive one-week periods. The Interview Survey was designed to
 collect data on major items of expense, household characteristics, and
 income. The expenditures covered by the survey are those that
 respondents can recall fairly accurately for three months or
 longer. In general, these expenditures include relatively large
 purchases, such as those for property, or expenditures that occur on a
 fairly regular basis, such as rent, utilities, or insurance
 premiums. Excluded are nonprescription drugs, household supplies, and
 personal care items. Including global estimates on spending for food,
 it is estimated that about 90 to 95 percent of expenditures are
 covered in the Interview Survey. The Detailed Expenditure Files that
 comprise this data collection were created from all the major
 expenditure sections of the Interview Survey questionnaires and
 contain more detailed expenditure records than those found in the
 Interview Survey data (CONSUMER EXPENDITURE SURVEY, 1993: INTERVIEW
 SURVEY [ICPSR 6580]). In addition, the Detailed Expenditure Files
 include Consumer Unit Characteristics (FMLY) Files and Income and
 Member Characteristics (MEMB) Files identical to those found in the
Interview Survey.
description: National probability sample of households designed to
represent the total noninstitutional civilian population.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, First Quarter
DS2: Member Characteristics and Income, First Quarter
DS3: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter
DS4: Member Characteristics and Income, Second Quarter
DS5: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter
DS6: Member Characteristics and Income, Third Quarter
DS7: Consumer Unit Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter
DS8: Member Characteristics and Income, Fourth Quarter
DS9: General Survey Information--Major Household Appliances
DS10: Rented Living Quarters--Rental Payments, Facilities, and Services for Sample Unit and Other Units
DS11: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Detailed Property Description
DS12: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Disposed of Property
DS13: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Mortgage Payments
DS14: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Lump Sum Home Equity Loans
DS15: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Line of Credit Home Equity Loans
DS16: Owned Living Quarters and Other Owned Real Estate--Ownership Costs
DS17: Utilities and Fuels for Owned and Rented Properties--Telephone Expenses
DS18: Utilities and Fuels for Owned and Rented Properties--Screening Questions
DS19: Utilities and Fuels--for Owned and Rented Properties--Detailed Questions
DS20: Construction, Repairs, Alterations, and Maintenance of Owned and Rented Property--Screening Questions
DS21: Construction, Repairs, Alterations, and Maintenance of Owned and Rented Property--Job Description
DS22: Appliances, Household Equipment, and Other Selected Items--Purchase of Household Appliances
DS23: Appliances, Household Equipment, and Other Selected Items--Purchase of Household Appliances and Other Selected Equipment Items
DS24: Household Equipment Repairs, Service Contracts, and Furniture Repair and Reupholstering--Household Equipment Repairs and Service Contracts
DS25: Household Equipment Repairs, Service Contracts, and Furniture Repair and Reupholstering--Furniture Repair or Reupholstering
DS26: Home Furnishings and Related Household Items--Purchases
DS27: Home Furnishings and Related Household Items--Rental or Leasing of Furniture
DS28: Clothing and Sewing Materials--Clothing
DS29: Clothing and Sewing Materials--Infants' Clothing, Watches, Jewelry, and Hairpieces
DS30: Clothing and Sewing Materials--Sewing Materials
DS31: Clothing and Sewing Materials--Clothing Services
DS32: Rented and Leased Vehicles--Screening Questions for Rented Vehicles
DS33: Rented and Leased Vehicles--Detailed Questions for Leased Vehicles
DS34: Owned Vehicles--Detailed Questions
DS35: Owned Vehicles--Disposed-of Vehicles
DS36: Vehicle Operating Expenses--Vehicle Maintenance and Repair and Vehicle Equipment, Parts, and Accessories
DS37: Vehicle Operating Expenses--Licensing, Registration, and Inspection of Vehicles
DS38: Vehicle Operating Expenses--Other Vehicle Operating Expenses
DS39: Insurance Other Than Health--Detailed Questions
DS40: Hospitalization and Health Insurance--Detailed Questions
DS41: Hospitalization and Health Insurance--Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Plans Not Directly Paid for by the Consumer Unit
DS42: Medical and Health Expenditures--Payments for Medical Expenses
DS43: Medical and Health Expenditures--Reimbursements for Medical Expenses
DS44: Educational Expenses--Expenses Paid Directly by the Consumer Unit
DS45: Educational Expenses--Expenses Paid Directly by Others (Deleted beginning Q933)
DS46: Subscriptions, Memberships, Books, and Entertainment Expenses--Subscriptions and Memberships
DS47: Subscriptions, Memberships, Books, and Entertainment Expenses--Books and Entertainment Expenses
DS48: Trips and Vacations--Trips Paid Entirely by Consumer Unit and Partially Reimbursed Trips
DS49: Trips and Vacations--100-Percent Reimbursed Trips
DS50: Trips and Vacations--Trip Expenses for Non-Consumer Unit Members
DS51: Trips and Vacations--Local Overnight Stays
DS52: Miscellaneous Expenses
DS53: Expense Patterns for Food and Beverages
DS54: Expense Patterns for Selected Services and Goods
DS55: Credit Liability--Credit Balances, Second Interview Only
DS56: Credit Liability--Credit Balances, Annual Supplement, Fifth Interview Only
DS57: Credit Liability, Finance Charges, Annual Supplement, Fifth Interview Only
DS58: Vehicle Make and Model Codes
description: Noninstitutional civilian population of the United
States.
description: (1) The codebook is provided as a Portable Document
 Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems
 Incorporated and can be accessed using the Adobe Acrobat
 Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is
 provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet. (2) Part 59,
 Documentation File, contains a list of FMLY and MEMB variables by
start position.