The bureau conducts the Florida Consumer Attitude Survey monthly. Respondents are 18 or older and live in households telephoned randomly. The preliminary index for March was calculated from 879 responses, a response rate of 54 percent. Numbers for prior months are based on about 1,000 responses. The margin of error for the index is almost three points.
Regional results are subject to sampling error of almost four points.
The index is patterned after the University of Michigan's confidence index for the United States. Both indexes use 1966 as the base year. Numbers below 100 indicate consumers are less confident than they were in 1966. Return To Top Of Archived Releases. Go To Current UF News.