Survey of Consumer Finances (USA)
The Survey of Consumer Finances generates data on family balance sheets, pensions, income and the demographic characteristics of households in the USA. The survey - undertaken every three years by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board - also provides observations on household relations with financial institutions. The FRB explains that the "Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) is normally a triennial cross-sectional survey of U.S. families. 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."
The following waves of the Survey of Consumer Finances are available:
- SCF-2019
- SCF-2016
- SCF-2013
- SCF-2010
- SCF Panel 2007-09
- SCF-2009
- SCF-2007
- SCF-2004
- SCF-2001
- SCF-1998
- SCF-1995
- SCF-1992
- SCF-1989
- SCF-1986
- SCF-1983
- 1983-89 Panel
- 1983-1989 SPP
- 1962 SFCC & 1963 SCFF
Codebooks and user documentation are available on this Survey of Consumer Finances page.
See also the Library resource page for the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey.
Data may be downloaded from the SCF site. Select the wave(s) required via the dropdown menu. Two versions of the data are available:
- Full Public Data: All SCF variables (in SAS, Stata and ASCII)
- Summary Extract Data.
Data homepage
Contact: [email protected]
Page last updated on 27 February 2024