Survey of Consumer Finances

Approximately 4,500 families are randomly selected from all economic strata to voluntarily participate in the confidential survey. If a family declines to participate, no alternate family is selected to be surveyed. While the data provided by the SCF is not provided by any alternate study, the SCF is similar to the 1962 Survey of Financial Characteristics of Consumers and the 1963 Survey of Changes in Family Finances, which provided similar information.