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Feature
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Consumer Expenditure Survey (Interview)
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CPS (March Income Supplement)
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics
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Survey of Income and Program Participation
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Asset Holdings Dataa
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Detailed inventory of property holdings and household appliances; information at 5th interview on credit balances for current month and 1 year ago; information on financial asset holdings currently and 1 year ago
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None, except ascertains home ownership
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Regularly, information about home value and mortgage debt; occasionally, information about saving behavior and wealth
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Detailed inventory of real and financial assets and liabilities once each panel; more frequent measures for assets relevant for assistance programs
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Expenditure Data
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Detailed quarterly data for expenditures estimated to account for 60–70% of total expenditures; global (or usual) quarterly data for expenditures estimated to account for another 20–25% of total
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None
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Monthly rent or mortgage costs; annual utility costs; average weekly food costs; child support payments
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Information once or twice each panel on last month's out-of-pocket medical care costs, shelter costs (mortgage or rent and utilities), dependent care costs, and child support payments
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