Sentiment holds steady as consumers expect inflation to slow
June 28, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Sentiment was essentially unchanged this month, inching down a scant 1% from May, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.While consumers exhibited confidence that inflation will continue to soften, many expressed concerns about the effect of high prices and...
Consumer Sentiment Ticks Lower in June
June 17, 2024
The Surveys of Consumers survey released it’s preliminary data on Friday. Sentiment declined slightly in the first two weeks of June, while Joanne Hsu noted the change was “statistically insignificant” and within the margin of error, “Assessments of personal...
Pam Davis-Kean named Director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
June 12, 2024
Pam Davis-Kean has been selected as the Director of the Survey Research Center (SRC) for a five-year term beginning September 1, 2024. Davis-Kean is a Professor of Psychology, a Research Professor in the Survey Research Center and Research Center for Group Dynamics, and a Faculty Associate of...
ISR’s Health and Retirement Study renewed through 2029 thanks to largest research grant in U-M history
June 5, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Health and Retirement Study (HRS) has been renewed through 2029 thanks to a grant expected to total approximately $195 million from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National...
Overcoming barriers to heat pump adoption in cold climates and avoiding the ‘energy poverty trap’
May 31, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Converting home heating systems from natural gas furnaces to electric heat pumps is seen as a way to address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.But a new University of Michigan study of 51 Southeast Michigan households shows that switching to efficient, cold-climate...
Sentiment falls amid concerns that labor markets may weaken
May 24, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Sentiment fell back about 10% in May, a departure from three consecutive months of very little change in consumer views, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.Although consumers’ views about their personal finances were little changed this month, their...
SRC Researchers at the 2024 American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference
May 10, 2024
Here is a list of SRC Researchers at the 2024 American Association for Public Opinion Research Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA.Exhibitors include include Michigan Program in Survey and Data Science in booth 212.Tuesday, May 14, 20242:00-5:00, James Wagner (organizer,...
Alexandra Killewald Joins the AAAS
April 30, 2024
Congratulations to Alexandra (Sasha) Killewald, director of the Stone Center for Income Dynamics, who was selected to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy recognizes & celebrates the excellence of its members’ contributions in scholarly & professional...
The scourge of customer satisfaction surveys
April 29, 2024
Global spending on market research has to more than $80 billion since 2016 and a fifth of that is spent on customer surveys. Companies are sending out more and more surveys, resulting in oversurveying. James Wagner said, “People receive so many survey requests that...
Consumer sentiment holds steady amid renewed concerns over high prices
April 26, 2024
ANN ARBOR—Sentiment has remained essentially unchanged since January 2024, continuing the plateau that followed the large gains seen at the end of 2023, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.The long-run business outlook lifted slightly to reach its highest reading...