
The article suggests a typology of sociological sample surveys on consumption. A detailed classification of 106 databases is given according to their geography, time frame, institutional affiliation, access to data, sampling and data collection methodology, and thematic content. Among databases reviewed, six main types of surveys were distinguished: 1) Household Economic Survey; 2) Marketing consumer surveys; 3) Consumer sentiment indices; 4) Surveys of household time budgets; 5) Single studies in the field of consumption; 6) Repositories of quantitative and qualitative data in the field of consumption. The identified types are described by the following characteristics: topics covered by the surveys, institutional affiliation, type of sampling and data collection, mode of access, possibilities for enrichment with other types of data, advantages and disadvantages when used by academic researchers. The online appendix offers a complete navigator table for the surveys included in the review.
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