The New York Fed Just Released A Ton Of Demographic Data On Consumer Expectations

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Today, the New York Fed published the inaugural results of its new monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations.

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The survey polls consumers about expectations for various things including inflation, house prices, and earnings growth. The data are useful because they break these responses down into various demographic groups, like age, education level, income bracket, and geographic region.

The charts below illustrate how different groups of consumers are feeling about different aspects of the economy at the moment.

1. Senior citizens expect higher inflation than their younger counterparts.

01 inflation expectations age

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

2. College graduates have higher expectations for inflation than those with less education.

02 inflation expectations education

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

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3. Yet those making the least money also have the highest expectations for inflation.

03 inflation expectations income

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4. Inflation expectations are highest in the South and lowest in the Midwest.

04 inflation expectations region

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

5. Senior citizens expect the biggest rise in home prices over the next year, while Millennials are the most pessimistic.

05 home price expectations age

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

6. Those who didn't go to college expect home prices to rise about the same amount as those who graduated from college, but those with only some college are more optimistic.

06 home price expectations education

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

7. Those in middle-class income brackets are most optimistic about house prices in 2014.

07 home price expectations income

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8. Those in the South expect home prices to rise most over the next year, while those in the Midwest expect the least home price appreciation.

08 home price expectations region

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9. Young people are relatively optimistic about earnings growth. Senior citizens are not.

09 earnings expectations age

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

10. The more education you have, the more optimistic you're likely to be about earnings growth over the next year.

10 earnings expectations education

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

11. Likewise, those with higher incomes expect higher earnings growth.

11 earnings expectations income

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

12. Those in the West are most optimistic on earnings growth, while those in the Midwest are least optimistic.

12 earnings expectations region

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13. The younger you are, the more secure you're likely to feel in your current job.

13 job loss expectations age

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

14 job loss expectations education

Business Insider/Matthew Boesler (data from New York Fed)

15 job loss expectations income

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16 job loss expectations region

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