The 2017 National Financial Well-Being in America Survey, an online survey conducted for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to measure the financial well-being of adults in the United States. It was created as a foundation for research into financial well-being.
Use Cases
- Analyze survey responses related to financial well-being metrics to understand demographic and economic factors influencing financial health.
- Conduct research on financial education and protection for older Americans using the survey's specific questions for that demographic.
- Use the deidentified survey data to build models predicting financial well-being scores based on respondent characteristics and behaviors.
Strengths
- Survey conducted by the authoritative Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its Offices of Financial Education and Financial Protection for Older Americans.
- Data is explicitly deidentified, facilitating research use while protecting respondent privacy.
- Dataset is intended as a foundation for both internal and external research into financial well-being.
Limitations
- The specific columns, sample size (row count), and file formats are unknown, limiting assessment of scope and structure.
- Data is from a single year (2017), which may not reflect current financial conditions or behaviors.
- As an online survey, it may have sampling biases against populations with limited internet access.
Provenance
- Source
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Collection Method
- Online survey conducted for the CFPB Offices of Financial Education and Financial Protection for Older Americans.
- Time Range
- 2017
- Freshness
- Data is from 2017, though the record was last updated in February 2026.
- Geography
- United States