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Definition: There is both a U.S. survey and a Canadian survey by the name Survey of Consumer Finances.

The U.S. one is a survey of U.S. households by the Federal Reserve which collects information on their assets and debt. The survey oversamples high income households because that's where the wealth is. The survey has been conducted every three years since 1983.

The Canadian one is an annual supplement to the Labor Force Survey that is carried out every April.

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