In this regard, the Federal Reserve plans to undertake a major research effort in 1999 that will include surveys of consumers, businesses, and depository institutions about the use of retail payments. The surveys will gather data on the use of various retail payment instruments and the use of technology to facilitate retail payments, and will also explore public perceptions about retail payment instruments.
We look forward to sharing the results of these surveys with you. They should provide both the Federal Reserve and the private sector with a much broader base of information from which to evaluate policies and initiatives. BIS Review 78/1998