American Community Survey (ACS)

On this page are examples of the current materials mailed to the sample addresses in the housing unit (HU) sample, and examples of the current materials used in the group quarters (GQ) interviewing. Also included are the HU and GQ questionnaires from prior years, and summary documents showing the changes in the questionnaires from year to year.

Important Note:  These questionnaires are for illustrative purposes only and should not be printed and completed by households or persons selected to participate in the ACS. If you have misplaced the questionnaire that you received in the mail, please call 1-800-354-7271.

All documents below are in pdf format.

2009 American Community Survey

• 2009 ACS Questionnaire - English  |  Spanish
• 2009 ACS Instruction Guide - English   |   Spanish


• 2009 ACS Group Quarters:
  • Questionnaire (English and Spanish)
  • Instruction Guide (English and Spanish)

2009 Puerto Rico Community Survey

• 2009 PRCS Questionnaire - English  |  Spanish
• 2009 PRCS Instruction Guide - English   |   Spanish


• 2009 PRCS Group Quarters:
  • Questionnaire (English and Spanish)
  • Instruction Guide (English and Spanish)

For more information on the Puerto Rico Community Survey, read the Frequently Asked Questions.

ACS - Summary of Questionnaire Changes

• 2005-2009 Summary of Questionnaire Changes [PDF]

• 2005-2008 Summary of Questionnaire Changes [PDF]

• 1996-2007 Summary of Housing Question Changes [PDF]

• 1996-2007 Summary of Person Question Changes [PDF]

PRCS - Summary of Questionnaire Changes

• 2005-2009 Summary of Questionnaire Changes [PDF]

• 2005-2008 Summary of Questionnaire Changes [PDF]

ACS Questionnaire - Previous Years

• 2008 ACS Questionnaire - English [PDF]   |   2008 ACS Questionnaire - Spanish [PDF]
• 2008 ACS Group Quarters Questionnaire (English and Spanish) [PDF]     
• 2008 PRCS Questionnaire- English [PDF]   |  2008 PRCS Questionnaire- Spanish
• 2008 PRCS Group Quarters Questionnaire (English and Spanish) [PDF]     
• 2007 ACS Questionnaire - English [PDF]   |   2007 ACS Questionnaire - Spanish [PDF]
• 2007 PRCS Questionnaire - English [PDF]  |   2007 PRCS Questionnaire - Spanish [PDF]

• 2005-2006 ACS Questionnaire [PDF]

• 2003-2004 Questionnaire [PDF]

• 2000-2002 Questionnaire [PDF]

• 1999 Questionnaire [PDF]

• 1996-1998 Questionnaire [PDF]

[PDF] or denotes a file in Adobe’s Portable Document Format. To view the file, you will need the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader available free from Adobe. This symbol indicates a link to a non-government web site. Our linking to these sites does not constitute an endorsement of any products, services or the information found on them. Once you link to another site you are subject to the policies of the new site.