Ongoing Surveys

A survey is a method of collecting and analyzing social, economic, and geographic data. It provides information about the conditions of the United States, states, and counties. Throughout the decade between censuses, we are continually conducting surveys to produce a general view and comprehensive study of the United States' social and economic conditions.

Current Survey Programs staff conduct ongoing and special surveys about people and their characteristics. A network of professional field representatives gathers information from a sample of households, responding to questions about employment, consumer expenditures, health, housing, and other topics.

List of surveys currently in the field in the Philadelphia region:

American Community Survey (ACS)
American Housing Survey - National (AHS-N)
Consumer Expenditure (CE) Survey
Current Population Survey (CPS)
National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS)
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol Related Conditions 2001 (NESARC)
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS)
National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
National Longitudinal Survey of Women (NLSW)
National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS)
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 2001 (FHWAR)
Permit Address Listing (PAL)
Residential Finance Survey
School Crime Supplement (SCS) part of NCVS
Survey of Construction (SOC)
Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)
Survey of Inmates of Local Jails (SILJ)
Survey of Market Absorption (SOMA)
Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD)

Other Surveys Conducted by the Census Bureau