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Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

The Household Pulse Survey is a 20-minute online survey studying how the coronavirus pandemic and other emergent issues are impacting households across the country from a social and economic perspective.

The HPS continues asking about core demographic household characteristics (including sexual orientation and gender identity), as well as asking questions about the following topics:

  • Access to infant formula
  • COVID-19 vaccinations and long COVID symptoms and impact
  • Education, specifically K-12 enrollment
  • Childcare
  • Employment
  • Food sufficiency
  • Housing security
  • Household spending, including energy expenditures and consumption
  • Inflation concerns and changes in behavior due to increasing prices 
  • Physical and mental health
  • Feelings of pressure to move from rental home
  • Transportation, including behavioral changes related to the cost of gas
  • Health insurance coverage (including Medicaid)
  • Shortage of critical products
  • Impact of living through natural disasters

 

Prior data collections phases:

Phase 1: April 23, 2020 - July 21, 2020

Phase 2: August 19, 2020 - October 26, 2020

Phase 3: October 28, 2020 - March 29, 2021

Phase 3.1: April 14, 2021 - July 5, 2021

Phase 3.2: July 21, 2021 – October 11, 2021

Phase 3.3: December 1, 2021 – February 7, 2022

Phase 3.4: March 2, 2022 – May 9, 2022

Phase 3.5: June 1, 2022 – August 8, 2022

Phase 3.6: September 14, 2022 – November 14, 2022

Phase 3.7: December 9, 2022 – February 13, 2023

Phase 3.8: March 1, 2023 – May 8, 2023

Phase 3.9: June 7, 2023 – August 7, 2023

Technical documentation for all phases of the survey are available below.

Household Pulse Survey Nonresponse Bias Analysis

Phase 3.10 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.10 Source and Accuracy Statements

Phase 3.10 User Note

Phase 3.10 Questionnaires

Phase 3.10 Methodology

Phase 3.9 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.9 Source and Accuracy Statements

Phase 3.9 User Note

Phase 3.9 Questionnaires

Phase 3.9 Methodology

Phase 3.8 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.8 Source and Accuracy Statements

Phase 3.8 User Note

Phase 3.8 Questionnaires

Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.8 Methodology

Phase 3.7 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.6 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.5 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.4 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.3 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.2 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3.1 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 3 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 2 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Phase 1 Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation

Page Last Revised - September 20, 2023
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