List of household surveys in the United States

This is a list of surveys of households in the United States.

10,000+ participants

Survey	Conducted by	Main target	Number of people	Data collection started	Ongoing, or year data collection ended	Main topics	Current modes of data collection
United States Census	United States Census Bureau	All persons dwelling in U.S. residential structures, and many homeless	309 million people in 2010[1]	1790	Ongoing	Age, sex and race of household members.[2]	Internet self-response, Phone response, Mail response[3]
American Community Survey	United States Census Bureau[4]		3.5 million households[4]	1994	Ongoing	Ancestry, educational attainment, income, language proficiency, migration, disability, employment, and housing characteristics	Internet self-response, Mail response[5]
American Housing Survey	United States Census Bureau[6]	Household members at least 16 years old[6]	186,000[4]	1973[6]	Ongoing	Housing conditions and costs[6]	Face-to-face interview format, Phone response[7]
American Time Use Survey	Bureau of Labor Statistics[4]		25,000[4]	2003	Ongoing	The kinds of activities people engage in and the time they spend involved in these activities[8]	Phone response[9]
Current Population Survey	Bureau of Labor Statistics[10]	Civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and older.[10]	60,000 households[10]	1940	Ongoing monthly	Labor force, employment, unemployment, persons not in the labor force, hours of work, earnings[10]	Face-to-face interview format, Phone response[11]
National Survey of Family Growth	National Center for Health Statistics division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[12]	Men and women 15–44 years of age[12]	22,682[12]	1973[12]	Ongoing[12]	Trends related to fertility, family structure, and demographics.[12]	Face-to-face interview format, with a portion of the more sensitive questions answered privately by self-administration[13]
Panel Study of Income Dynamics	University of Michigan[14]	Nationally representative individuals[14]	18,000+[14]	1968[14]	Ongoing[14]	Including employment, income, wealth, expenditures, health, education, marriage, childbearing and philanthropy[14]	Phone response, Face-to-face interview format[15]
National Crime Victimization Survey	Bureau of Justice Statistics[16]	Nationally representative sample[16]	160,000[16]	1973[16]	Ongoing[16]	Factors associated with becoming a victim of various crimes.[16]	Face-to-face interview format with subsequent interviews conducted either in person or by phone[17]
National Health Interview Survey	National Center for Health Statistics[4]	Nationally representative sample[18]	87,000[18]	1957[18]	Ongoing[18]	Health status and utilization	Face-to-face interview format[19]
National Longitudinal Survey	Bureau of Labor Statistics[20]	People born 1957-1964 and 1980-1984[21]	50,000+[21]	1966[21]	Ongoing	Education, employment, household, parents and children, family process, partnerships, fertility, health, attitudes, expectations, non-cognitive tests, activities, crime & substance use	Face-to-face interview format with a portion of the more sensitive questions answered privately by audio computer-assisted self-interview[22]
National Survey of College Graduates	United States Census Bureau[4]	Recipients of a bachelor's degree or higher[23]	100,000[24]			Occupation, work activities, salary, the relationship of degree field and occupation, and demographic information.[23]	Internet self-response, Phone response, Mail response[25]
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation	United States Fish and Wildlife Service[4]		60,000[4]			Fishing, hunting, and other wildlife-associated recreation, such as wildlife observation, photography, and feeding.[26]	Phone response, Face-to-face interview format[27]
Survey of Income and Program Participation	United States Census Bureau[4]		37,000 households			Economic well-being, family dynamics, education, assets, health insurance, childcare, and food security.[28]	Phone response, Face-to-face interview format[29]
Telephone Point-of-Purchase Survey	Bureau of Labor Statistics[4]		175,000[4]			Where Americans are spending their money[30]	Phone response[31]

1,000 to 9,999 participants

Survey	Conducted by	Main target	Number of people	Data collection started	Ongoing, or year data collection ended	Main topics
American Family Survey	Deseret News and The Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy at Brigham Young University[32]	Nationally representative sample[32]	3,000 participants[32]	2015[32]	2015[32]	Attitudes, practices & policy opinions of marriage and family[32]
Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking	Federal Reserve Board of Governors[33]		around 6,000 respondents[33]	2013[33]	Ongoing[33]	Well-being of American households, potential risks to their financial stability [33]
Youth Volunteering and Civic Engagement Survey	Corporation for National and Community Service[4]		8,000 participants[4]