Small Business Pulse Survey

Census Bureau pre-decisional

D: Crosswalk of Survey Content and Agency Requesting Item

Item	Concept	Question	Categories	Agency Requesting Item
1	Subjective well being	Overall, how has this business been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?	Select only one: • Large negative effect • Moderate negative effect • Little or no effect • Moderate positive effect • Large positive effect	CENSUS
2	Operating revenue	In the last week, did this business experience a change in operating revenues?	Select only one: • Yes, increased • Yes, decreased • No	MBDA, CENSUS
3	Operating revenue (bins)	In the last week, what was the total operating revenue for this business?	Select only one: • $0 - $500 • $501 - $2,500 • $2,501 - $5,000 • $5,001 - $15,000 • $15,001 - $50,000 • $50,001 - $125,000 • $125,001 - $200,000 • $200,001 - $500,000 • $500,001 or more • Don’t know	CENSUS
4	Operating status	In the last week, did this business temporarily close any of its locations for at least one day?	Y/N	FRB, SBA, CENSUS
5	# Employees	In the last week, did this business have a change in the number of paid employees?	Select only one: • Yes, increased • Yes, decreased • No	ITA, MBDA, CENSUS
6	# Hours worked	In the last week, did this business have a change in the total number of hours worked by paid employees?	Select only one: • Yes, increased • Yes, decreased • No	BLS, ITA, CENSUS
7	Supply chain	In the last week, did this business have disruptions in its supply chain?	Y/N	BEA, ITA, CENSUS
8	Product/service offerings	In the last week, did this business shift to the production of other goods or services?	Y/N	ITA, CENSUS
9	Mode of product/service delivery	In the last week, did any of this business’s locations adopt pickup/carry-out/delivery as their only means of providing goods and services to their customers?	Y/N	CENSUS
10	Cash flow	How would you describe the current availability of cash on hand for this business? Currently, cash on hand will cover:	Select only one: • 1-7 days of business operations • 1-2 weeks of business operations • 3-4 weeks of business operations • 1-2 months of business operations • 3 or more months of business operations • No cash available for business operations • Don’t know	BEA, FRB, CENSUS
11	Loan defaults	The White House declared a national emergency because of the COVID-19 pandemic on March 13, 2020. Since then, has this business missed any loan payments?	Y/N	BEA, FRB, CENSUS
12	Other payment defaults	Since March 13, 2020, has this business missed any other scheduled payments, not including loans? Examples of other scheduled payments include rent, utilities, and payroll.	Y/N	BEA, FRB, CENSUS
13	Application for financial assistance	Since March 13, 2020, has this business requested financial assistance from any of the following sources?	Select all that apply: o Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) o Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) o SBA Loan Forgiveness o Other Federal Programs o State or Local Government o Banks o Self o Family or Friends o Other o This business has not sought financial assistance from any source	BEA, FRB, SBA, CENSUS
14	Receipt of financial assistance	Since March 13, 2020, has this business received financial assistance from any of these programs from the federal government?	Select all that apply: o Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) o Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) o SBA Loan Forgiveness o Other Federal Programs o This business has not received financial assistance from any Federal Program.	BEA, FRB, SBA, CENSUS
15	Subjective return to normal operations	In your opinion, how much time do you think will pass before this business returns to its usual level of operations?	Select only one: • 1 month or less • 2-3 months • 4-6 months • More than 6 months • I do not believe this business will return to its usual level of operations. • There has been little or no effect on this business's usual level of operations.	BEA, FRB, SBA, CENSUS
16		What is this establishment's 9-digit Employer Identification number (EIN) used on its latest Internal Revenue Service 941 Employer's Federal Quarterly Tax Return?	Text box for 9 digit numeric EIN	CENSUS

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