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 Coronavirus pandemic?	Select only one: • Large negative effect • Moderate negative effect • Little or no effect • Moderate positive effect • Large positive effect	CENSUS
2	Operating revenue (bins)	In the last month, what were the total operating revenues/sales/receipts for this business, not including any financial assistance or loans?	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
3	Operating revenue	In the last week, did this business have a change in operating revenues/sales/receipts, not including any financial assistance or loans?	Select only one: • Yes, increased • Yes, decreased • No	MBDA, CENSUS
4	Operating status	In the last week, did this business do any of the following?	Select only one: • Open a previously closed location • Temporarily close a location • Permanently close a location • None of the above	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 change	ITA, MBDA, CENSUS
6	Re-hiring	In the last week, did this business re-hire any paid employees who had been furloughed or laid off after March 13, 2020?	Select only one: • Yes • No • This business did not furlough or lay off any paid employees after March 13, 2020.	Census, FRB, BLS
7	# 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 change	BLS, ITA, CENSUS
8	Work from home	In the last week, did this business have a change in the total number of hours paid employees worked from home?	• Yes, increased • Yes, decreased • No change • This business does not have paid employees who work from home	Census, NTIA, BTS
9	Supply chain	In the last week, did this business have any of the following?	Select all that apply: • Domestic supplier delays • Foreign supplier delays • Difficulty locating alternate domestic suppliers • Difficulty locating alternate foreign suppliers • Production delays at this business • Delays in delivery / shipping to customers • None of the above	BEA, ITA, CENSUS
10	Operating capacity factors	In the last week, was this business’s operating capacity affected by any of the following? Operating capacity is the maximum amount of activity this business could conduct under realistic operating conditions.	Select all that apply: • Ability to re-hire furloughed or laid off employees and/or hire new employees • Availability of employees to work • Ability of employees to work remotely • Physical distancing of employees • Physical distancing of customers or clients and/or limits on the number of concurrent customers or clients • Availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and/or related equipment or supplies • Availability of other supplies or inputs used to provide good or services • None of the above	FRB,BLS, Census
11	Operating capacity changes	How would you describe this business’s current operating capacity relative to one year ago? Operating capacity is the maximum amount of activity this business could conduct under realistic operating conditions.	• Operating capacity has increased 50% or more • Operating capacity has increased less than 50% • No change in operating capacity • Operating capacity has decreased less than 50% • Operating capacity has decreased 50% or more	FRB, Census
12	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
13	Loan defaults	Since March 13, 2020, has this business missed any loan payments? Loan payments that have been forgiven or postponed should not be considered to be missed.	Y/N	BEA, FRB, CENSUS
14	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. Scheduled payments that have been forgiven or postponed should not be considered to be missed.	Y/N	BEA, FRB, CENSUS
15	Application for financial assistance	Since March 13, 2020, has this business requested financial assistance from any of the following sources?	Select all that apply: • Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) • Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) • Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan Forgiveness • Main Street Lending Program • Deferral of Federal Employment Tax Deposits and Payments • Federal Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits • Federal Employee Retention Tax Credit • Other Federal programs • State or local government programs • Banks • Self • Family or friends • Other sources • This business has not requested financial assistance from any source since March 13, 2020.	BEA, FRB, SBA, OTA, CENSUS
16	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: • Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) • Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) • SBA Loan Forgiveness • Main Street Lending Program • Deferral of Federal Employment Tax Deposits and Payments • Federal Sick and Family Leave Tax Credits • Federal Employee Retention Tax Credit • Other Federal programs • This business has not received financial assistance from any Federal program since March 13, 2020.	BEA, FRB, SBA, CENSUS
17	Online platforms	Since March 13, 2020, has there been an increase in this business’s use of online platforms to offer goods or services?	Select only one: • Yes • No • This business does not use online platforms to offer goods or services.	Census, NTIA, ITA
18	Future needs	In the next 6 months, do you think this business will need to do any of the following?	• Obtain financial assistance or additional capital • Identify new supply chain options • Develop online sales or websites • Increase marketing or sales • Learn how to better provide for the safety of customers and employees • Identify and hire new employees • Permanently close this business • None of the above	SBA
19	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 normal level of operations. • This business has permanently closed. • There has been little or no effect on this business's normal level of operations. • This business has returned to its normal level of operations.	BEA, FRB, SBA, CENSUS

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