HPS Phase 3.6 OMB Non-Sub Change Request_v2

OMB Non-Substantive Change Request

Department: Commerce

Agency: U.S. Census Bureau

Title: Household Pulse Survey (HPS)

OMB Control Number: 0607-1013

The U.S. Census Bureau requests a non-substantive change to the currently approved HPS Information Collection Request. The Census Bureau last received a clearance for Phase 3.6, on September 12, 2022. We request approval for this change in time for the final data collection period for Phase 3.6, which begins November 2 and ends on November 14, 2022.

Background and Justification

The Household Pulse Survey was developed to address the need for timely insight into the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on American Households. However, one of the features of the HPS is its ability to rapidly respond to evolving information needs. As attention to the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted, we will be shifting the content focus to other emergent issues. The Household Pulse Survey is seeking to update the language in the survey instrument and survey websites to broaden the purpose of the data collection beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to include other important social and economic factors.

Data Collection

The current introductory language in the HPS instrument solely emphasizes the COVID-19 pandemic.

Welcome! Thank you for participating in the Household Pulse Survey sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies. 
 
This survey will help measure the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on topics like:  

employment status

food security

housing security

physical and mental wellbeing.  

In this survey we refer to the coronavirus (COVID-19) as coronavirus.

This survey is also available in Spanish. If you would like to change your language selection, please use the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of each page to select the language in which you prefer to complete the survey.  

This survey is a cooperative effort across many government agencies to provide critical, up-to-date information about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the U.S. population.  Completing this 20-minute survey will help federal, state, and local agencies identify coronavirus (COVID-19) related issues in your community.

The revised language will incorporate other emergent issues.

Welcome! Thank you for participating in the Household Pulse Survey sponsored by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal agencies. 
 
This survey will help measure the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) and other social and economic factors on topics like:  

employment status

food security

housing security

physical and mental wellbeing.  

This survey is also available in Spanish. If you would like to change your language selection, please use the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of each page to select the language in which you prefer to complete the survey.  

This survey is a cooperative effort across many government agencies to provide critical, up-to-date information about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other social and economic factors on the U.S. population. Completing this 20-minute survey will help federal, state, and local agencies identify emergent issues in your community.

We will also revise the language on our respondent website and data website.

www.census.gov/householdpulse

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

Revised: 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.

www.census.gov/householdpulsedata

Original: The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with multiple federal agencies, is in a unique position to produce data on the social and economic effects of coronavirus on American households. The Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data to measure household experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Data will be disseminated in near real-time to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.

The Household Pulse Survey continues measuring how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting households across the country from a social and economic perspective.

Revised: The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with multiple federal agencies, is in a unique position to produce data on the social and economic effects of coronavirus and other emergent issues on American households. The Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data to measure household experiences during the coronavirus pandemic and recovery. Data will be disseminated in near real-time to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.

The Household Pulse Survey continues measuring how the coronavirus pandemic and other emergent issues are impacting households across the country from a social and economic perspective.

Burden

There is no change in respondent burden hours associated with this request.