Microdata files contain individual responses to survey questions. They can be used to create custom tabulations and allow users to delve further into the rich detail collected in the Household Pulse Survey (HPS).

Each of the releases include a Public Use Data File (PUF), a replicate weight data file, and a data dictionary.

The cross-sectional data collection for the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) ended on September 16, 2024, with the final data released on October 3, 2024.

Since early October 2024, HPS content has been incorporated into a longitudinal design, which will benefit HPS data by allowing direct measurement of change over a much longer period of time in critical elements like spending, inflation, and other social and economic indicators of well-being. In the new longitudinal design, data are collected every other month starting in October 2024 and released at a national level.

Additionally, a special implementation of the Household Pulse is being fielded in December 2024 to measure impacts of Hurricanes Milton and Helene in the Southeast United States. Data will be released in early 2025.

In January 2025, the HPS will be relaunched as the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS). The new longitudinal design will benefit HPS data by allowing direct measurement of change over a much longer period of time in critical elements like spending, inflation, and other social and economic indicators of well-being. More information on the transition to HTOPS is available at Evolving the Household Pulse Survey.

2022

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Phase 3.6 PUF Releases

Household Pulse Survey PUF: November 2 - November 14

Household Pulse Survey PUF: October 5 - October 17

Household Pulse Survey PUF: September 14 - September 28

Erratum Note:

The values associated with the variable “NUMDOSES” were improperly labeled in the Week 49 PUF Data Dictionary and it was replaced with a corrected version on October 20^th, 2022.

Phase 3.5 PUF Releases

Household Pulse Survey PUF: July 27 - August 8

The Census Bureau started the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) as an experimental endeavor to provide near-real time data on how people's lives have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To move the survey forward and learn from previous data collection cycles, the Census Bureau is taking steps to assess and strengthen the research design of this important project.

One potential enhancement relates to how survey respondents are initially contacted. Beginning in Week 48 (July 27-August 8, 2022), the HPS began testing the utility of using a shortened URL in short-message service (SMS) text invitations for respondent contact. This approach allows for more SMS messages to be sent at reduced cost.

In addition, to reduce both administrative cost and respondent burden, the HPS team is researching improvements in the email address frame to improve overall email deliverability and coverage. The overall goal is to improve email response by removing unused and outdated email addresses that routinely bounce (are undeliverable) and use fewer, more effective email addresses to reach respondents.