The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking public comments on the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) by January 8, 2025.
OMB cleared Phased 4.2 of the Household Pulse Survey on July 22, 2024, and the 10th, 11th, and 12th Census Household Panel topical operations on July 12.
According to the Federal Register Notice (FRN), “Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) is designed to ensure availability of frequent data collection for nationwide estimates on a variety of topics for a variety of subgroups of the population. This notice serves to inform of the Department’s intent to request clearance from OMB to conduct HTOPS sample replenishment and January and February topical operations.”
“The purpose of the sample replenishment baseline instrument is to recruit a nationally representative survey panel and also collect data on a variety of topics of interest. The topical survey that will field in January will include a household roster update and a section of assistance program income questions that will be used to test several possible changes being made in preparation for the transition to a multimode version of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) the SIPP redesign effort on a larger representative respondent sample. The results of this test will be for internal use only. The February topical survey will include content from the Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey will continue to serve as an experimental endeavor coordinated with other federal agencies to produce near real-time data to understand the effects of current events, including health events, natural disaster events, or other social or economic events facing the nation or a significant portion of the nation.”
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; High-Frequency Surveys Program/Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) A Notice by the Census Bureau on 12/09/2024 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/09/2024-28849/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for
