Household Pulse Survey (ICPSR 39409)
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United States. Bureau of the Census
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The Household Pulse Survey (HPS) is a 20-minute online survey that measures how emergent social and economic issues impact households across the country. The data collected enable the Census Bureau to produce statistics at the national and state levels and for the 15 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (metro areas).
Between April of 2020 to September 2024 the Census Bureau's experimental HPS measured how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. The last cross-sectional data collection for the Phase 4.2 of the HPS started on July 23, 2024, and ended on September 16, 2024, with the final data released on October 3, 2024. The complete Household Pulse Survey Technical Documentation is available here.
The HPS collaborated with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to deliver relevant arts-related insights. The arts component of the survey collected data on participation in cultural activities, with variables such as attendance at live music, dance, or theater performances ("LIVENTERTAINMENT"), visits to art exhibits ("ARTEXHIBIT"), movie attendance ("MOVIES"), personal involvement in creating or performing art ("CREATEART"), and perceptions of local arts opportunities ("PARTINARTS").
Public-use data files and interactive tools are freely available on the Census website.
For detailed insights into arts and entertainment participation during the Phase 4.2 Cycle 09 (August 20 - September 16) of the Household Pulse Survey, users can refer to the following tables:
- Table 1. In-person Attendance of Arts and Entertainment During the Last Month, by Select Characteristics [< 1.0 MB]
- Table 2. Personal Creation, Practice, and Performance of Art During the Last Month, by Select Characteristics [< 1.0 MB]
- Table 3. Available Neighborhood or Community Arts and Cultural Activities, by Select Characteristics [< 1.0 MB]
To download the latest public-use files for December 2024 (December 17, 2024, to January 3, 2025), please use the following links:
- HPS December 2024 PUF SAS [11.2 MB]
- HPS December 2024 PUF CSV [13.4 MB]
Relaunched in January 2025 as the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS), the survey continues to deliver rapid insights into national events with social and economic impacts.