Pew Research Center Survey of Asian Americans [United States], 2022-23 (Restricted Use File) (ICPSR 39435)

Version Date: Dec 4, 2025

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Principal Investigator(s):
Neil G. Ruiz, Pew Research Center; Luis Noe-Bustamante, Pew Research Center; Carolyne Im, Pew Research Center

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39435.v1

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Summary

This Pew Research Center survey asked a nationally representative sample of 7,006 Asian American adults about their experiences living in, and views of, the United States. It covers topics such as racial and ethnic identity, religious identities and practices, policy priorities, discrimination and racism in America, affirmative action, global affairs, living with economic hardship and immigrant experiences.

The survey sampled U.S. adults who self-identify as Asian, either alone or in combination with other races or Hispanic ethnicity. It included oversamples of the Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Korean and Vietnamese populations. Respondents were drawn from a national sample of residential mailing addresses, which included addresses from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Specialized surname list frames were used to supplement the sample. The survey was conducted on paper and web in six languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, Hindi, Korean, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Responses were collected from July 5, 2022, to Jan. 27, 2023.

Citation

Ruiz, Neil G., Noe-Bustamante, Luis, and Im, Carolyne. Pew Research Center Survey of Asian Americans [United States], 2022-23 (Restricted Use File). Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-04. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR39435.v1

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Funding

Pew Charitable Trusts, The Asian American Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Donor-Advised Fund, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, Dirk and Charlene Kabcenell Foundation, Long Family Foundation, Lu-Hebert Fund, Gee Family Foundation, Julian Abdey and Sabrina Moyle Charitable Fund, Cotchett, Joseph, Nishimura, Nanci

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

National and state-level for California only

Restrictions

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To obtain the restricted file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2022 -- 2023

Date of Collection

2022-07-05 -- 2023-01-27

Data Collection Notes

  1. The version for public use is located at the ICPSR website.
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Study Purpose

The Asian American Survey was conducted for Pew Research Center (Pew) as part of its nonpartisan mission to inform the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world. The primary goal was to provide a broad overview of the characteristics, attitudes, and experiences of Asian Americans in the U.S. The survey continued the line of research previously conducted by Pew in this area, including in-depth focus group conversations held with this population.

Study Design

Households were sampled from an address-based sample supplemented by surname list samples. Invitations to participate were mailed to households with instructions on how to complete the survey online. If households did not complete the online survey, a paper copy of the survey was mailed to them. The overall response rate for the Asian American sample was 13.3 percent. The survey included questions about respondent and household characteristics, and attitudes about their community and the United States of America.

Sample

The sampling design of the survey used a stratified, systematic sample. The survey utilized an address-based sample (ABS) derived from the USPS Computerized Delivery Sequence file (CDSF) and maintained by the Marketing Systems Group (MSG). This ABS sample was supplemented by surname list samples.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

U.S. adults who self-identify as Asian (alone or in combination with any other race or ethnicity)

Unit(s) of Observation

Individuals

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

The overall response rate for the Asian American sample in the Pew Research Center survey was 13.3 percent. This overall response rate is the product of the screener response rate (17.0 percent) and the conditional response rate for the extended questionnaire (77.9 percent).

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Original Release Date

2025-12-04

Version History

2025-12-04 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Created variable labels and/or value labels.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Weight

Weights should be used for all substantive analysis. The data files include both an overall weight (P_RAKEDW0) as well as replicate weights (P_RAKEDW1-P_RAKEDW100). Both sets of weights will yield the same point estimate, but replicate weights are useful to reduce variance.

For state level analysis of California, special weights may be used. The data files include both an overall California weight (P_RAKEDW0_CA) as well as replicate California weights (P_RAKEDW1_CA-P_RAKEDW100_CA). Both sets of weights will yield the same point estimate, but replicate weights are useful to reduce variance.

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