Census Bureau Surveys Americans' Vibes on 2030 Decennial Count
Published Date: 8/20/2025
Notice
Summary
The Census Bureau is gearing up to collect new data from September through December 2025 to better understand how people feel about the upcoming 2030 Census and other important social and economic issues. This survey affects households nationwide and helps government and researchers make smart decisions quickly. Data collection starts mid-September, with no extra cost to participants, but your feedback is welcome to keep things running smoothly!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
You Get an Incentive for Responses
If you are selected as a household panelist for the HTOPS, all panelists will receive an incentive for each completed questionnaire. Invitations will be sent starting on or about September 16, 2025, October 21, 2025, and December 9, 2025.
Time Burden: 20 Minutes Per Survey
Each HTOPS response averages 0.333 hours (20 minutes). The Census Bureau plans 8,300 respondents per collection (99,600 annually) with burden hours listed as 2,754 per collection (33,167 annually); participation is voluntary.
Phone Response Option for Non-Internet Households
HTOPS invitations are mainly internet self-response (email and SMS), but respondents who do not use the internet may respond via computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). This preserves a non-internet response path for recruited households.
Panel Recruited From Master Address File; Data Linkage
HTOPS panelists were recruited from the Census Bureau's Master Address File, and the survey frame is available for linkage to administrative records securely maintained by the Census Bureau. Panelists will be periodically replenished and replaced after three years.
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