U.S. Census Bureau releases household survey data on employment, housing and mental health
Fresh federal survey results add new readings on the socioeconomic conditions facing U.S. households across employment, housing energy costs and mental health. The release also includes a new infographic on social connectedness for adults age 18 and older, extending the scope of the latest Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey update.
Highlights
- U.S. Census Bureau released HTOPS data covering employment, housing, energy expenses, and mental health, surveyed from about 136,000 households Sept. 9–Oct. 12.
- Data cover both national and smaller geographic areas, with a public-use file enabling users to build customized tables from the dataset.
- HTOPS provides near real-time, bi-monthly insights into socioeconomic conditions for operational and policy needs of government, researchers, and businesses.
Latest HTOPS release and survey scope
As reported by the U.S. Census Bureau, the newly released Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey, or HTOPS, data cover employment, housing, including energy expenses, mental health and other topics.The latest figures are drawn from a sample of about 136,000 households surveyed from Sept. 9 through Oct. 12. The data cover the nation as well as smaller geographic areas defined by the Census Bureau.
Alongside the data tables, the agency is also releasing a public-use file so users can build customized tables from the new dataset.
Role in tracking household conditions
HTOPS is an experimental data product collected every other month on core and rotating topics to gauge the socioeconomic conditions facing U.S. households.The Census Bureau says the survey is designed to provide near real-time data that can be used to assess conditions, monitor trends and inform operational and policy needs. That makes the release relevant for government users, researchers and businesses tracking shifts in household finances and well-being.
As a reminder, we recently covered how job-hopping research links early-career mobility to stronger wage growth for young U.S. workers.
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