Newsletter Archive
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Take Action! Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and More
January 21, 2026by Meghan MauryRead MoreSurvey of the Week: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey — Household Component. MEPS collects data on the specific health services that Americans use, how frequently they use them, the cost of these services and how they are paid for, as well as data on the cost, scope, and breadth of health insurance held by and available to U.S. workers. HHS is making a number of changes to the MEPS, including removing questions on birth control, gender, aspirin use, and counseling; adding questions about use of sleep medication, trouble getting to sleep, screen time, use of wearable devices, self-assessed diet quality, fruit and vegetable consumption, meals eaten away from home, former smoking, and weight loss attempts; and making changes to a number of other questions.
Comments due March 2.Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision. The Take Action! newsletter highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. Click the links to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making.
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The Day Federal Data Went Dark: A Year of Monitoring and Action
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Take Action! American Community Survey and More
January 12, 2026by Meghan MauryRead MoreSurvey of the Week: American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey. The ACS and PRCS collect detailed social, economic, housing, and demographic data on over 40 topics. In 2027, Census plans to add an internet self-response option to the PRCS and to update the race and ethnicity questions in both surveys to align with OMB's SPD-15 standards.
Comments due February 17.Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision. The Take Action! newsletter highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. Click the links to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making.
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Take Action! HUD Requests for Information and More
January 05, 2026by Meghan MauryRead MoreRFIs of the Week: HUD issued two Requests for Information (RFIs) asking for public input on the continuation of specific surveys. If you are a user of either of these data sources, this is an especially critical time to weigh in.
RFI on the Uses of Rental Housing Finance Survey Data
RHFS presents a full picture of the financing of rental housing, including the financial, mortgage and property characteristics of single-family and multifamily rental housing properties. HUD is seeking public input on how the survey is used and whether there are any concerns about reducing the scope of or eliminating the RHFS.
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Take Action! National Survey of Children's Health and More
December 29, 2025by Meghan MauryRead MoreSurvey of the Week: National Survey of Children's Health.
The NSCH is designed to produce data on the physical and emotional health of children under 18 years of age who live in the US, including information on factors related to the well-being of children, including access to health care, in-home medical care, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and neighborhood characteristics. Census and HHS are making several changes to both the survey's methodology and its content - including implementing new SPD15 race and ethnicity question standards and removing response options related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Comments due February 3.Every time the government makes a change to a survey or a form — or introduces a new survey or form — you have the right to weigh in on that decision. The Take Action! newsletter highlights surveys or forms the government is changing, renewing, or introducing. Click the links to tell the government what you think about the changes they are making.