Characteristics of New Housing
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Use the links to view the forms used to collect data for the Survey of Construction, which consists of New Residential Construction and New Residential Sales data. These forms are samples only. Please do not use them to report data for the Survey of Construction.
The Census field representatives use interviewing software on laptop computers to collect the data. Facsimiles of the computer-based questionnaires are provided to respondents to familiarize them with the survey.
- Introductory Letter - Respondents: Form SOC-QI.1(L) PDF [124kb]
- Introductory Letter - Permit Office: Form SOC-QBPO.1(L) PDF [156kb]
These facsimiles show the questions regarding:
- Housing Units in Single-Family buildings: Form SOC-QI/SF.1 PDF [150kb]
- Housing Units in Multifamily buildings: Form SOC-QI/MF.1 PDF [124kb]
- Building Permit Office (BPO) procedures: Form SOC-QBPO.1 PDF [99kb]
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