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This page provides guidance documents issued by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Please note that the contents of these guidance documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. These documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or Department of Commerce policies.

General Survey Guidance

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2020 Census

web Ways To Respond
Guidance number: CB002
web Questions Asked
Guidance number: CB002.1
web Who To Count
Guidance number: CB002.2
web Language Support
Guidance number: CB002.3
web Help & FAQs
Guidance number: CB002.4

A

American Community Survey (ACS)

web Top Questions About ACS
Guidance number: CB005
web Guidance for ACS Data Users
Guidance number: CB005.2
web Get Help Responding to the ACS
Guidance number: CB005.3
web How to Respond to ACS FAQs
Guidance number: CB005.4

Annual Business Survey (ABS)

web Guidance for ABS Data Users
Guidance number: CB013.1
web Information for ABS Respondents
Guidance number: CB013.2

Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)

web Information for ACES Respondents
Guidance number: CB003.1

Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS)

web Information for ARTS Respondents
Guidance number: CB004.1

Annual Services Survey (SAS) and Quarterly Services Survey (QSS)

web Information for SAS Respondents
Guidance number: CB006
web Information for QSS Respondents
Guidance number: CB006.2

Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM)

web Information for ASM Respondents
Guidance number: CB015

Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (ASPEP)

web Information for ASPEP Respondents
Guidance number: CB016.1

Annual Survey of Public Pensions (ASPP)

web Information for ASPP Respondents
Guidance number: CB017.1

Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

web Information for AWTS Respondents
Guidance number: CB018.1

B

Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS)

web Information for BAS Respondents
Guidance number: CB019.1

Building Permits Survey (BPS)

Business and Professional Classification Survey

Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) Survey

web Information for BERD Respondents
Guidance number: CB021.1

Business Expenses Supplement (BES)

web Information for BES Respondents
Guidance number: CB022.1

Business Formation Statistics (BFS)

C

Census of Governments

County Business Patterns (CBP)

pdf County Business Patterns: Data User Guide [2.8 MB]
Guidance number: CB026

Current Population Survey (CPS)

web Information for CPS Respondents
Guidance number: CB027.1

E

Economic Census

F

Foreign Trade Statistical Program

H

Household Pulse Survey

web Household Pulse Survey FAQs
Guidance number: CB045
web Household Pulse Survey Data FAQs
Guidance number: CB045.1

M

Management and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS)

web Information for MOPS Respondents
Guidance number: CB030.1

Manufactured Housing Survey (MHS)

web Information for MHS Respondents
Guidance number: CB031.1

Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS)

web Information for MECS Respondents
Guidance number: CB032.1

Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

Monthly Retail Trade Surveys (MARTS & MRTS)

Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey (MWTS)

P

Population Projections

Q

Quarterly Survey of Plant Capacity Utilization (QPC)

web Information for QPC Respondents
Guidance number: CB037.1

R

Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS)

web Information for RHFS Respondents
Guidance number: CB038.1

Residential Finance Survey (RFS)

web Information for RFS Respondents
Guidance number: CB039.1

S

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) Program

Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program

web Guidance for SAIPE Data Users
Guidance number: CB041.1

Survey of Business Owners and Self-Employed Persons (SBO)

web Information for SBO Respondents
Guidance number: CB042.1
web Guidance for SBO Data Users
Guidance number: CB042.2

Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)

web Information for SIPP Respondents
Guidance number: CB043.1
web Guidance for SIPP Data Users
Guidance number: CB043.2
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