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Overview The survey is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The
American Housing Survey (AHS) collects data on the Nation's housing, including
apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household
characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs,
equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National
data are collected in odd numbered years, and data for each of 47 selected
Metropolitan Areas are collected currently about every six years. The national
sample covers an average 55,000 housing units. Each metropolitan area sample
covers 4,100 or more housing units.
The AHS returns to the same housing units year after year to gather data; therefore, this survey is ideal for analyzing the flow of households through housing. |
