Figure 1. Response rates for selected household surveys, February 2006–February 2016
| Date |
Current Population Survey |
Consumer Price Index—Housing |
Consumer Expenditure Diary |
Consumer Expenditure Quarterly Interview |
Telephone Point of Purchase Survey |
American Time Use Survey |
|
Feb 2006
|
91.6 |
72.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
48.2 |
56.8 |
|
Mar 2006
|
90.9 |
74.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.3 |
|
Apr 2006
|
91.6 |
73.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56.6 |
|
May 2006
|
91.4 |
72.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.3 |
53.8 |
|
Jun 2006
|
91.6 |
72.9 |
73.7 |
76.9 |
N/A |
53.5 |
|
Jul 2006
|
91.9 |
72.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.3 |
|
Aug 2006
|
92.4 |
71.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
50.1 |
53.3 |
|
Sep 2006
|
91.8 |
72.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.2 |
|
Oct 2006
|
91.9 |
72.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.2 |
|
Nov 2006
|
91.9 |
73.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
52.0 |
55.5 |
|
Dec 2006
|
91.5 |
73.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.4 |
|
Jan 2007
|
90.9 |
73.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.5 |
|
Feb 2007
|
90.6 |
71.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
46.9 |
53.8 |
|
Mar 2007
|
90.5 |
72.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.0 |
|
Apr 2007
|
91.5 |
73.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.7 |
|
May 2007
|
91.8 |
73.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
45.4 |
48.4 |
|
Jun 2007
|
91.7 |
72.1 |
70.9 |
74.2 |
N/A |
51.4 |
|
Jul 2007
|
91.8 |
71.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.3 |
|
Aug 2007
|
91.9 |
71.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
46.2 |
52.6 |
|
Sep 2007
|
92.1 |
71.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.8 |
|
Oct 2007
|
92.0 |
74.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.0 |
|
Nov 2007
|
92.0 |
72.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.7 |
53.3 |
|
Dec 2007
|
91.3 |
72.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.1 |
|
Jan 2008
|
91.6 |
73.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.9 |
|
Feb 2008
|
91.7 |
72.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.4 |
54.7 |
|
Mar 2008
|
91.3 |
72.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.9 |
|
Apr 2008
|
92.2 |
74.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.5 |
|
May 2008
|
92.2 |
73.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
42.9 |
53.6 |
|
Jun 2008
|
92.1 |
78.9 |
72.1 |
74.2 |
N/A |
55.2 |
|
Jul 2008
|
92.1 |
79.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.4 |
|
Aug 2008
|
92.3 |
76.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.8 |
53.8 |
|
Sep 2008
|
91.9 |
77.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.1 |
|
Oct 2008
|
91.7 |
79.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.2 |
|
Nov 2008
|
91.2 |
78.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.1 |
56.6 |
|
Dec 2008
|
90.5 |
77.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.3 |
|
Jan 2009
|
92.0 |
78.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.0 |
|
Feb 2009
|
92.4 |
77.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
46.5 |
57.7 |
|
Mar 2009
|
92.1 |
77.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.5 |
|
Apr 2009
|
93.0 |
79.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.1 |
|
May 2009
|
93.0 |
78.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.8 |
55.2 |
|
Jun 2009
|
92.8 |
78.5 |
72.4 |
75.0 |
N/A |
55.5 |
|
Jul 2009
|
92.7 |
74.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.6 |
|
Aug 2009
|
92.7 |
72.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.4 |
57.0 |
|
Sep 2009
|
92.3 |
72.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
57.1 |
|
Oct 2009
|
92.1 |
73.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.8 |
|
Nov 2009
|
92.4 |
69.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.9 |
56.6 |
|
Dec 2009
|
91.8 |
69.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.6 |
|
Jan 2010
|
92.2 |
73.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
59.1 |
|
Feb 2010
|
92.8 |
72.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.4 |
58.8 |
|
Mar 2010
|
92.1 |
74.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
61.2 |
|
Apr 2010
|
93.1 |
77.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.2 |
|
May 2010
|
92.4 |
78.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.6 |
56.3 |
|
Jun 2010
|
91.9 |
79.2 |
72.0 |
73.8 |
N/A |
53.2 |
|
Jul 2010
|
91.8 |
78.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.6 |
|
Aug 2010
|
92.0 |
78.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
49.3 |
53.5 |
|
Sep 2010
|
91.6 |
77.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.4 |
|
Oct 2010
|
91.5 |
80.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56.1 |
|
Nov 2010
|
91.2 |
79.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
48.0 |
56.5 |
|
Dec 2010
|
91.3 |
79.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
58.5 |
|
Jan 2011
|
91.5 |
80.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56.6 |
|
Feb 2011
|
91.4 |
78.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
50.4 |
55.7 |
|
Mar 2011
|
91.0 |
79.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56.0 |
|
Apr 2011
|
91.5 |
80.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.4 |
|
May 2011
|
91.9 |
80.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
47.2 |
53.4 |
|
Jun 2011
|
91.2 |
79.7 |
70.5 |
71.4 |
N/A |
54.3 |
|
Jul 2011
|
90.9 |
78.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.8 |
|
Aug 2011
|
90.9 |
78.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
48.5 |
53.3 |
|
Sep 2011
|
91.0 |
78.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.0 |
|
Oct 2011
|
91.3 |
80.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.7 |
|
Nov 2011
|
90.6 |
79.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
48.5 |
55.0 |
|
Dec 2011
|
90.3 |
78.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
57.3 |
|
Jan 2012
|
90.4 |
79.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
56.1 |
|
Feb 2012
|
90.6 |
79.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
48.6 |
53.1 |
|
Mar 2012
|
90.2 |
79.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
54.8 |
|
Apr 2012
|
90.8 |
80.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.3 |
|
May 2012
|
90.4 |
80.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
39.8 |
51.2 |
|
Jun 2012
|
90.4 |
79.4 |
67.9 |
70.0 |
N/A |
50.1 |
|
Jul 2012
|
90.7 |
79.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.8 |
|
Aug 2012
|
90.7 |
79.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
34.6 |
51.4 |
|
Sep 2012
|
90.4 |
79.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.4 |
|
Oct 2012
|
90.4 |
79.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.8 |
|
Nov 2012
|
90.5 |
79.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
36.7 |
54.6 |
|
Dec 2012
|
89.9 |
78.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
55.9 |
|
Jan 2013
|
90.3 |
78.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.9 |
|
Feb 2013
|
89.6 |
79.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
36.4 |
50.7 |
|
Mar 2013
|
89.3 |
78.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.2 |
|
Apr 2013
|
90.3 |
80.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
50.3 |
|
May 2013
|
90.3 |
78.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
37.2 |
49.0 |
|
Jun 2013
|
89.7 |
77.9 |
61.7 |
67.1 |
N/A |
46.8 |
|
Jul 2013
|
89.3 |
78.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
49.2 |
|
Aug 2013
|
89.7 |
78.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
34.1 |
50.7 |
|
Sep 2013
|
89.9 |
77.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
45.9 |
|
Oct 2013
|
90.1 |
72.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
48.9 |
|
Nov 2013
|
89.5 |
76.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
33.8 |
50.6 |
|
Dec 2013
|
89.4 |
76.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.7 |
|
Jan 2014
|
89.5 |
77.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.4 |
|
Feb 2014
|
89.1 |
77.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
35.6 |
49.6 |
|
Mar 2014
|
88.6 |
77.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
53.1 |
|
Apr 2014
|
88.8 |
76.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.0 |
|
May 2014
|
89.1 |
76.9 |
N/A |
N/A |
30.6 |
49.5 |
|
Jun 2014
|
88.9 |
75.9 |
66.1 |
67.2 |
N/A |
49.4 |
|
Jul 2014
|
88.9 |
77.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.1 |
|
Aug 2014
|
89.0 |
76.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
29.8 |
51.6 |
|
Sep 2014
|
88.8 |
76.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
50.9 |
|
Oct 2014
|
89.4 |
75.4 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
49.5 |
|
Nov 2014
|
89.0 |
74.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
31.1 |
51.4 |
|
Dec 2014
|
87.4 |
76.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
52.1 |
|
Jan 2015
|
88.3 |
77.1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
51.1 |
|
Feb 2015
|
87.4 |
76.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
30.7 |
51.3 |
|
Mar 2015
|
86.6 |
77.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
49.5 |
|
Apr 2015
|
88.3 |
77.2 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
48.0 |
|
May 2015
|
87.9 |
76.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
23.2 |
47.0 |
|
Jun 2015
|
86.8 |
76.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
47.9 |
|
Jul 2015
|
87.0 |
77.6 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
49.2 |
|
Aug 2015
|
87.3 |
76.0 |
N/A |
N/A |
24.9 |
43.9 |
|
Sep 2015
|
87.1 |
74.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
46.5 |
|
Oct 2015
|
87.1 |
74.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
47.9 |
|
Nov 2015
|
86.9 |
74.8 |
N/A |
N/A |
27.2 |
N/A |
|
Dec 2015
|
86.2 |
75.3 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Jan 2016
|
N/A |
75.7 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |