1

Host(Rachel):Thankyoueveryoneforjoiningus.MynameisRachelMannandIamyourhostfortoday’spresentation.

We’reheretodaytointroduceyoutothe2015AmericanHousingSurvey.TheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentfundsandprovidesoversightforthesurvey.TheU.S.CensusBureaucollectsthedata.FormorethanfortyyearstheAmericanHousingSurveyhasprovidedresearchers,policymakers,academics,andothersinthehousingandurbanplanningprofessionswiththemostcomprehensiveup-to-dateinformationonthesizeandcompositionofU.S.housingstock.We’reparticularlyexcitedaboutthe2015survey,asitutilizesanewsampledesignwhichoffersuserstheabilitytoanalyzeaconsistentsetof metropolitanareas overtime.The2015AHS alsoprovidesuniqueinsightsontopicslikefoodinsecurity,accesstoarts&culturalactivitiesinrespondentneighborhoods,andsafetywithinthehome.

Aswediscussthe2015AmericanHousingSurveyduringthispresentation,ourintentistoprovideyouwithasolidfoundationforyoutobeginexploringthesurveyandallithastooffer.

Thiswebinarwillofferyouintroductoryinformationon:

2

• ThehistoryandbackgroundoftheAmericanHousingSurvey• Thevarietyoftopicscontainedinthe2015AHS• Thenewsampledesign• Thegeographicdefinitionsused• HowtheAHSdataisstructured• Theonlineinstructionaltoolsandguides,aswellaswheretoobtainadditional

technicalassistance,and• Detailsonupcoming2017AmericanHousingSurvey.

Attheendofthepresentationwe’llbejoinedbyShawnBucholtz,theDirectorofHousingandDemographicAnalysiswiththeOfficeofPolicyDevelopmentandResearchattheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment.

Mr.Bucholtzwillbeavailabletoprovideadditionalinformationonthe2015AHS,aswellasansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.

Now,I’dliketointroduceMaryMalyszka,whowillbetoday’spresenter.

Presenter(MaryMalyszka):Thankyou,Rachel.

WeknowyoumayhavequestionsontheAmericanHousingSurvey,andweencourageyoutoaskasmanyascometomind.Aswegothroughthepresentation,pleaseenteryourquestionsinthequestionboxandclicksubmit.Pleasedothisforeachquestionyouhave.Wewillrespondtoasmanyquestionsaswecanattheendofthepresentation.Ifwedonotgettoyourquestionduringthewebinar,Mr.Bucholtzoramemberofhisteamwillfollowupwithyoudirectly.

Now,itseemsappropriatewithNationalHomeownershipMonthcoming in June,thatwebeginourdiscussion abouttheAmericanHousing Survey.We’dliketostartthepresentationbygivingyoualittlehistory&background.

2

3

Presenter:TheAmericanHousingSurveyisthenation’smostcomprehensivehousingsurvey.

ItisfundedandoverseenbytheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentandadministeredbytheU.S.CensusBureau.

Thesurveywaslaunchedin1973,astheAnnualHousingSurvey,andhasbeenconductedbienniallysince1981.Thecurrentnameof“AmericanHousingSurvey”wasadoptedin1984.

4

Presenter:Themostrecentsurveywasconductedin2015,withdatareleasesbeginninginlate2016.

HUDandCensuswillbeginthenextsurveyinJuneofthisyear,withsurveyactivitiesrunningthroughSeptember2017.Datafromthe2017surveywillbereleasedin2018and2019.

5

Presenter:TheAmericanHousingSurveyisauthorizedbyanactofCongress,withfundingandoversightprovidedbyHUD,anddatacollectionconductedbyCensus.ThemissionoftheAmericanHousingSurveyistosupplythepublicwithdetailedandtimelyinformationabouthousingquality,housingcosts,andneighborhoodassets,insupportofeffectivehousingpolicy,programs,andmarkets.

Professionalsinmanyfieldsfindthisusefulforplanning,decisionmaking,marketresearch,orvariouskindsofprogramdevelopment.WewilldiscussusesforAHSinmoredetailshortly.

6

Presenter:Thestrategicgoalsaligndirectlytothesurveymission.Forexample,inprovidingdatatomeasurethequality,accessibility,andresiliencyofhousing,HUDandCensusensurethattheymonitorkeyfactorssuchastheadequacy,health,andsafetyofUShousingstock;theaccessibilityofhousingforthedisabledandelderly;andthesusceptibilityofthehousingstock,aswellasitsoccupants,todisasters.

Withstrategicgoal2,inmeasuringhousingcosts,affordability,andthehousingfinancesystem,HUDandCensusexploredataonincomeandhousingcostforrenters;thefinancialstabilityofhomeownersandtheiruseofequitytomaintaintheirhousethroughremodelingefforts;andthehouseholddynamicsofrecentmovers.

Instrategicgoal#3,HUDandCensuscaptureinformationonneighborhoodassetsandtheinteractionbetweenhousingandneighborhoods,suchasmonitoringaresident’sperceptionsofneighborhoodsafetyandsocialcapital;walkabilityandaccesstopublictransportation;andneighborhoodamenities.

Andfinally,instrategicgoal#4,HUDandCensusfocusoncreatingahousingsurveysystemthatcanadapttochangingdataneedsandtheevolvingsurveyenvironment.

7

Toachievethis,theAHSteamdevelopsaneffectivecommunicationsplantoensurepolicymakersandpublicandprivatesectorconstituentsgleanusefulinformationfromsurveyresults.HUDandCensusalsoseektoexpandaccessthesurveydataandmeettheneedsoftheresearchcommunity;toexploreandusealternativedatasourcestoreducerespondentburden;andtoofferopportunitiesforrespondentstotakeadvantageof21st centuryinternettechnologythroughonlinesurveyquestions.

7

8

Presenter:TheAmericanHousingSurveyisadatasourcethatawiderangeofAmericansuseintheirdailywork.Thesurveyisavailabletoallmembersofthepublicandisaccessibletoanyone.

Whilethegeneralpublic,includingevenyouthandyoungadults,willfindtheinformationcontainedinthesurveyveryinteresting,wefindthatthemostcommonusersarehousingandurbanplanningprofessionals;academics;tradeassociations;realestate,mortgageandfinanceprofessionals;andgovernmentpolicymakersandanalysts.

9

10

Presenter:HUDandCensusredesignedtheAmericanHousingSurveyfor2015.Theydidthisforseveralreasons.Between1985and2013,thesurveymaintainedthesamelongitudinalsample.Thismeantthateverytwoyears,HUDandCensuswentbacktothesamehousing unitsandaskedthesamequestions.This providedresearcherswithalong-termglimpseatvarioushousingcharacteristicsastheychangedovertimeforasinglehousingunit.However,afterthirtyyears,researchersatHUDandCensusdecidedtoinitiateamajorredesigntohelpreducerespondentburden,implementmorestringentdisclosureavoidanceprocedures,andupdategeographicdefinitions,aswellastoaddressissuessuchashousingunitattrition.

Thenewsampledesigniscomprisedoftheintegratednationalsampleand10independentmetropolitanareasamples.

11

12

Presenter: Theintegratednationalsampleismadeupofthreeparts.Itincludesrepresentativesamplesfromthenationandeachofthe15largestmetropolitanareas.ItalsoincludesarepresentativesampleofhousingunitsreceivingHUDrentalassistance.The10independentmetropolitanareasamplesarecollectedfromhouseholdsintendifferentU.S.metroareas,asselectedfromamongAmerica’stop51largest.

13

Presenter:Thesearethe15largestU.S.metropolitanareasandthe10independentmetropolitanareasincludedinthe2015AmericanHousingSurvey.TheHUDandCensussurveymanagementteammadeeveryefforttoensurethattheregionsselectedforthelistof10independentmetropolitanareasrepresentsageographicallydiversecross-sectionofthecountry.Adifferentsetof10independentmetropolitanareaswillbeincludedinthe2017survey.

14

15

Presenter:Witheachsurvey,HUDandCensusensurethatthereisabroadrangeofbasicorcorehousingdataincludedtoprovideyouwithvitalandusefulhousing-relatedinformation.Thereistremendousdepthtothedetailcontainedineachofthesetopicareas.

16

Presenter: Thesurveytopicsrelatedtohousingcostsandvalueincludequestionsonpurchasepriceandwhethertherespondentisafirst-timehomeowner.Thehomeimprovementsectionsincludequestionsonwhetherthehomeownercompletedimprovementsontheirownorhiredcontractors.Anddataonmortgageinformationincludesquestionsonthetypeofloanusedinthepurchaseandtheloanterms.

17

Presenter: Theincometopicsexploretotalhouseholdincome,aswellasincomesource. The demographicquestionscovertopicssuchasrace,ethnicity,education,andtheageofthehouseholdmembers.Thesurveyquestionsondisabilityexaminethenumberandtypesofdisabilitiesinthehousehold.Thesurveyalsoincludesquestionsonthehousingunititself,suchaswhenitwasbuilt,thenumberofbedrooms,andwhetheritincludesamenitieslikeaporchorfireplace.

18

Presenter: Thesurveyalsoincludesquestionsonthequalityofthehousing,suchastheexistenceofmoldorpestproblemsandheatingadequacy.Itcoversneighborhoodcharacteristics,includingthepresenceofabandonedbuildingsorbodiesofwaternearthehousingunit.Thequestionsalsoexplorethemigrationormovingpatternsofthehouseholders,suchasthetypeofhousingtheymayhavelivedinpreviously.Finally,thesurveyasksrespondentswherethehousingunitobtainsitswatersupply,forexample,fromawellormunicipality.

19

Presenter:EverytwoyearstheAmericanHousingSurveyincludestopicalquestionsuniquetothatsurvey,whichHUDandCensusdevelopinconjunctionwithpartnerorganizations.• Thefirsttopic—Healthandsafetycharacteristics—includesaseriesofquestions

onthenumberofsmokersinthehousehold,whetherelectricalplugswerecoveredinthepresenceofyoungchildren,theexistenceofradon,andthesourceofhouseholdwater.ThesequestionsweredevelopedjointlywiththeHUDOfficeofLeadHazardControlandHealthyHomes.

• ThesecondtopicfocusesonArts&Culture,suchasthepresenceofartsandculturalamenitiesinaneighborhoodandhowmuchvaluethehouseholderplacedonthem.ThistopicwascreatedinpartnershipwiththeNationalEndowmentfortheArts.

• ThethirdtopicwasdevelopedinconjunctionwiththeHUDOfficeonHousingCounseling,andincludesquestionsonwhetherhouseholdersreceivedhomeownershiporrentalcounselingandiftheyfoundtheadvicehelpful.

• And,thefourthtopicincludesaseriesofquestionsrelatedtofoodsecurity,suchaswhetherthehouseholdrespondentwasworriedfoodwouldrunoutbeforemoneywasavailabletobuymore,ifthehouseholdrespondentcouldaffordtoeatbalancedmeals,orifthehouseholdrespondenthadtocutthesizeofthemealor

20

skipamealbecausetherewasn’tenoughmoneytopurchasefood.ThissetofquestionswasdevelopedinpartnershipwiththeUSDAEconomicResearchService.

20

21

Presenter:WhenyouvisittheAmericanHousingSurveywebsitetodownloadthedata,you’llfindthatthesurveydataisprovidedintwodifferentformats:thesummarytablesandthepublicusefileor“PUF”microdata.

22

Presenter: TheSummaryTablesaggregateall2015AmericanHousingSurveyresponsesandareavailableforboththenationandthemetropolitanareas.Thetablescanbeaccessedthroughanonlinecensus.gov toolcalledtheAHSTableCreator.

23

Presenter: PUFmicrodataarefilescontainingindividualresponsestosurveyquestions.Thistypeofdataisprimarilyusedtocreatecustomtabulations,whichenablesyoutodelvefurtherintotherichdetailcollectedintheAmericanHousingSurvey.Eachhousingunitrecordshowsmostoftheinformationassociatedwithaspecifichousingunitorindividual,exceptfordataitemsthatcouldbeusedtopersonallyidentifythathousingunitorindividualsinthehousehold.

24

Presenter: The2015PUF microdataisdividedintotwodifferentfilesthatcanbedownloaded.The2015IntegratedNationalSamplePUFincludesrepresentativesamplesfromthenationandeachofthe15largestmetropolitanareas.ItalsoincludesarepresentativesampleofhousingunitsreceivingHUDrentalassistance.The10IndependentMetropolitanAreaSamplesarecollectedfromhouseholdsintendifferentU.S.metroareas,asselectedfromamongAmerica’stop51largest.

25

Presenter: ToaccessthePUFmicrodata,youmustfirstdownloaditandthenextractandanalyzeitusingapre-installedstatisticalprogrammingapplication.WhileitispossibletouseMicrosoftExcel,Microsoft Access,andothersimilardatabasetools,ourexperiencesuggeststhatstatisticalsoftwareisthebestchoiceintermsofaccessing,managing,presenting,andanalyzingthedata.ExamplesofstatisticalsoftwareincludeSAS,STATADataAnalysisandStatisticalsoftware,andfreeapplications,suchasRorPythonDataAnalysisLibrary,alsoknownas“pandas”.

26

Presenter:ThePublicUseFilemicrodatacontaingreatinformationtohelpyoubetterunderstandindividualrespondentdetailsonhousingcharacteristics.Beforeyoudelveintothemicrodata,werecommendyoucheckouttwonewtools:First,auser’sguidecalled“GettingStartedwiththePUF:2015andBeyond”,whichcanbefoundinthetechnicaldocumentationsectionoftheAmericanHousingSurveywebsite.Andsecond,the2015AmericanHousingSurveyCodebookInteractiveTool.You’llfindalinktotheInteractiveTooldirectlyonthesurveywebsite’smainpage.

The“PUFUser’sGuide”containsinformationonthe2015sampledesign,differencesbetweenthe2015surveyandprevioussurveys,detailsonthefilestructures,andtipsonhowtousetheCodebookInteractiveTool.Italsoincludesinformationonthedataitself,suchasthecoreandtopicalmodules,variables,andthetypesofrespondentsincludedinthe2015AmericanHousingSurvey.

TheCodebookInteractiveToolreplacesthepreviousCodebooks.Itoffersusersaninteractiveonlineapproachtoaccessingcodebook-styleinformation.TheOnlineToolincludesallthematerialpreviouslycontainedintheAmericanHousingSurveyCodebook,butwithenhancedweb-basedfunctionality,suchassearchandfilteroptions.

27

28

Presenter: HUDandCensushavedevelopedadditionaltoolsanddocumentstohelpintroduceyoutothe2015AmericanHousingSurvey.Theseincludeone-pageinformationsheetsandlinkstorecentnewsandupdates.Additionalinformation,suchasdownloadable infographicscontaininghighlightsonkeysurveyfindingswillalsobeavailableinthenextfewdays.

29

30

Presenter:The2017surveyiscurrentlyinthefinalstagesofdevelopment.HUDexpectstheactualsurveydatacollectiontobegininJune.

Whilethesurveydesignwillstillincludedatafromtheintegratednationalsample,the10metropolitanareaswillbedifferentfor2017.

[PAUSESO VIEWERSCANREADTHELISTOFMETROAREAS]

31

Presenter:Intermsoftopics,the2017surveywillreinstatetotwomodulesfrompreviousstudies:emergencyanddisasterpreparednessanddelinquentpaymentsandnotices.Thesemoduleswillincorporateslightlydifferentquestionsfromprevioussurveys.

HUDandCensusworkedcloselywithFEMAtorevisetheemergencypreparednessquestionsfromthe2013survey.Thesequestionsnowreflecttherespondents’abilitytofinddisasterinformation,whethertheyhavefloodinsurance,andtheavailabilityofemergencysupplies.Italsoincludesquestionstoidentifyconnectionsbetweendisastersandreasonsformoving.

Forthequestionsinthedelinquentpaymentsandnoticestopicalmodule,respondentswillbeaskediftheyhavehaddifficultymakingrent,mortgage,orutilitypayments.

Forthe‘Evictions’module,thequestionswillexplorethecausesandconsequencesofevictions.

Andthenew‘JourneytoWorkandCommutingCosts’modulewillexaminehowthe

32

householdergets towork andhowmuchitcosts.

32

33

Presenter: HUDoffersassistancetomaketheAHSdataeasiertouse.TheAHSteamwelcomestheopportunitytocollaboratewithyou.HUDwillworkwithyouto:

• Createnewwaystousethesurveyanditsdata• CommunicateabouttheexistenceandavailabilityoftheAHS• CreatenewwaystousetheAHSinyourwork• Extendandrefineyourcurrentusageofthesurveydata• CreateuniquestrategiestoutilizetheAHSforyourorganization,your

stakeholders,andotheraudiences.

Wearehappytomeetwithyouviatelephoneorinperson.PleaseemailShawnBucholtz atS-h-a-w-n-dot-J-dot-B-u-c-h-o-l-t-z-at-HUD-dot-gov tosetupaninitialcallormeeting.

34

Presenter: OnbehalfoftheDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopmentandtheU.S.CensusBureau,wewouldliketothankyouforjoiningustodayaswesharedinformationontheAmericanHousingSurvey.Thisconcludesthepresentationportionofthewebinar.WewillnowmoveontotothequestionsandanswerswithShawnBucholtz,theDirectorofHousingandDemographicAnalysiswiththeOfficeofPolicyDevelopmentandResearchatHUD.Ifyouhaven’talreadysubmittedquestionsduringthepresentation,weencourageyoutodoso.WewillrespondtoasmanyquestionsaswecanduringtheQ&A.Ifwedonotgettoyourquestionduringthewebinar,Mr.Bucholtz oramemberofhisteamwillfollowupwithyoudirectly.

Q&AHost(ShawnBucholtz): [Proceedsbyreadingfirstquestionandresponding.]

35

36