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Break-in-Series Evaluation for the 2015 and 2017 AHS
The year 2015 marks an important point in the history of the American Housing Survey (AHS). The prior AHS national longitudinal sample was in place from 1985 through 2013. In 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Census Bureau redesigned the AHS, including drawing new longitudinal samples for the nation and metropolitan areas.
A redesign of this magnitude requires evaluation. Most importantly, the HUD, U.S. Census Bureau, and AHS data users need to know if the estimates from 2015 onward are a continuation of the 1985 to 2013 series, or if 2015 marks a break in the series due to the changes implemented in the redesign. This evaluation uses information collected from a bridge sample of housing units interviewed in 2013, 2015, and 2017, and examines the impact the new sample and weighting had on the AHS estimates.
Page Last Revised - October 28, 2021
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