2009 American Housing Survey

2009 American Housing Survey--National Sample; 2009 American Housing Survey--Metropolitan Sample The 2009 American Housing Survey National Sample (AHS-N) and the 2009 American Housing Survey Metropolitan Sample (AHS-MS) provide a periodic measure of the size and composition of the housing inventory with the former capturing it for the country and the latter for select metropolitan areas. The 2009 surveys are similar to previous AHS-N and AHS-MS surveys in that they collect data on subjects such as the amount and types of changes in the inventory, the physical condition of the inventory, the characteristics of the occupants, the persons eligible for and beneficiaries of assisted housing by race and ethnicity, and the number and characteristics of vacancies. Policy analysts, program managers, budget analysts, and Congressional staff use AHS data to advise executive and legislative branches about housing conditions and the suitability of public policy initiatives. Academic researchers and private organizations also use AHS data in efforts of specific interest and concern to their respective communities.