May 19, 2026

Mothers in silence: 1 in 5 experience perinatal mental illness, yet most go untreated

May’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Month campaigns are actively targeting perinatal complications and fighting to close the gap… >>

May 14, 2026

Steroid use falls, but creatine use climbs rapidly

Findings dovetail with the trends of ‘looksmaxxing’ and teen fitness cultureANN ARBOR—U.S. teens report far less anabolic steroid… >>

May 12, 2026

Rural-urban divide: Neighborhood conditions shape teen smoking

ANN ARBOR—Teens in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to smoke, but it depends on whether they live in… >>

Surveys of Consumers

https://src.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sca.png

Founded in 1946, the Surveys of Consumers (SCA) promotes the importance of consumer spending and saving decisions in determining the course of the national economy. Each month, the survey interviews a minimum of 800 people to collect samples representative of all American households. SCA is proven to be an accurate indicator of the national economy’s future course.

Learn more about Surveys of Consumers >

Survey Research Operations

https://src.isr.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/sro.png

Survey Research Operations (SRO) is the data collection unit within the Survey Research Center and the largest academic based survey research organization in the country. We offer comprehensive survey design, project management, sampling, data collection, and data processing services for researchers both within and beyond the U-M community. SRO collects cross-sectional and longitudinal data from local, regional, and national study populations, and we are devoted to innovative and high quality measurement, data collection, and implementation of survey methodology in the social sciences.

Learn more about Survey Research Operations >
Libby Benson

Lizbeth 'Libby' Benson

RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Jody Schimmel Hyde

Jody Schimmel Hyde

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Margaret Hicken

Margaret Takako Hicken

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, FACULTY ASSOCIATE,...

Pablo Mitnik

Pablo A Mitnik

ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Joelle Abramowitz

Joelle Abramowitz

ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL...

Need an accessible version of content on this page? Request an accessible resource . Accessibility Statement

Scroll to Top