Survey Research Center

The Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research is a community of faculty, staff and students that serves the public interest by conducting research integrated with state-of-the-art data collection and analysis, developing social and behavioral research methods, and training leaders in survey and data science.

Latest News

ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund

ISR buildings in the Summer of 2024.
ANN ARBOR – A joint project between the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has received a grant from the University of Michigan’s Strategic Initiatives Fund (SIF).The project, titled “Monitoring Food Hardship in the US,” is helmed by Helen Levy of ISR’s Survey Research Center (SRC) and Natasha Pilkauskas of the Ford School’s Poverty Solutions initiative. The project will track food insufficiency in… Learn more about ISR project selected to receive funding from U-M Strategic Initiative Fund >

August 31, 2026

Food Insecurity Later in Life Linked to Nearly 4 Times Higher Dementia Risk

Newsweek discussed a Panel Study of Income Dynamics study which finds that older adults who struggle to afford… >>

August 28, 2026

When a Friend Becomes a Caregiver

The New York Times cited the National Health and Aging Trends Study in an article about the ways… >>

August 28, 2026

Penn State bust put focus on cocaine but on most campuses the big risk is alcohol

While an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State University has drawn national headlines, cocaine use among young adults… >>
OLDER ENTRIES

SRC Programs

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 >

Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics

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

The James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics (CID) was founded at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research in 2019. The mission of CID is to: produce cutting-edge research on social inequality, especially wealth inequality, train the next generation of inequality scholars, and build data infrastructure and increase data accessibility.

Learn more about Stone Center for Inequality Dynamics >
ALL SRC PROGRAMS

Events

ALL SRC EVENTS
Subscribe to Newsletter

Featured Faculty

Christopher Stephen Monk

Christopher S Monk

PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE ARTS,...

Joy Jang

Joy Jang

ASSISTANT RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER AND FACULTY...

Daniel Almirall

Daniel Almirall

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

Walter Dempsey

Walter Dempsey

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOSTATISTICS, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH...

Toni Antonucci

Toni C Antonucci

ELIZABETH M DOUVAN COLLEGIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, PROFESSOR OF...

SEE ALL FACULTY

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

Scroll to Top