Household Pulse Survey is helping to answer these questions by innovating and capturing data in new ways. The experimental survey aims to measure these other costs – and get answers before it’s too late to act.Spearheaded by the US Census Bureau, the Household Pulse Survey is an experimental data project that taps into the full knowledge and resources of CDC and five other large federal agencies, each doing what they do best: collecting data on important issues that affect our everyday lives.