Survey

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001901",
  "term": "Survey",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A data collection activity involving observation or questionnaires for a sample of a population. (A census is a 100-percent sample survey; it collects information about every member of a population.) Surveys are normally less expensive to conduct than censuses; hence, they may be taken more frequently and can provide an information update between censuses. Often, they are used to collect a wider variety of information than is collected in a census.",
  "see_also": [
    "American Community Survey",
    "Census 2000 Supplementary Survey"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/survey/"
}