HTOPS Non-substantive Change Request Submission_2.14.25

Non-substantive Change Request

OMB Control Number 0607-1029

High Frequency Surveys Program

Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey

Date Submitted: February 14, 2025

Summary of request: The U.S. Census Bureau is requesting a change request to revise questions to align with E.O. 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.

Description of Changes Requested: This request updates sex questions used in the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey January, February, and Replenishment Questionnaires to be in accordance with EO 14168. Please check the boxes below if your request includes:

• Revision of an existing question(s)

• Deletion of an existing question(s)

Description of Changes to Burden (if applicable): N/A

Form	Approved Burden	Requested Burden
Form 1	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents
Form 2	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents	TOTAL TIME TIME per response # respondents
Total	TOTAL TIME	TOTAL TIME

Other Considerations (optional): E.g., timing sensitivities, implementation requirements.

Table A: Description of Changes (optional, helpful if multiple changes to multiple forms): Form	Type of Change Deleted gender identity questions and replaced sex at birth with sex.	Question/Item Multiple (see below)	Requested Change SEX Is NAME/ARE YOU male or female? oMale (1) oFemale (2)
HTOPS January Questionnaire		See below
HTOPS February Questionnaire		See below
HTOPS Replenishment Questionnaire		See below

Revised question:

SEX Is NAME/ARE YOU male or female?

O Male (1)

O Female (2)

Deleted questions:

SEX What sex was NAME/were YOU assigned at birth, on their original birth certificate?

O Male (1)

O Female (2)

GENID How does NAME/do YOU currently describe themselves/yourself? Select all that apply.

O Male (1)

O Female (2)

O Transgender (3)

O Nonbinary (4)

O They use a different term (5) __________________________________________________

GENCHK Just to confirm, NAME was/YOU were assigned SEX AT BIRTH at birth and now NAME/YOU describes themselves/yourself as GENDER. Is that correct?

O Yes (1)

O No (2)

SEX_CORRECTION Please confirm or correct your answer to the following question: What sex was NAME/were YOU assigned at birth, on their/your original birth certificate?

O Male (1)

O Female (2)

GENID_CORRECTION Please confirm or correct your answer to the following question: Does NAME/Do YOU currently describe themselves/yourself as male, female, transgender, or nonbinary?

Select all that apply.

▢ Male (1)

▢ Female (2)

▢ Transgender (3)

▢ Nonbinary (4)

▢ They use a different term (5) ____________________________________