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About Us

The American Family Survey is an annual, collaborative effort between the Wheatley Institute, the Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, and the Deseret News.

Since 2015, the survey has asked samples of 3,000 Americans about their family lives and relationships, their impressions of marriage and family in America, and their views on government policies affecting families and children. The sample is matched to a sampling frame from the U.S. Census and weighted to reflect the population of the United States. The survey is fielded online by YouGov and has an overall margin of error of +/- 2%.

Project Team
  • Jason Carroll, Associate Director, Wheatley Institute
  • Spencer James, Associate Professor of Family Life and Fellow, Wheatley Institute
  • Chris Karpowitz, Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar, Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy
  • Allison Pond, Managing Editor, Independent Contractor
  • Jeremy Pope, Professor of Political Science and Senior Scholar - Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy
Advisory Board Members
  • Dan Cox, American Enterprise Institute
  • E.J. Dionne, Brookings Institution
  • Catherine Rampell, The Bulwark and MSNBC
  • Galena Rhoades, University of Denver
  • Brad Wilcox, University of Virginia and American Enterprise Institute

Past Advisory Board Members

  • Karlyn Bowman, American Enterprise Institute
  • Camille Bussette, Brookings Institution
  • Marcy Carlson, University of Wisconsin
  • Sarah McLanahan, Princeton University
  • Richard Reeves, Brookings Institution
  • Isabel Sawhill, Brookings Institution