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.

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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 19, 2026

Richard Curtin inducted into RV/MH Hall of Fame

Richard Curtin, professor emeritus and former director of Surveys of Consumers, was inducted into the RV/MH Hall of… >>

August 19, 2026

A quarter century later, landmark U-M study revisits Black health and aging

U-M researchers are seeking past survey participants, who can earn up to $150 for answering key questions about… >>

August 18, 2026

Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors

ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that… >>
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SRC Programs

International Research Hub

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The International Research Hub is a joint program between the Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center. It was created in 2025 to support University of Michigan faculty and staff working on international research, with an emphasis on data collection and representative studies of general populations.

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Demography of Aging, Disability, and Care (DADC)

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The Demography of Aging, Disability and Care program focuses on population aging, disability, and long-term care and related measurement and survey issues. The program provides leadership for several national studies of late-life disability and care. The program also supports the Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA), one of 15 centers funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) to advance research on the demography of aging. 

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Featured Faculty

Jody Schimmel Hyde

Jody Schimmel Hyde

RESEARCH SCIENTIST, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH

Charles Brown

Charles C Brown

PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF ECONOMICS, COLLEGE OF LITERATURE, SCIENCE, AND THE...

Shiyu Zhang

Shiyu Zhang

RESEARCH INVESTIGATOR, SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER, INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

Jacqui Smith

Jacqui Smith

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

Yajuan Si

Yajuan Si

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

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