What You Need to Know

Your information is confidential. We’ve worked closely with our data partners to ensure your information remains confidential and undisclosed. At the end of the survey, respondents were invited to share their stories. This was an option, not a requirement. We have followed best practices to anonymize personally-identifying information. Participants who decided to opt-in to be quoted were made aware that we may edit their written response to help ensure confidentiality.

The Census asked questions about the years 2019, 2020, and 2021. Quantitative questions addressed the time between 2019-2021. Additional open-ended response questions asked for reflection. These open-response questions provided an opportunity to expand on the time before the survey period and offer space to envision the future.

The data dashboard and written report both have detailed information about methodology. For people interested in using the data dashboard, we strongly recommend starting by reading the Framing The Census and How to Use this Dashboard pages. The Survey Design, Methodology, & Reporting Process section of Our Work, Our Worth contains an overview of the development of the Chicago Arts Census project as a whole.

If you have any questions about the survey or report, please email us at census@acreresidency.org.