Published February 4, 2021. Updated August 15, 2021.

To create a reference or citation for a survey, you will need to know the author of the report, the title, and the department or organization.

The templates and examples below will show you how to cite a survey in MLA, APA, Chicago style, and Harvard referencing.

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Citing a survey in MLA style

In-text citation example:

(Last Name or Organization Name)

(Iceland)

Works cited entry example:

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Citing a survey in APA style

In-text citation example:

(Last Name or Organization Name, Year)

(Iceland, 2002)

Reference list entry template and example:

Citing a survey in Chicago style, notes-bibliography

Footnotes template and example:

Note

1. Author Full Name, Survey Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Publication Year.

2. John Iceland, Racial and Ethnic Residential Segregation in the United States, 1980–2000. Suitland, MD: U. S. Census Bureau, 2002.

Bibliography entry template and example:

Citing a survey in Chicago style, author-date

In-text citation example:

(Last Name or Organization Name Year)

(Iceland 2002)

Reference list entry example:

How to cite a survey in Harvard referencing style 

In-text citation example: 

(Last Name or Organization Name, Year)

(Iceland, 2002) 

Reference list entry template and example: 

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