The Greater Houston Community Panel (GHCP) tracks local attitudes across Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, drawing 8,000 to 10,000 responses per survey from more than 11,000 members.
Because this sample size is too small for granular census-tract analysis, researchers combined neighborhoods with similar demographic, housing and socioeconomic characteristics into larger, customized geographic units. Fifty-three regions were created — 28 in Harris County, 15 in Fort Bend County and 10 in Montgomery County — each containing at least 140 GHCP members. These regions can be used to generate reliable, localized survey estimates and conduct meaningful cross-regional comparisons.
