Longitudinal tracking survey to understand changing consumer spending, telework and mobility patterns through the pandemic

16. Abstract Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic provided a unique natural experiment in the use of Information and Communication Technologies, this report describes a 7-wave longitudinal tracking survey conducted by the Tier I Center on Telemobility to monitor the evolving consumer spending, telework, and activity participation behavior through the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal is to gain insights on expected post-pandemic virtual and physical mobility. The 7-wave longitudinal tracking survey was conducted between December 2020 and March 2022 through an online platform (Prolific) and resulted in data from 1877 unique respondents in the United States. Details are presented regarding the 12 different categories of questions asked in the survey, survey dissemination strategy and incentives provided to the respondents, and the response rates across various waves of the survey. Also presented are results of an exploratory analysis using the collected data on changing consumer spending; telework behavior and related attitudes and experiences; and the use for various types of online entertainment, delivery, and local transit pass related subscription services at various time points including pre-pandemic, last three years and post-pandemic. The report concludes with a summary of several studies using the collected data.