Initial Sample Letter

OMB Clearance No. 1220-0163

Expires XX/XX/09

Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor

Respondent’s Address Here

Housing Study

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics would appreciate your help. We are asking for a moment of your time to answer two short questions. The information you provide will be used to estimate the number of homes in your local area that are either rented or owned. All answers are voluntary, will be held in confidence to the full extent permitted by law, and will be used only for statistical purposes.

Please complete the questions below and return the survey in the postage paid return envelope.

1. Is the address shown above your current residence?

   • Yes

   • No What is located at this address? Choose one answer that best fits the situation.

c Privately owned residence

c Rental property residence

c Business or other non-residential structure

 Part-time, vacation, or summer home

c Demolished or uninhabitable

c Vacant housing, vacant lot, under construction

c Don’t Know

c Something else: ____________________________________________

2. Do you own or rent your home?

 Rent

 Own

c Something else: _________________________________________________________

Thank you for your help!

Your participation is voluntary.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, its employees, agents, and partner statistical agencies, will use the information you provide for statistical purposes only and will hold the information in confidence to the full extent permitted by law. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (Title 5 of Public Law 107-347) and other applicable Federal laws, your responses will not be disclosed in identifiable form without your informed consent.

Paperwork Reduction Act Notice

The time needed to complete this survey was estimated to be less than 5 minutes. If you have comments concerning the accuracy of this time estimate or suggestions for making the survey simpler, you can write to: Office of Prices and Living Conditions,
2 Massachusetts Ave., NE, Rm. 3655, Washington, DC 20212.