Reminder Telephone Script

Public Burden Statement:  An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.  The OMB control number for this project is 0584-0547.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 108.25 hours per response including the time for participating in the interviews and providing the extant data collection.  Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services, Office of Research and Analysis, 3101 Park Center Drive, Room 1014, Alexandria, VA, 22302, ATTN: Rosemarie Downer

REMINDER CALL SCRIPT

(Recent and Long-Term Participants)

Hello. My name is ____________________, and I'm calling from Mathematica Policy Research. May I speak with (NAME OF RECRUITED RESPONDENT)?

(To recruited respondent)

Hello, I am calling to remind you about our discussion group related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP in STATE. The purpose of the discussion group is to learn about your experiences and perceptions about SNAP in order to make the program better. You are invited to attend the group that will take place at TIME on DATE. It will be held at the LOCATION. The group will last about 1 ½ hours. Nothing will be sold at the session. You will receive $25 in cash as a token of our appreciation.

Please make sure that if you need glasses or other corrective lenses that you bring them to the session. There may be some materials that you will have to read and/or look at.

So that we can start and end on time, please plan to arrive about 15 minutes early to meet the other participants and have a light meal and refreshments.

We are counting on your participation, so please be sure to call Betsy Santos at our office as soon as possible if you find you cannot attend so we can find a replacement. Her toll-free number is xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thank you for agreeing to participate!

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