The NCI has sponsored five Cancer Control Modules in the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), and will be sponsoring a sixth to be administered in 2011. CHIS is a telephone survey that collects population-based, standardized health-related data to assess California's progress in meeting Healthy People 2010 objectives for the nation and the state. The purpose of CHIS-CCM is to collect data to allow NCI to examine patterns and trends in cancer screening and follow-up, as well as to study other cancer-related topics such as diet and physical activity, by collecting data on health- and disease-related topics such as patterns and trends in cancer screening, disease risk factors, disease outcomes, and family history of disease. Additionally, CHIS is designed to be comparable to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data in order to conduct comparative analyses. CHIS provides enhanced estimates for cancer risk factors and screening among racial/ethnic minority populations.
US Code:
42 USC 285a
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
US Code:
42 USC 285a-1
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
The CHIS-CCM 2011 is being submitted to OMB as a revised collection of information, also known as a program change due to agency discretion. This program change involves both design change and content change in the questionnaire. CHIS will shift from a biennial to a continuous survey design in 2011, with data collected continuously throughout the year. Health-related modules of interest that have been added to this survey include questions relating to human papillomavirus (HPV), epilepsy, medical homes, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scale (see Section A.1 for more details about inclusion of these modules). Additionally, questions were added to the cancer screening module related to Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT) or Computed Tomography (CT) scans. Deleted modules from the 2008 CHIS were related to cancer prevention health behaviors, VA topics, and discrimination. There is a slight decrease in burden from the 2009 OMB approved submission due to a reduction in the estimated number of adolescents who will complete the survey, and removal of the proposed child weight-height pilot study. The estimated number of adolescents who will complete the survey is smaller due to the proposed program change. During previous biennial sampling cycles, CHIS fielding periods overlapped with summer months. With the continuous survey, surveys will be conducted throughout the year resulting in a more consistent sampling throughout the school year and summer. Fewer adolescents will be available in sampled households during the school year, relative to during the summer months, due to school and extracurricular activities.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.