The Short Follow-Up Questionnaire is needed in order to obtain information on selected medical conditions, medical procedures, and physical and lifestyle status from 485,909 participants in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study cohort. The information will be used for the ongoing examination between health and lifestyle behaviors and cancer. A pilot study conducted in 2010 demonstrated using the US Postal Service to distribute and collect completed Short Follow-Up Questionnaires as a feasible approach. Among a sample of 1,600 randomly selected individuals from the original NIH-AARP cohort, a response rate of 63.0% was obtained among participants known to be alive and who received the questionnaire. This is a request for an extension to collect information from additional respondents who were not sampled during the last request period due to a delay in funding.
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.