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i
do not support the taking or collection of this
information. i do not believe it is required for health in america. i
think the budget for this project should be cut to zero immediately.
i think the management of this agency is inept and ineffective,
strange and defective.
jean publc
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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11124-11125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-4378]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60-Day-12-0222]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c) (2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy
of data collection plans and instruments, call the CDC Reports
Clearance Officer on 404-639-7570 or send comments to Kimberly Lane,
CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA
30333 or send an email to [email protected].
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory (QDRL) 2012-2014, OMB No.
0920-0222 expiration 3/31/2013)-Revision-National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Background and Brief Description
Section 306 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C.
242k), as amended, authorizes that the Secretary of Health and Human
Services (DHHS), acting through NCHS, shall undertake and support (by
grant or contract) research, demonstrations, and evaluations respecting
new or improved methods for obtaining current data to support
statistical and epidemiological activities for the purpose of improving
the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services in the
United States.
The Questionnaire Design Research Laboratory (QDRL) conducts
questionnaire development, pre-testing, and evaluation activities for
CDC surveys (such as the NCHS National Health Interview Survey, OMB No.
0920-0214) and other federally sponsored surveys. NCHS is requesting 3
years of OMB Clearance for this generic submission.
The QDRL conducts cognitive interviews, focus groups, usability
tests, field tests/pilot interviews, and experimental research in
laboratory and field settings, both for applied questionnaire
development and evaluation as well as more basic research on response
errors in surveys.
QDRL Staff use various techniques to evaluate interviewer
administered, self-administered, telephone, Computer Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI), Computer Assisted Self-Interviewing (CASI), Audio
Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (ACASI), and web-based
questionnaires.
The most common questionnaire evaluation method is the cognitive
interview. The interview structure consists of respondents first
answering a draft survey question and then providing textual
information to reveal the processes involved in answering the test
question. Specifically, cognitive interview respondents are asked to
describe how and why they answered the question as they did. Through
the interviewing process, various types of question-response problems
that would not normally be identified in a traditional survey
interview, such as interpretive errors and recall accuracy, are
uncovered. By conducting a comparative analysis of cognitive
interviews, it is also possible to determine whether particular
interpretive patterns occur within particular sub-groups of the
population. Interviews are generally conducted in small rounds of 20-30
interviews; ideally, the questionnaire is re-worked between rounds, and
revisions are tested iteratively until interviews yield relatively few
new insights.
In addition to its traditional QDRL activities, NCHS is requesting
approval for a large field test that will be conducted in 2012. This is
a 5,000-case test which involves testing the use of ACASI in the full
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). The ACASI content included in
the 5,000-case test is consistent with the content studied in two
smaller approved tests. The module includes questions on sexual
identity, alcohol consumption, HIV testing, mental health, height and
weight, sleep, and financial worries. The objective of asking a
question on sexual identity in the NHIS is to fill the gaps that exist
in the state of knowledge about the general health behaviors, health
status, and health care utilization of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and
Transgender (LGBT) persons.
The 5,000-case test will include one or more built-in experiments
to assess the impact of ACASI, and components of ACASI, on prevalence
estimates and data quality. First and foremost, test cases will be
randomly assigned to receive the above described questions in either
CAPI or ACASI. In particular, prevalence estimates for the sexual
identity questions will be compared by mode of administration. Since a
documented advantage of ACASI is the enhanced level of privacy it
affords, we anticipate higher prevalence estimates of sexual minorities
(Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender persons) from this mode of
administration. Estimates for sensitive items on mental health, alcohol
consumption, HIV testing, height and weight, financial worries, and
others will also be compared.
Cognitive interviewing is inexpensive and provides useful data on
questionnaire performance while minimizing respondent burden. Cognitive
interviewing offers a detailed depiction of meanings and processes used
by respondents to answer questions--processes that ultimately produce
the survey data. As such, the method offers an insight that can
transform understanding of question validity and response error.
Documented findings from these studies represent tangible evidence of
how the question performs. Such documentation also serves CDC data
users, allowing them to be critical users in their approach and
application of the data.
Similar methodology has been adopted by other federal agencies, as
well as by academic and commercial survey organizations. There are no
costs to respondents other than their time.
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Estimated Burden Table
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Number of Average
Projects Number of responses per hours per Response
respondents respondent response burden
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QDRL Interviews................................... 9000 1 1 9000
Focus groups...................................... 300 1 1.5 450
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Total......................................... .............. .............. ............ 9450
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Kimberly Lane,
Reports Clearance Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2012-4378 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
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