The National Survey of Children’s
Health (NSCH) enables the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to produce
national and state-based estimates on the health and well-being of
children, their families, and their communities as well as
estimates of the prevalence and impact of children with special
health care needs. Data will be collected using two modes. The
first mode is an Internet survey that contains the screener and
topical instruments. The Internet instrument first will take the
respondent through the screener questions. If the household screens
into the study, the respondent will be taken directly into one of
the three age-based topical sets of questions. The second mode that
is a mailout/mailback of a self-administered paper-and-pencil
interviewing (PAPI) screener instrument followed by a separate
mailout/mailback of a PAPI age-based topical instrument. The
National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) is a large-scale
(sample size is 364,153 addresses) national survey. The survey will
consist of several experiments: (i) to assess amount of respondent
cash incentives ($0, $2, or $5) needed to gain cooperation and
participation in the survey, (ii) to test whether an alternative
Maternal and Child Health Bureau branding improves response for the
NSCH over the Census Bureau’s standard branding and (iii)
modification to data collection procedures based on the tract level
Internet response likelihood.
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.