Attachment 7 - Advance Letter

How can we understand the lives of the more than 300 million people in the
U.S? Well, we could try to interview everyone, but that would be expensive
and time consuming. Instead, we focus on a smaller sample of a generation
of U.S. citizens that altogether represent the different points of view of
people in your age group. From your and from others’ responses together,
we can see the “big picture”.

Getting
Perspective

As a member of the NLSY79 and by calling our Early Bird hotline number
and completing the survey, you’ll help researchers and policymakers better understand the economy, employment,
health, family life, and education of people in your generation.
When you call our Early Bird hotline number, you save us the time and effort of contacting you. We want to share
the savings with you! To get your extra cash and participate in the Early Bird program you must contact us within 4
weeks of receiving this letter.
See the directions below to participate in
the Early Bird program. If you choose not
to participate in the Early Bird program,
we are still happy for you to take part in the
NLSY79 as you have in the past, and you
will receive the standard payment in thanks
for your time.
We know that you are sharing a big part
of your lives with us and we take your
confidentiality very seriously. We follow the
federal laws that govern the confidentiality
of survey respondents, as well as additional
policies and procedures that ensure your
answers are safeguarded. Please see the back
of this letter for more information about privacy and confidentiality. The average interview lasts about 60 minutes.
As a small thank you, we have included (gift).
If you have any questions about the study or the Early Bird program, please call us toll free at 1-877-853-5908 or
send us an e-mail at [email protected]. You can update your contact information, schedule your next interview, and
learn more about the NLSY79 online at nlsy79.norc.org. We look forward to talking with you soon. And again,
thank you!

All it takes is 3 easy steps!
1. Call our Early Bird toll free number at 1-877-853-5908.
2. Leave us a message with your:

• Name
NLSY79

• Early Bird Number <>

• Phone Number

• A good time to call you back
3. An interviewer will return your call within 48 hours, ready to do your survey or to schedule
an appointment time that’s convenient for you. You will be mailed $<> in
thanks for your prompt participation.

WHY IS THIS STUDY IMPORTANT? Thanks to your help, researchers and policymakers will have a better understanding of
the work experiences, family characteristics, health, financial status, and other important information about the lives of people in your
generation. This is a voluntary study, and there are no penalties for not answering questions. However, because your answers represent
the experiences of hundreds of other people your age, missing responses make it more difficult to understand the issues that concern
people in your community and across the country. We thank you for you past participation, and hope we can count on you again this
year.
WHO AUTHORIZES THIS STUDY? The sponsor of the study is the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The study is

authorized under Title 29, Section 2, of the United States Code. The Center for Human Resource Research at The Ohio State University and NORC at
the University of Chicago conduct this study under a contract with the Department of Labor. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved the questionnaire and has assigned 1220-0157 as the study’s control number. This control number expires on May 31, 2015. Without OMB
approval and this number, we would not be able to conduct this study.

WHO SEES MY ANSWERS? We want to reassure you that your confidentiality is protected by law. In accordance with the Confidential

Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA), the Privacy Act, and other applicable Federal laws, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, its employees and agents, will, to the full extent permitted by law, use the information you provide for statistical purposes only, will hold your
responses in confidence, and will not disclose them in identifiable form without your informed consent. CIPSEA strictly limits who may have access
to protected data, sets strict fines and penalties for knowing and willful disclosures of confidential information to unauthorized persons, and explicitly
exempts protected statistical information from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. All the employees who work on the survey at the
Bureau of Labor Statistics and its contractors must sign a document pledging to protect the confidentiality of your data.
Some of your answers will be made available to researchers at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and other government agencies, universities, and private
research organizations through publicly available data files. These publicly available files contain no personal identifiers, such as names, addresses,
Social Security numbers, and places of work, and exclude any information about the States, counties, metropolitan areas, and other, more detailed
geographic locations in which survey participants live, making it much more difficult to figure out the identities of participants. Some researchers
are granted special access to data files that include geographic information, but only after those researchers go through a thorough application process
at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those authorized researchers must sign a written agreement making them official agents of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics and requiring them to protect the confidentiality of survey participants. Those researchers are never provided with the personal identities
of participants. The National Archives and Records Administration and the General Services Administration may receive copies of survey data and
materials because those agencies are responsible for storing the Nation’s historical documents.

HOW MUCH TIME WILL THE INTERVIEW TAKE? Based on preliminary tests, we expect the average interview to take about 60

minutes. Your interview may be somewhat shorter or longer depending on your circumstances. If you have any comments regarding this study or
recommendations for reducing its length, send them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Longitudinal Surveys, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.,
Washington, DC 20212.

WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION? To learn more about the survey, visit www/nlsinfo.org. To search for articles, reports, and
other research based on the National Longitudinal Surveys, visit www.nlsbibliography.org.

Visit nlsy79.norc.org to update your contact information and
learn about the survey. Or just use your phone to scan the code
above to contact us online!