Aging Forum Data User Questions

Attachment B Aging Forum Data User Survey Questions

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Form Approved OMB #0920-0729; Expiration Date: 05/31/2017

The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-related Statistics (Aging Forum), established in 1986, currently comprises 16 Federal agencies. The Forum reflects a unique model within the Federal system where agencies work collaboratively in the collection, production and publication of policy-relevant Federal statistics.

The Aging Forum periodically produces Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being, a statistical data report intended to enhance data collections on America’s older populations. Insights gained from this survey information will be used to more clearly define and better serve the needs of the Forum’s target audiences.

The survey is voluntary and is estimated to take no more than 10 minutes to complete. It has been designed so that no individually identifiable information will be released. Please be sure not to include any identifiable information pertaining to the survey. ___________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Have you ever used Federal data from the periodically released Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being?

   1. Yes

   2. No (Skip to question #6)

2. How do you typically access the Older Americans report?

   1. Print version and online at Agingstats.gov

   2. Print version only

   3. Online at Agingstats.gov only

   4. Other (describe) _______________________

3. Which of these Older Americans report domains provided the most useful data?

   1. Population

   2. Economics

   3. Health Status

   4. Health Risks and Behaviors

   5. Environment

   6. Health Care

4. How do you most often use data found in the Older Americans report? (select all that apply)

   1. Conference presentations (e.g., requiring pdf data charts and tables)

   2. Scholarly research (e.g., requiring additional data runs, standard errors, etc.)

   3. Instructional material (e.g., for supplemental reading or reference)

   4. Publications/References (e.g., data briefs, peer-reviewed articles)

   5. Stakeholder or Grantee justifications (e.g., showing single data points and/or data comparisons overtime)

   6. Press or Social Media (e.g. twitter, blogs, etc.)

   7. Other (please describe) ______________________________

5. Which data topics would you like to see added to or deleted from the Older Americans publication? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. How would you classify your data user role:

   1. Academic researcher/scholar or professor

   2. Health care provider

   3. Health/Public health professional

   4. Legal professional

   5. Market researcher, analyst, or consultant

   6. Media professional

   7. Policy-maker, policy analyst, or advocate

   8. Retired

   9. Student

   10. Other (please specify) _________________