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. This
submission requests approval for a large-scale (N = 156,054
addresses) national Web and Paper-and-Pencil Interview (PAPI)
survey. Incentives ($2 bill) will be included in the initial invite
letter for 90% of the sample, while the other 10% of the sample
will not receive an incentive as a way to monitor incentive
effectiveness. The survey will consist of two experiments to
evaluate opportunities to incorporate efficiencies in the data
collection process. The first experiment will test the efficacy of
an infographic in the initial mail package and conditional upon
funding, the second experiment will test the efficacy of incentives
in the topical mailings. The design and content of the NSCH 2017
survey is based on preliminary 2016 NSCH results.
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.