The National Household Education
Survey (NHES) is a data collection program of the National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES) designed to provide descriptive
data on the education activities of the U.S. population, with an
emphasis on topics that are appropriate for household surveys
rather than institutional surveys. Such topics have covered a wide
range of issues, including early childhood care and education,
children’s readiness for school, parents’ perceptions of school
safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of
school-age children, participation in adult and career education,
parents’ involvement in their children’s education, school choice,
homeschooling, and civic involvement. This request is to conduct
the NHES:2019 full scale data collection, from December 2018
through September 2019, in conjunction with an In-Person Study of
Nonresponding Households, designed to provide insight about
nonresponse that can help plan future survey administrations.
NHES:2019 will use mail and web data collection modes and will
field two surveys: The Early Childhood Program Participation survey
(ECPP) and the Parent and Family Involvement in Education survey
(PFI).
US Code:
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USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA 2002)
The decrease in burden from the
last approval is due to the fact that the last request, for NHES
2016, included a third topical survey, the Adult Training and
Education Survey (ATES), which will not be fielded in NHES
2019.
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.