2019 NSCG Data Collection Pathways

APPENDIX G

2019 NSCG

Data Collection Pathways

Data Collection Phase	Web First Pathway (DEFAULT)	Mail First Pathway	CATI First Pathway
Invitation Phase (Weeks 1-4)	Week 1 Web invite letter (NSCG-1W(N)) Week 2 Perforated Reminder (NSCG-2W)	Week 1 Web invite letter (NSCG-1W(N)) Week 2 Mail Invite and Questionnaire (NSCG-2W(Q)	Week 1 Web invite letter (NSCG-1W(N)) Week 2 Perforated Reminder (NSCG-2W) Week 2.5 Automated phone call Weeks 3-7 Telephone calls Week 5 Web Invite, ACS style (NSCG-5W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 6 Reminder postcard (NSCG-6W) Reminder email (1A/B)
Reminder Phase (Weeks 5-7)	Week 5 Web Invite, ACS style (NSCG-5W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 6 Reminder postcard (NSCG-6W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 7 NRFU (non-response follow-up) phone calls begin.	Week 5 Web Invite, ACS style (NSCG-5W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 6 Reminder postcard (NSCG-6W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 7 NRFU (non-response follow-up) phone calls begin.
Additional Mode Phase (Weeks 8-11)	Week 8 Web/Mail invite letter and questionnaire (NSCG-8W) Week 10 Email reminder (2A/B)	Week 8 Web/Mail invite letter and questionnaire (NSCG-8W) Week 10 Email reminder (2A/B)	Week 8 Web/Mail invite letter and questionnaire (NSCG-8W) Week 10 Email reminder (2A/B)
Telephone Follow-up Phase (Weeks 12-22)	Week 12 Pressure Sealed Web Invite (NSCG-12W) Reminder email (1A/B) Week 12 – Week 22 Telephone calls Week 16 Web invite with letter-size white envelope, new sample (NSCG-16W) Week 18 PRIORITY Web invite letter (NSCG-18W) or Web invite letter and questionnaire (NSCG-18W(Q)). Returning sample only. Week 20 PRIORITY Web invite letter and questionnaire (NSCG-20W(Q)). New sample only.
Final Contact Phase (Weeks 23-26)	Week 23 Web invite letter (NSCG-23W) Last Chance email (3A/B)

(1) Incentivized cases will receive slight variations of the weeks 1 and 2 letters that include wording regarding the debit card incentive. The incentivized cases will receive the NSCG-1W(NI) or NSCG-1W(OI) letter at week 1 and the NSCG-2W(I)letter at week two.

(2) The Mailout Strategy Experiment treatment cases will receive the contacts in a different order throughout the data collection period.

(3) Note that emails only go out to returning sample persons who have given us an email address.