APPENDIX H 2 Data Collection Flowchart 2021

2021 NSCG Data Collection Flowchart
Production

Adaptive Design Treatments
START

Week 0
(2/4/21)

A subset of the sample will
not receive a prenotice as
part of a test of the
effectiveness of the
prenotice

Prenotice

New
Cohort?

Yes

No

Incentive
Case?

Week 1
(2/11/21)

Upfront
Locating

Upfront locating for
addresses will happen prior
to the start of the cycle.

Incentive
Case?
No

Yes

No

Yes

Mail Web
Invite w/$

Mail Web
Invite

Mail Web
Invite w/$

Mail Web
Invite

No
Younger
Demographic
<40 yrs old

Mail First
Preference?

Week 2
(2/18/21)

Incentive?
Yes

CATI First Cases:
(2019, 2017, or
2015 ACS CATI
responder and
2019 NSCG CATI
Responder and
mode pref not
web or mail) OR
(2019 CATI mode
preference)

Mail Web
Invite w/
Incentive
Language

Mail Web
Invite

Mail Web
Invite w/Q and
Incentive
Language

Week 5
(3/11/21)

Mail Web
Reminder

Email Reminder
(Old Cohort with Email on file)

Mail
Reminder
Postcard

Mail Web
Invite w/Q

Phone Tree
Reminder

CATI FIRST
begins

CATI First Cases
no mail until
week 12 NRFU

(1) Activating cases early in CATI
(2) Put cases in CATI on hold
(3) Sending a questionnaire early

(1) Withhold reminder letter
(2) Withhold email reminder (week 5.5)
(3) Activating cases early in CATI
(4) Put cases on hold in CATI
(5) Sending a questionnaire early

(1) Withhold reminder postcard
(2) Withhold email reminder (week 6.5)
(3) Activating cases early in CATI
(4) Put cases on hold in CATI
(5) Take cases off hold in CATI
(6) Sending a questionnaire early

Email Reminder
(Old Cohort with Email on file)

(1) Replace questionnaire with only web invite
(2) Withhold web invite and questionnaire
(3) Activating cases early in CATI
(4) Put cases on hold in CATI
(5) Take cases off hold in CATI

Mail Web Invite
w/
Questionnaire

1) Withhold email reminder

Week 12
(4/29/21)

Email Reminder
(Old Cohort with Email on file)

(1) Withhold reminder letter
(2) Put cases on hold in CATI
(3) Take cases off hold in CATI
(4) Send off path questionnaire

Mail Web
Invite

Yes

New
cohort?

Mail Web
Invite

(1) Withhold reminder letter
(2) Put cases on hold in CATI
(3) Take cases off hold in CATI
(4) Send off path questionnaire

Week 18
(6/10/21)

No

Mail Web
Invite w/
Questionnaire

(1) Replace questionnaire with only web invite
(2) Withhold web invite and questionnaire
(3) Put cases on hold in CATI
(4) Take cases off hold in CATI

(1) Replace questionnaire with only web invite
(2) Withhold web invite and questionnaire
(3) Put cases on hold in CATI
(4) Take cases off hold in CATI

Mail Web
Invite w/
Questionnaire

(1) Withhold reminder letter
(2) Put cases on hold in CATI
(3) Take cases off hold in CATI

Week 23
(7/15/21)

Week 20
(6/24/21)

For bad address cases,
if an address is found
in locating, the case
moves to the web first
path.

No

CATI NRFU

Week 23.5
(7/20/21)

Yes

If a case has a UAA w/
o address correction
weeks 3.5-12, it
moves to locating. If
no address is found, it
stays in CATI first.

No

Week 6
(3/18/21)

Week 5.5
(3/16/21)

Yes

Cati First or Tie Case or no
valid US address or UAA w/o
address correction?

Week 4
(3/4/21)

Week 2.5
(2/25/21)

Mail Web
Invite with
youth
targeted
language

Week 8
(4/1/21)

Week 6.5
(3/23/21)

No

Interactive Locating

Week 11
(4/22/21)

Yes
No

CATI First

End
(8/15/21)

Incentive?

Incentive?

Mail Web
Invite w/
Incentive
and youth
targeted
Language

Week 16
(5/27/21)

Yes

No

Yes

Mail Web
Invite

(1) Withhold email reminder

Email Reminder
(Old Cohort with Email on file)

END