0920-0950 NHANES Follow-Up Questionnaire

OMB No. 0920-0950

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
National Center for
Health Statistics
The Nation’s Mobile Health Survey

Survey of NHANES
Participants’ Experiences
Sponsored by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Household Interview
These first questions are about the household
interview.

A3. People participate in NHANES for many
different reasons. We would like to
understand why you chose to take part.
Please select up to 3 reasons why you
participated in the NHANES interview.

A1. We would like to know about your experience
with our NHANES staff. How satisfied were
you overall with the health representative
that completed your interview? Were you…

† The health representative who called/visited
my home
† The importance of the study data for health
care providers, policy makers, and researchers
† The $25 token of appreciation
† NHANES is sponsored by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
† Helping my children’s and grandchildren’s
future health
† Doing my civic duty
† Other – Please Specify

† Very satisfied
† Satisfied
† Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
† Unsatisfied
† Very unsatisfied
A2. Did you feel the interview was too long, about
the right length, or not long enough?

† Too long
† About the right length
† Not long enough

For each of the following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree,
somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each statement.
Strongly
Agree
The information I gave during my NHANES

A4. interview will help health care providers,
A5.
A6.
A7.
A8.
A9.

policy makers, and researchers.
It’s important for me to know as much
about my health as possible.
The government has too much information
about me already.
I participate in local activities through
my neighborhood/community/religious
organization/school.
I feel stressed about completing the
things I need to do each day.
Data collected by government agencies
are used to help improve our country.

A10. I avoid going to the doctor.
A11.
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People have lost control over how their
personal information is used.
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Somewhat
Agree

Neither
SomeAgree nor
what
Disagree Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

Mobile Exam Center (MEC)
The next questions are about your health exam
at our Mobile Examination Center (MEC). We
would like to better understand why you chose to
complete this part of the study.

B5. The following are some reasons people give
for not completing their NHANES exam. If
you experienced any of these same concerns,
please select the top 3 that applied.

† The MEC was too far away/too inconvenient/

B1. We would like to know about your experience
with our NHANES MEC staff. How satisfied
were you overall with the health technicians
that completed your exams? Were you…

difficult to get to.

† The exam would have taken too much time.
† I didn’t trust my NHANES health

† Very satisfied
† Satisfied
† Neither satisfied nor unsatisfied
† Unsatisfied
† Very unsatisfied

representative.

† I didn’t want to give the government my
medical information.

† I had too many other responsibilities.
† I didn’t trust that my information would be

B2. Did you feel the health exam was too long,
about the right length, or not long enough?

kept safe.

† The exam wasn’t mandatory.
† I didn’t think it was important.
† I was too sick to participate.
† There was nothing in it for me.
† Some other reason – Please Specify

† Too long
† About the right length
† Not long enough
B3. What was the primary reason you decided to
complete your health exam?

B6. For each issue you selected above, please
tell us what eased your concern so that you
decided to complete your health exam.

B4. As a “thank you” for completing the MEC
exam, NHANES offered you $85 for your time
and service. How important was this amount
in your decision to participate?

† Very important
† Somewhat important
† Neither important nor unimportant
† Not very important
† Not important at all

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B8. How concerned were you that you or someone
in your home could get sick with COVID-19 by
having a NHANES health exam?

B7. How important was the COVID-19 pandemic
in your decision to participate in the NHANES
exam?

† Very important
† Somewhat important
† Neither important nor unimportant
† Not very important
† Not important at all

† Very concerned
† Somewhat concerned
† Neither concerned nor unconcerned
† Not very concerned
† Not concerned at all.

For each of the following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree,
somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree with each statement.
Strongly
Agree

B9.

Somewhat
Agree

Neither
SomeAgree nor
what
Disagree Disagree

Strongly
Disagree

NHANES data will help the country better
understand the COVID-19 pandemic.

B10. I don’t like wearing masks.
The government has too much information
about me already.
I was afraid to visit the NHANES Mobile
B12.
Examination Center.
I thought NHANES was going to offer
B13.
me/make me get a COVID-19 vaccine.
I had concerns about taking public
B14.
transportation/taxi/Uber/Lyft.

B11.

B15. Others in my home are immunocompromised.
B16.

At the time of my NHANES exam, others in my
home were not vaccinated against COVID-19.

B17. Is there anything we could have done to improve your overall NHANES experience?

Thank you for your participation in this survey and with NHANES. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us Monday through
Friday between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm EST, or Saturday and Sunday between 10:00 am and 6:00 pm EST at (888)-458-4762.

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