Supporting Statement Part B Older Workers Study revised 6.16

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PART B: COLLECTION OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS

In this document, the Department of Labor (DOL) requests clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) for a new collection associated with the Older Workers Implementation and Descriptive Study. The Chief Evaluation Office of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) commissioned the Older Workers Implementation and Descriptive Study to examine the implementation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and other DOL workforce programs serving older workers to inform the continuous improvement of SCSEP and develop options for potential future research studies that would address gaps in the evidence base related to employment services for older workers.

We discuss here nine different instruments that are part of this study:

1. SCSEP subgrantee survey

2. SCSEP subgrantee staff interview protocol

3. SCSEP grantee staff interview protocol

4. SCSEP host agency interview protocol

5. SCSEP employer partner interview protocol

6. SCSEP American Job Center partner interview protocol

7. SCSEP community organization partner interview protocol

8. SCSEP participant focus group protocol

9. SCSEP participant interview guide

B.1. Respondent Universe and Sampling

In this section, we describe the respondent universe and sampling for each instrument in turn. Below Table B.1 presents the number of entities in the population, number of respondents in the population (estimated as noted), the maximum number of respondents in the sample, the expected response rate, and the final number for each respondent type by instrument.

Table B.1. Population, Sample, and Expected Response Rate by Respondent Group

Instrument	Number of entities in population	Number in population of respondents	Number of Respondents in the Sample	Expected Response Rate	Final Number of Respondents
SCSEP subgrantee survey (subgrantees and local sites of national grantees)	318 subgrantees and local sites	318a	318	100%a	318
SCSEP subgrantee staff interview protocol	318 subgrantees or local sites	1,590b	105	95%b	100
SCSEP grantee staff interview protocol	19 national grantees	38c	30	100%c	30
SCSEP host agency interview protocol	13,662 host agencies	27,324d	45	90%d	40
SCSEP employer partner interview protocol	954employers	954e	31	64%e	20
SCSEP American Job Center (AJC) partner interview protocol	2,400 American Job Centers	4,800f	45	90%f	40
SCSEP community organization partner interview protocol	1,590 community organizations	3,180g	45	90%g	40
SCSEP participant focus group protocol	Not applicable	31,000h	90	60%h	54
SCSEP participant interview guide	Not applicable	31,000i	45	80%i	36

^a This number is derived from the number of reporting units in DOL’s management information system for national grantees. These could either be subgrantees of or local sites affiliated with the national grantees. Because grantees are required to participate in evaluation activities as a condition of the SCSEP grant, we allow for maximum response here.

^b This number is derived from the number of staff (5) at each subgrantee to be interviewed multiplied by the number of subgrantee/local sites (318). Because grantees , we allow for maximum response here.are required to participate in evaluation activities as a condition of the SCSEP grant We expect minimal number of staff (5%) who may not be available for interviews due to leave during the data collection period.

^c This is the number of national SCSEP grantees (19) multiplied by expected number of respondents per site (2). Because grantees , we allow for maximum response here.are required to participate in evaluation activities as a condition of the SCSEP grant

^d This number is derived from the sample for a survey of host agencies in 2018 (13,662) multiplied by the expected number of respondents per site (2). For more information on the host agency survey, see https://olderworkers.workforcegps.org/resources/2021/05/27/15/51/The-Nationwide-Participant-Host-Agency-Survey-Reports-for-PY-2019. The estimated response rate is based on partner participation in interviews for a similar study. For more information, see Eyster, Lauren, Christin Durham, Amanda Briggs, Natalie Spievack, and Kassandra Martinchek. Forthcoming. Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG 2.0) Program Operator and Partner Perspectives on Local Service Delivery Systems. Washington, DC: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services.

^e This number is derived from the potential number of employer partners per site (3) multiplied by the number of subgrantees/local sites (318). We estimate the number of employer partners per site based on previous studies. The estimated response rate is based on employer interview recruitment for a similar study. For more information, see Scott, Molly, Lauren Eyster, Yipeng Su, David Blount, Alex Trutko, Adrienne Smith, and Karen Gardiner. (2018). The Employer Perspectives Study: Insights on How to Build and Maintain Strong Employer-College Partnerships. Round 4 TAACCCT Evaluation. Report prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor, Chief Evaluation Office. Rockville, MD; and Washington, DC: Authors, October.. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OASP/legacy/files/Employer-Perspectives-Study-Report-Round-Final.pdf" https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OASP/legacy/files/Employer-Perspectives-Study-Report-Round-Final.pdf HYPERLINK "

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