Approved consistent with NCHS's commitment to develop guidelines for sponsored content, including the impact on the total length of the NHIS and the criteria to be used to determine if the sponsored content is appropriate for the NHIS. Non-substantive change mechanism may be used to modify existing questions and add depth/additional detail to existing questions. Requests to add questions, including cycling modules in or out, must be consistent with the principles of the recent redesign.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
88,450
0
154,375
34,371
0
47,960
0
0
0
The NHIS, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) since 1957, collects, on an annual basis, nationally representative data on the amount, distribution, and effects of illness and disability in the population and on the utilization of health care services for such conditions. NHIS data are used widely throughout the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to monitor trends in illness and disability and to track progress toward achieving many of the health objectives for the nation. The data are also used by the public health research community for epidemiologic and policy analysis of such issues as characterizing those with various health problems, measuring levels of health insurance coverage, determining barriers to accessing and using healthcare and evaluating the impact of changes in federal health programs. The current design of the NHIS questionnaire was implemented in 1997, and consists of a standard basic or Core Module, covering general health topics and demographic characteristics that are repeated annually. In addition to the Core Module, each year supplementary questions or modules are included. Topics are rotated in and out of the annual NHIS depending on funding availability and data requirements of federal programs such as Healthy People 2020. This request seeks changes to add and delete questions from both the rotating core and sponsored content.
Meanwhile, the previous nonsubstantive change allowed for both the ongoing main survey and a bridge sample that was introduced to test the redesigned questions. Now that the redesigned questions have been tested, there is no need to maintain both sets of questionnaires. Consequently, the previous four main core instruments and the related reinterview survey will be discontinued for 2020 and the previously split sample will be consolidated into the redesigned instruments. Overall, the changes proposed herein decrease the overall previously approved burden hours from 47,960 to 33,921.
PL:
Pub.L. 107 - 347 511
Name of Law: Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
US Code:
42 USC 242
Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
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.
Form 0920-0214 Re-Designed Re-Interview Survey
NHIS Nonsubstantive Change Request 2020 clean_120919PM.docx
Att 4_AdvanceLetterRevised.pdf
2018 NHIS SSB 122717.doc
Re-Designed Re-Interview Survey