A telephone survey will be
administered to 400 African-American men and women, as well as
in-depth qualitative interviews administered to 60 men and women,
in order to examine facilitators and barriers to long-term
participation in the upcoming observational Jackson Heart Study.
Two random samples without replacement will be selected from
drop-outs (n=50) and current participants (n=50) of a prior study
(ARIC) begun in Jackson, MS, 12 years ago. A third sample of 300
African-American non-ARIC community residents of Jackson, MS, ages
35-84, will be randomly selected.
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
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number;
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