Att M - Experiment 3 Respondent Contact Materials

Attachment M: Experiment 3 Protocol Respondent Contact Materials

We have attached only the materials that differ between the base protocol in Attachments G1-G6 and Experiment 3. In these attached materials, we highlight text to show the differences made to the base protocol materials to adapt them for the experiment groups.

M1 RCC Experiment 3 materials

• Reminder/Thank You Letter

M2 ADSC Experiment 3 materials

• Reminder/Thank You Letter

Attachment M1-RCC Experiment 1 Materials-Reminder/Thank you Letter Enhancement

Dear Director,

Recently, we sent you a survey packet for the National Study of Long Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). If you have completed the questionnaire, thank you for your participation.

If you have not completed your survey yet, we hope you will consider participating. Completing the questionnaire – either online or hardcopy – takes 30 minutes on average. Your responses are very important to provide accurate information on long-term care in the United States. Please complete the mail questionnaire and return it in the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided, or complete the web questionnaire over a safe and secure network by going to the following URL and entering the unique password provided below. If you have not completed the survey by mail or web by October 20, we will call you to complete it by telephone.

URL:

Password:

If you need technical support with the web survey, you may call 1-800-XXX-XXXX

If you have any questions about NSLTCP, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp.htm or call a NSLTCP representative at (800) XXX-XXXX.

Thank you,

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Health Statistics

Attachment M2-ADSC Experiment 1 Materials-Reminder/Thank you Letter Enhancement

Dear Director,

Recently, we sent you a survey packet for the National Study of Long Term Care Providers (NSLTCP). If you have completed the questionnaire, thank you for your participation.

If you have not completed your survey yet, we hope you will consider participating. Completing the questionnaire – either online or hardcopy – takes 30 minutes on average. Your responses are very important to provide accurate information on long-term care in the United States. Please complete the mail questionnaire and return it in the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided, or complete the web questionnaire over a safe and secure network by going to the following URL and entering the unique password provided below. If you have not completed the survey by mail or web by October 20, we will call you to complete it by telephone.

URL:

Password:

If you need technical support with the web survey, you may call 1-800-XXX-XXXX

If you have any questions about NSLTCP, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsltcp.htm or call a NSLTCP representative at (800) XXX-XXXX.

Thank you,

Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Health Statistics

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