This is a request for a revision of
the, "Awareness and Beliefs about Cancer (ABC) Survey." The
objective of the proposed study is gather data about American
adults' awareness and beliefs about cancer. The ultimate goal is to
determine how individuals' perceptions of cancer may influence
their decisions to report signs and symptoms to health care
providers, perhaps affecting the disease stage of diagnosis and the
effectiveness of treatment. This project also offers an opportunity
to compare data from the United States to international data.
Culturally and language-adapted versions of this instrument have
been administered in eight other countries. Data may inform
theory-based, multilevel behavioral interventions that promote
symptom reporting and early diagnosis of cancer. The survey
instrument incorporates factors such as demographic variables,
beliefs, and perception of access to health care in the context of
decision making. The project asks specific questions about
screening and care seeking behaviors that will inform understanding
of preferences for participation in health care decisions and will
generate insights to improve cancer survival. A representative
sample (approximately 1,500 respondents) of the population aged 50+
will be surveyed using a standardized measure of cancer awareness
and beliefs. This request is to include cellphone-only households
in the ABC survey; the original request was to survey only landline
households.
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USC 285a-2 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
US Code: 42
USC 285 Name of Law: Public Health Service Act
This is a revision due to
program change which is the result of action by NCI. This revision
expands the methodology to include cellphone-only households in the
ABC survey so as to gain a representative sample. This is in
addition to the already approved landline households. To date, no
information collection has begun because it is important to collect
both the landline and cellphone-only household data at the same
time. Concurrent data collection helps to maintain comparability of
the landline and cellphone data, increasing the likelihood that the
two groups can be combined in one larger, data set. Additionally,
due to budget constraints a slightly smaller sample is being
proposed thus maintaining the same costs to the government as the
original submission. Although the number of participants would
decrease by 500, the total estimate of burden hours would increase.
This increase reflects the need to contact and screen more people
to reach cell phone-only participants. This is a request for 1,667
hours, which is an increase of 333 hours from the previous approval
(a total of 1,334 burden hours).
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.