Postcard & telephone collection

Appendix A. Text of the Postcard to Panel Members

The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

Thank you for being part of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Study. We want to keep in contact with you.

Please update or confirm your current telephone number and address in order for us to contact you again for another paid interview.

Call today at: 1-855-754-0555

OR

Email: Choice@dir-research.com

DIR is an independent research firm. Participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may choose whether or not you want to update your contact information, and your decision will not affect any housing subsidies, social services, or public benefits you might receive now or in the future.

Privacy Act Information: The information collected for this study is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. This research, authorized by 12 U.S.C. § 1701z-1 will be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development only for the purposes of the Choice Neighborhoods evaluation and will not be used by HUD to determine recipient benefits. Participation in this collection is completely voluntary. The data gathered from the tracking will be analyzed and discussed exclusively in aggregate and no published reports using the survey data will single out any particular respondent. All research team members that will have access to these data will sign “Assurances of Confidentiality” pledges. The information collection requirements contained in this document have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and assigned OMB control number ________. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .13 hours.

For more information about the study and the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative please visit: http://www.huduser.org/portal/choice_neighborhood_eval.html

Appendix B. Text of the Flyer to Panel Members

The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

Please Contact Us Today

Thank you for being part of the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Study. We look forward to talking to you again in the near future.

In order for us to contact you when paid interviewing starts again we need to have your current telephone number and address.

Please update or confirm your contact information by calling or emailing today.

Call us at: 1-855-754-0555

OR

Email: Choice@dir-research.com

DIR is an independent research firm. Participation in this study is completely voluntary. You may choose whether or not you want to update your contact information, and your decision will not affect any housing subsidies, social services, or public benefits you might receive now or in the future.

Privacy Act Information: The information collected for this study is protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. This research, authorized by 12 U.S.C. § 1701z-1 will be used by the Department of Housing and Urban Development only for the purposes of the Choice Neighborhoods evaluation and will not be used by HUD to determine recipient benefits. Participation in this collection is completely voluntary. The data gathered from the tracking will be analyzed and discussed exclusively in aggregate and no published reports using the survey data will single out any particular respondent. All research team members that will have access to these data will sign “Assurances of Confidentiality” pledges. The information collection requirements contained in this document have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and assigned OMB control number ________. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average .13 hours.

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