OMB Memo

Survey of Group Quarters administrators to inform plans for an internet self-response instrument for Group Quarters residents in the 2030 Census

Generic Information Collection Request Addendum

Request: As indicated in the original OMB submission titled, “Survey of Group Quarters administrators to inform plans for an internet self-response instrument for Group Quarters residents in the 2030 Census” and approved on April 16, 2023, we originally requested survey responses from 2,080 GQ administrators. This new request is to increase the number of sampled cases due to an increase in the number of available contacts with email addresses. We are increasing the sample size for our survey in order to maximize the number and usefulness of responses across survey sub-groups.

Purpose: The purpose of this project remains the same. The results of this survey will be used to inform the range of GQ types eligible for an internet self-response (ISR) option for GQ residents.

Population of Interest: No change.

Timeline: No change.

Language: No change.

Sample: We are increasing the number of sampled respondents from 2,080 to 14,315, a difference of 12,235 additional sampled respondents. The additional sampled cases are summarized by GQ type in the table below.

In-scope GQ type	Sample size
Residential Schools for People with Disabilities	84
College/University Student Housing	1,443
Group Homes Intended for Adults (noncorrectional)	6,745
Residential Treatment Centers for Adults (noncorrectional)	1,507
Workers’ Group Living Quarters and Job Corps Centers	723
Religious Group Quarters	1,733
Total	12,235

Recruitment: No change.

Informed Consent: No change.

Burden hours: We estimate that the survey will take up to 5 minutes to complete, and we assume a maximum overall response rate of 15% for our survey. Thus, the total estimated participant burden for the 12,235 additional sampled cases is 1,172.6 hours, as indicated in the table below.

	Number of additional respondents	Participation time	Total burden hours
Read 4 survey emails	12,235	5 minutes	61,175 minutes
Answer survey	1,836	5 minutes	9,180 minutes
Total burden			70,355 minutes or 1,172.6 hours

The original OMB request – approved April 16, 2023 – is enclosed as an attachment to this addendum (Attachment 1 - Survey of Group Quarters Administrators to Inform Plans for an Internet Self-Response Instrument for Group Quarters residents in the 2030 Census). (also ROCIS link here: https://www.rocis.gov/rocis/ViewIC.do?record_owner_flag=O&ICID=259388&ICR_REF_NBR=202210-0607-005&request_id=473738)

As indicated in our original request, we conducted cognitive interviews to pretest the questionnaire and revise it if needed. We made minor changes to the questionnaire based on feedback from cognitive testing participants. The revised questionnaire is enclosed as an attachment (Attachment 2 - Revised GQ ISR Suitability Survey Questionnaire).

The contact person for questions regarding this request is listed below:

Alexandra Piccirillo

Center for Behavioral Science Methods

U.S. Census Bureau

Washington, D.C. 20233

(301) 763-2360

Alexandra.a.piccirillo@census.gov

2