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OMB Control No: 1850-0768	ICR Reference No: 200906-1850-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200702-1850-005
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 3977
Title: 2009 National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES: 2009)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/07/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2009
Terms of Clearance: OMB appreciates the range of experiments that NCES has accommodated in this pilot study and looks forward to a full report of the results prior to or in conjunction with a request for approval for further work on the National Household Education Survey program. OMB remains concerned about the appropriateness of NCES asking the first three questions in the engaging screener questionnaire, and looks forward to proposed revisions should NCES propose to use a similar approach to a screener questionnaire in future NHES tests of full scale programs.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	36 Months From Approved
Responses	9,994	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,360	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES) collects data directly from households on early childhood care and education, childrens readiness for school, parent perceptions of school safety and discipline, before- and after-school activities of school-age children, participation in adult and continuing education, parent involvement in education, school choice, homeschooling, and civic involvement. NHES surveys have been conducted approximately every other year from 1991 through 2007 using random digit dial (RDD) sampling and telephone data collection from landline telephones only. Each survey collection included the administration of household screening questions (Screener) and two or three topical surveys. Like virtually all RDD surveys, NHES Screener response rates have declined (from above 80% in early 1990s to 53% in 2007) and the decline in the percentage of households without landline telephones (from ~93% in early 2004 to about 80% in the first half of 2008; mostly due to conversion to cellular-only coverage) raises issues about population coverage. While studies examining possible biases in the NHES survey estimates have not identified nonresponse bias, some indications of possible coverage bias were detected in a special bias study conducted in 2007. As a result, NCES is redesigning the NHES program to develop and assess approaches to collecting data with improved response and population coverage. The Pilot Test will be conducted in the fall of 2009 to examine proposed methods on a smaller and more economical scale prior to a large-scale Field Test planned for 2011. The NHES:2009 Pilot Test will use a reduced sample (approximately 10% of the anticipated 2011 Field Test sample size) and involve screening of approximately 11,800 households to identify those with eligible children and youth. Parents or guardians of sampled children will be asked to respond to one of two topical surveys: The Early Childhood Program Participation Survey (ECPP), and the Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey (PFI). The PFI Survey has been divided into two questionnaire forms for ease of self-administration: one focuses on children enrolled in school for kindergarten through 12th grade and one focuses on children who are homeschooled.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9001 Name of Law: National Education Statistics Act of 1994

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 15469	04/06/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 27295	06/09/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	9,994	9,994
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,360	1,360
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a reinstatement with change for the NHES 2009 Pilot Test.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $600,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Kashka Kubzdela 2025027411 kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov

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