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**Frequently Asked    Questions about    The Survey of Families with    Young Children**

**What is the purpose of this    survey?**    The purpose of this survey is to describe what happens when children visit the doctor and    to examine ways that parents keep children healthy at home. By the age of 3 years, most    children in the United States will have seen a doctor 12 times for routine and sick    visits. But we have very little information about parents’ experiences with their    children’s doctors. This study is designed to address that gap.

**Who is sponsoring this survey?**    This study is being sponsored by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the    American Academy of Pediatrics, with a grant provided by the Gerber Foundation. This grant    is one of the Gerber Foundation’s philanthropic efforts on early childhood needs. The    Gerber Foundation is independent of the Gerber Corporation.

**Who uses this information?**    The American Academy of Pediatrics and NCHS will use the information collected to help    describe and then improve children’s visits to their doctors. The American Academy of    Pediatrics plans to send results from this survey to pediatricians around the country,    using this information to tell doctors what they can do better to help parents keep their    children healthy.

**How are telephone numbers    selected?**    A computer randomly generates and selects telephone numbers that are called for this    survey. No person or organization provides the study with any telephone numbers. Because    they are randomly generated, telephone numbers selected may be unlisted in telephone    directories. All unlisted telephone numbers remain unlisted.

**How is confidentiality of    information assured?**    Confidentiality is mandated by law. Findings will be issued only in summary form and U.S.    law requires that the name of study participants not be associated with any answers. Any    willful and knowing disclosure in violation of the Privacy Act of 1974 would subject the    violator to a fine of up to $5,000. Under the Public Health Service Act,    "Unauthorized disclosure of the confidential information is punishable under Title    18, Section 1905 of the U.S. Code." This excerpt is from Section 308d (1) of the    Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 242k), and the Privacy Act of 1974, Section (e) (3).    Also, you may view a section of the NCHS Staff Manual on Confidentiality, which further    explains the prohibitions against **Disclosure of    Confidential Information.**

When findings are issued, all data will    be collapsed into categories to provide an overall picture of children’s health    issues. For example, the findings may report the number of children in a particular income    range that have a particular type of health insurance. No names or other identifying    information will ever be used.

**Who can be contacted to answer    additional questions?**    For more information about the survey itself, please contact Larry Osborn, the survey    director. His telephone number is 312-867-4071. Or, you may write to him at:**Abt Associates, Inc.**    640 North LaSalle    Suite 400    Chicago, IL 60610 

For more information about the rights    of study participants, please contact Margot Palmer, the chair of the Institutional Review    Board. Her toll-free telephone number is 800-223-8118.

Finally, to contact the survey sponsor,    please call Marcie Cynamon, Special Assistant to the Director of DHIS. Her telephone    number is 301-458-4174. Or, you may write to her at:**National Center for Health Statistics - DHIS**    6525 Belcrest Road    Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003
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