[Federal Register: November 12, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 218)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[60Day-05-030DX]
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Recommendations
In compliance with the requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects.
To request more information on the proposed projects or to obtain a
copy of the data collection plans and instruments, call 404-498-1210 or
send comments to Seleda Perryman, CDC Assistant Reports Clearance
Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS-E11, Atlanta, GA 30333 or send an e-mail
to omb@cdc.gov.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology. Written comments should be received
within 60 days of this notice.
Proposed Project
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Measurement--New--The National
Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is considered by many to be a
serious problem that cuts across cultures, socioeconomic status and
gender. CDC considers IPV to be a ``substantial public health problem
for Americans that has serious consequences and costs for individuals,
families, communities and society.'' The past twenty years have
witnessed an extraordinary growth in research on the prevalence,
incidence, causes and effects of IPV. Various disciplines have
contributed to the development of research on the subject including
psychology, epidemiology, criminology and public health.
Still, there is a lack of reliable information on the extent and
prevalence of IPV. Estimates vary widely regarding the magnitude of the
problem. This variance is due in large part to the different contexts,
instruments, and methods that are used to measure IPV. Thus, the CDC is
engaged in work to improve the quality of data, and hence knowledge
about violence against women. Part of this process includes identifying
the strengths and limitations of different scales used to measure IPV
and determine the appropriateness of each of these scales for use with
individuals of different racial/ethnic backgrounds.
The purpose of this project is to administer and test the
statistical properties of four scales, via telephone interviews, that
measure both victimization from and perpetration of IPV. The scales
will be administered to a random sample of women ages 18-50 from five
racial/ethnic backgrounds: African-American, American Indian, Asian,
White and Hispanic.
The four scales are the (1) Sexual Experiences Survey (SES), (2)
Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2), (3) Index of Spouse Abuse (ISA), and
(4) Women's Experience with Battering (WEB) scale. The survey
instrument will contain each of these scales and introductory and
transitional text developed specifically for this study.
The overall benefit of this project is to increase knowledge about
the reliability and validity of these scales, which have been used in
previous studies. Ultimately, this knowledge will assist CDC in
establishing an on-going data collection system for monitoring IPV. CDC
intends to contract with an agency to conduct the survey. The only cost
to the respondents is the time involved to complete the survey.
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Number of Avg. burden
Survey IPV measurement Type of Number of responses per per response Total burden
respondent respondents respondent (in hrs.) hours
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African-American.............. Female.......... 500 1 30/60 250
Asian......................... Female.......... 500 1 30/60 250
White......................... Female.......... 500 1 30/60 250
Hispanic...................... Female.......... 500 1 30/60 250
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Total..................... ................ 2,500 .............. .............. 1,250
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Dated: November 5, 2004.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 04-25173 Filed 11-10-04; 8:45 am]
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