[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40640-40686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Department of Housing and Urban Development





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Office of Policy Development and Research



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Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Office of Policy Development and Research
[Docket No. FR-3917-N-14]


Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described 
below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department 
is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: August 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding 
this proposal. Comments must be received within 14 days from the date 
of this notice. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and 
should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB Desk Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kay F. Weaver, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone 
no. (202) 708-0050. This is not a toll free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice informs the public that the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development has submitted to OMB for 
processing an information collection package related to the National 
Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (hereinafter 
``survey''). HUD is requesting a review of this information collection 
on or before September 8, 1995.
    The survey will provide estimates of the number and characteristics 
of service providers and an assessment of the types of programs and 
services available to people who are homeless. It will also provide 
detailed characteristics of persons using services. Under the auspices 
of the Interagency Council on the Homeless, the survey is being co-
sponsored by 11 Federal agencies:

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Social Security Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency

    The survey includes two phases: the collection of information on 
service providers and the collection of information on service users 
(clients). In Phase 1, the Census Bureau will:
    (1) Select a sample of geographic areas;
    (2) Development a comprehensive list of service providers in the 
survey sample areas;
    (3) Collect basic information from all service providers within the 
sample areas on programs offered, via a computer-assisted telephone 
interview; and
    (4) Select a subsample of providers and collect detailed 
information on programs and services by mail, with telephone follow-up.
    Phase 1 of the national survey is planned to be conducted starting 
in October 1995 and conclude by January 1996.
    In phase 2, the Census Bureau will:
    (1) Select a sample of service users (clients) within the sample 
areas:
    (2) Select a sample of providers in designated programs; and
    (3) Select clients and conduct personal visit interviews at 
selected service provider facilities.
    This request is for clearance to conduct Phase 1 of the survey. A 
second package will be submitted to OMB later for Phase 2.
    This request is for the following questionnaires:
     NSHAPC-100A Service Provider Core Data.
     NSHAPC-100B Emergency Shelter Programs; 100C Transitional 
Housing Programs; 100D Voucher Programs; and 100E Permanent Housing for 
the Homeless Programs. Note: Each of these surveys is identical except 
for its title and modest wording differences under the Voucher 
instrument.
     NSHAPC-100F Alcohol/Drug Programs; 100G Mental Health Care 
Programs; 100H Physical Health Care Programs; 100I Drop-In Center 
Programs; 100J HIV/AIDS Programs; and 100L Other Programs. Note: Each 
of these surveys is a shortened version of the Emergency Shelter 
Program survey and each is identical to the other.
     NSHAPC-100K Outreach Program.
    NSHAPC-100M List of Providers Offering Homeless Programs.
    A pre-test of the survey was conducted in April 1995 in three 
areas: Atlanta, GA; Pittsburgh, PA (including Allegheny, Fayette, 
Washington, and Westmoreland Counties); and the Armstrong County 
Community Action Agency Catchment area (a rural Community Action Agency 
service area outside Pittsburgh). The survey instruments have been 
revised to reflect the experience gained in the pre-test. The Census 
Bureau sought and obtained substantial expert input over a two-year 
period to develop the survey instruments.
    The Department has submitted the proposal for the collection of 
information, as described below to OMB for review, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35):
    (1) The title of the information collection proposal;
    (2) The office of the agency to collect the information;
    (3) The description of the need for the information and its 
proposed use;
    (4) The agency form number, if applicable;
    (5) What members of the public will be affected by the proposal;
    (6) How frequently information submission will be required;
    (7) An estimate of the total number of hours needed to prepare the 
infromation submission including numbers of respondents, frequency of 
response, and hours of response;
    (8) Whether the proposal is new or an extension, reinstatement, or 
revision of an information collection requirement; and
    (9) The names and telephone numbers of an agency official familiar 
with the proposal and of the OMB Desk Officer for the Department.

    Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 
U.S.C. 3507; Section 7(d) of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

    Dated: July 27, 1995.
Michael A. Stegman,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy Development and Research.

Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB

    Proposal: National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and 
Clients (NSHAPC).
    Office: Policy Development and Research.
    Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use: 
This national survey would provide up-to-date information about the 
providers of homeless assistance and the characteristics of homeless 
persons who use services. The survey will be conducted in 76 areas 
including metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings. The data will:

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    (1) be compared with the findings of a 1987 Urban Institute survey 
of homeless characteristics to understand reported changes in the 
nature of homelessness, especially those related to families with 
children;
    (2) provide a basis for assessing local efforts to construct 
``continuums of care'' for homeless people;
    (3) be used to develop measures to assess the impact and 
performance of current homeless programs;
    (4) will assist local governments and nonprofit organizations in 
designing more effective local programs; and
    (5) provide a baseline for examining the effects on the homeless 
population of proposed changes to the McKinney homeless assistance 
programs, and America's ``safety net'' programs for the poor (e.g., 
Section 8, AFDC, JTPA, and Medicaid programs).
    Form Number: None.
    Respondents: Homeless service providers and homeless persons.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time.
    Reporting Burden: See attachment.
    Total Estimated Burden Hours: Phase 1, Provider Surveys 17,500.
    Status: New Survey.
    Contact: James E. Hoben, HUD, (202) 708-0574 X132, George A. 
Ferguson, HUD, (202) 708-1480, Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB, (202) 395-
7316.
    Date: July 27, 1995.

Supporting Statement

A. Justification
1. Necessity of Information Collection
    The National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients 
(NSHAPC) includes two phases: the collection of information on service 
providers (providers) and the collection of information on service 
users (clients).
    Phase 1: In Phase 1, the Census Bureau will:
    (1) Select a sample of geographic areas
    (2) Develop a comprehensive list of service providers in the survey 
sample areas.
    (3) Collect basic information from all service providers within the 
sample areas on programs offered, via a computer-assisted telephone 
interview.
    (4) Select a subsample of providers and collect detailed 
information on programs and services by mail, with telephone follow-up.

    Note: Steps 1 and 2 must be completed if Phase 2 is conducted.

    Phase 2: In Phase 2, the Census Bureau will:
    (1) Select a sample of service users (clients) within the sample 
areas in two other stages.
    (2) Select a sample of providers in designated programs.
    (3) Select clients and conduct personal visit interviews at 
selected service provider facilities.
    This request is for clearance to conduct Phase 1 of the survey. A 
second OMB package will be submitted later for Phase 2. This request is 
for the following questionnaires listed by title and code number.
    Data to be collected from all providers:
     NSHAPC--100A, Service Provider Core Data Questionnaire.
    Data to be collected from major shelter providers: (Note: Each of 
these instruments is essentially identical, except for the title. 
Therefore, review of one satisfies review of the others.)
     NSHAPC-100B, Emergency Shelter Programs.
     NSHAPC-100C, Transitional Housing Programs.
     NSHAPC-100D, Voucher Programs.
     NSHAPC-100E, Permanent Housing for the Homeless Programs.
    Data to be collected from special service providers: (Note: Each of 
these instruments is essentially identical, except for the title. 
Therefore, review of one satisfies review of the others.)
     NSHAPC-100F, Alcohol/Drug Programs.
     NSHAPC-100G, Mental Health Care Programs.
     NSHAPC-100H, Physical Health Care Programs.
     NSHAPC-100I, Drop-In Center Programs.
     NSHAPC-100J, HIV/AIDS Programs.
     NSHAPC-100L, Other Programs.
    Data to be collected from homeless outreach programs:
     NSHAPC-100K, Outreach Programs.
    Instrument for updating list of providers in a geographic area:
     NSHAPC-100M, List of Providers Offering Homeless Programs.
    The national survey will provide estimates of the number and 
characteristics of service providers, and an assessment of the types of 
programs and services available to people who are homeless. The survey 
will also provide (in Phase 2) detailed characteristics of persons 
using services.
    The national survey is being sponsored by the following Federal 
agencies:
     Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
     Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
     Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
     Department of Agriculture (USDA).
     Department of Commerce (DOC).
     Department of Education (ED).
     Department of Energy (DOE).
     Department of Labor (DOL).
     Department of Transportation (DOT).
     Social Security Administration (SSA).
     Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
    Data will be collected under HUD's data collection authority.
    As part of the 1990 Census, the Census Bureau enumerated persons 
residing in homeless shelters and pre-identified street locations. 
However, this operation was not designed to provide the full range of 
information needed for guiding policy decisions related to 
homelessness. With this understanding, in September of 1993, the Bureau 
of the Census convened a conference of researchers, representatives of 
public interest groups, and government representatives to discuss ways 
of improving data collection on the homeless population. The consensus 
among this group was that the decennial census is not the appropriate 
vehicle for gathering information on the homeless population. They 
suggested that a new national survey using updated methodologies to 
obtain an accurate and useful picture of those homeless people who use 
services in the United States is needed.
2. Needs and Uses
    The information the new survey would provide is critical for 
developing the kinds of effective public policy responses needed to 
break the cycle of homelessness, both through targeted programs and the 
leveraging of mainstream resources. This survey would provide up-to-
date information about the characteristics of today's providers of 
homeless services and the homeless population who use services. The 
last comparable national study was in 1987 when the Urban Institute 
completed a survey of homeless persons. Also, included in the NSHAPC 
would be the first national examination of the characteristics of 
homelessness in rural America, fulfilling a Congressional mandate for a 
report on this subject.
    The national NSHAPC survey would:
    1. Provide information on the types of programs and services 
available to homeless persons, including population groups primarily 
served (e.g., veterans, people with mental illness); days of operation, 
occupancy levels, and sources of funding.
    2. Provide national information on the types of services available 
to homeless persons in both urban and rural communities.
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as: What are the triggering events that precipitate homelessness? Where 
were homeless people living before they became homeless? How prevalent 
is AIDS among homeless persons? What impact does rural homelessness 
have on urban homelessness? What differences are there among homeless 
persons found in cities, suburbs, and rural areas?
    4. Tell us what characteristics of the homeless population have 
changed since the 1987 study.
    5. Collect additional information related to drug use, mental 
illness, AIDS, tuberculosis, and previous episodes of homelessness.
    6. Include smaller cities, nonmetropolitan and rural areas in order 
to more accurately and fully reflect homelessness in the United States. 
The survey would interview a sufficient number of people using services 
in 76 geographic areas to ensure reliability of the national estimates. 
Of these 76 geographic areas, 28 would be large metropolitan areas, 24 
would be medium and small metropolitan areas, and 24 would be 
nonmetropolitan areas (small cities and rural areas).
Discussion of Phase 1 Activities
    Phase 1 will be on-going from October 1, 1995 through January 1996. 
Three steps occur in Phase 1.

Step 1: Completing the CATI Interview

    1. Beginning on October 1, 1995, Census Bureau staff will use a 
computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) to contact all service 
providers in the 76 sample communities. Service providers interviewed 
would include those with programs specifically targeted to the homeless 
(e.g., homeless shelters, soup kitchens, homeless outreach programs) as 
well as other community service providers with programs for which 
homeless individuals are eligible. The purpose of the survey of service 
providers would be to assess the types of programs and services 
available to homeless persons in these metropolitan, suburban, and 
rural areas. All service providers in the areas will be asked about the 
types of programs offered and basic information about each program 
offered, such as source of funding, days of operation, and population 
group primarily served (e.g., veterans, people with mental illness). 
Prior to the CATI calls, an advance letter, NSHAPC L(1)l, will be 
mailed to each provider.
    Providers will be asked via the CATI the questions contained in the 
NSHAPC Form 100A, Service Provider Core Data Questionnaire. The 
following information about the service provider and programs offered 
at that address will be collected:
     Name.
     Contact for the facility.
     Address.
     Telephone number.
     Type of facility.
     Programs provided.
    The following information will be collected for each program 
offered:
     Average number of adults and children participating in 
programs on a daily basis, and percent homeless.
     Average number of adults and children the facility serves 
on a daily basis.
     Familial status of persons the facility serves on a daily 
basis.
     Public or private affiliation.
     Source of funding.
     If the program is targeted to a specific subpopulation 
group.
     Number of facilities under contract to, or accepting 
vouchers.
     Expected days of operation for each program in February, 
1996.
     Contact person for each program.

Step 2: Reviewing the List of Service Providers

    Once the CATI interview is completed, service providers will be 
mailed a comprehensive list of service providers in the sample areas. 
Service providers asked to review the list for completeness and 
accuracy, will be asked to correct any incorrect entries, and to 
identify service providers that are omitted from the list. The updated 
lists are to be mailed back to the Census Bureau. After receipt of the 
reviewed list, Census Bureau personnel will remove duplicate entries 
from the list and prepare a master list of service providers for a 
geographic area. New service providers added to the list will then be 
contacted and Census Bureau staff will administer the CATI interview.
    The Census Bureau plans to generate listings of service providers 
for each of the sample areas in the survey and mail, NSHAPC Form 100-M, 
List of Providers Offering Homeless Programs and the NSHAPC-L(2) letter 
to all service providers shown on the comprehensive list and all 
knowledgeable local persons. The knowledgeable local persons and 
service providers will be asked to review the listing of all service 
providers in their area for completeness, and to add any missed service 
providers to the list. Note: A sample of providers will be asked to 
provide additional information about the services they offer. This is 
discussed below under Phase 1, Step 3.
    The Census Bureau is obtaining copies of national files of service 
providers from national organizations, Federal agencies, and from 
Community Action Program (CAP) coordinators. The Census Bureau has 
obtained a copy of lists of service providers from the following 
Federal agencies: FEMA, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, 
and Labor, and it will obtain lists from Housing and Urban Development. 
National organizations, such as the National Coalition for the 
Homeless, National Alliance to End Homelessness, National Law Center on 
Homelessness and Poverty, National Network of Runaway and Youth 
Services, Catholic Charities, Better Homes Foundation, and Volunteers 
of America, Inc., have provided lists to the Census Bureau. The Census 
Bureau plans to unduplicate and merge these files into one 
comprehensive listing of service providers. This comprehensive list 
will be used as the initial sampling frame for identifying and 
interviewing service providers in the sample areas.
    The local update may also provide the Census Bureau with additional 
names of service providers and local persons or organizations 
knowledgeable about homeless services. (Federal, State, and Local 
Agencies may not have the name of a service provider if the provider 
does not receive any federal, state, or local funding.)
    Census Bureau personnel also will contact the state homeless 
coordinator designated in accordance with the McKinney Homeless 
Assistance Act. The Census Bureau will tell them about the survey, 
indicate which counties in their state are included in the survey, and 
provide them with a list of service providers in each of the sample 
areas. The state coordinators will be asked to review the list of 
service providers and note any additions or changes.

    Note: Census Bureau personnel have already completed some 
initial contacts with Federal and state government offices, 
agencies, organizations, and knowledgeable local persons to begin 
compiling a national list of service providers.
    Shelters for abused women and runaway youths will not be on the 
listings to be reviewed by service providers but are included in the 
sampling frame. This is to preserve the confidential locations of 
shelters for abused women and runaway youth.
    The Census Bureau will use the master list of service providers 
as the frame to select the sample of service providers who will 
receive the detailed program questionnaires and to select the sample 
of provider facilities where client interviewing will be conducted.

Step 3: Completing the Detailed Information on Programs and Services

    Once the CATI interviews are completed, a subsample of service 
providers will be asked to provide more detailed information about the 
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programs and services offered at their facility. Separate 
questionnaires for each program (e.g., NSHAPC Forms 100B to 100L) have 
been developed. Program managers will be asked to complete a 
questionnaire by mail for each program they administer. For each 
program offered, program managers will receive a copy of the 
appropriate program questionnaire and the NSHAPC L(3) L-letter. Census 
Bureau staff will follow up by telephone all nonresponding providers.
Discussion of Phase 2 Activities
    The second phase of the survey consists of interviewing a sample of 
persons using services at homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and other 
service locations where homeless people are found. Interviews will take 
place continuously over a four-week period in order to obtain a 
representative sample. In addition to providing data on characteristics 
of the portion of the homeless population who use services, this phase 
of the survey would identify homeless subgroups and help determine 
their use of various types of assistance programs. It would also 
collect limited comparative data on housed persons with very low 
incomes who also rely on soup kitchens and other emergency assistance.
    The survey will estimate characteristics at the national level 
only. The sample size is not large enough to produce estimates of 
client characteristics at the regional or local levels.
    In 1987, the Urban Institute completed a survey of homeless 
persons. Data from the 1987 Urban Institute study represent the only 
national level data specific to homeless persons. Since the 1987 study, 
no significant national studies have been conducted to provide national 
information about the characteristics of homeless persons using 
services for homeless people.
    NSHAPC data will be used to plan future programs and services 
funded via the McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and other programs to 
prevent homelessness as well as ameliorate it. Understanding the causes 
of homelessness can help guide the development of preventive 
strategies. Data from the NSHAPC will be used by the participating 
agencies to prepare reports in accordance with the requirements of the 
McKinney Homeless Assistance Act and other homeless assistance 
programs.
    The following programs will benefit from the data collected in the 
NSHAPC.

Emergency/Temporary Shelter Assistance

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (FEMA)--Assistance directed toward 
temporary shelter
Emergency Shelter Grants Program (HUD)
Shelter for the Homeless [Department of Defense (DOD)]
Homeless Support Initiatives--Surplus Blankets (DOD)

Food and Nutrition Assistance

Commodities for Soup Kitchens (USDA)
Emergency Food and Shelter Program--Food Assistance (FEMA)
Commissary/Food Bank Initiatives (DOD) and (Department of 
Transportation (DOT)]
Federal Grain Inspection Service--Donation of Surplus Samples (USDA)

General Health Assistance

Health Care for the Homeless Grant Program (HHS)

General Health Assistance

Health Care for the Homeless Grant Program (HHS)
Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program (VA)

Assistance to Homeless Persons with Disabilities

Shelter Plus Care Program (HUD)
Supportive Housing Program (HUD)
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) (HHS)
Access to Community Care and Effective Services and Supports (ACCESS) 
(HHS)
Community Support Program--homeless-specific portion (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research on Homelessness (HHS)
Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans Program (VA)
Safe Havens (HUD)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Research 
Demonstration on Homelessness (HHS)
Drug Abuse Prevention for Runaway & Homeless Youth (HHS)

Education, Training, and Employment Assistance

Education for Homeless Children & Youth State Grants Prog. (ED)
Examplory Projects Program--Homeless Children (ED)
Adult Education for the Homeless (ED)
Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program (DOL)
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (DOL)

Housing Assistance

Supportive Housing Program (HUD)
Section 8 Assistance for SROs (HUD)
Single Family Property Disposition Initiative (HUD)
Transitional Housing Demonstration Program (HHS)
Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (HHS)
Farmer's Home Administration (FMHA) Homes for the Homeless (USDA)
Shelter for Homeless Vets--Acquired Property Sales (VA)
Base Closure Properties (DOD, HUD)

Homeless Prevention

Emergency Food and Shelter Program (FEMA)--Prevention Assistance
Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program (HHS)
Emergency Shelter Grants program (HUD)

General/Misc. Aid to Homeless Providers

Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program (HHS)
Excess & Surplus Federal Real Property (GSA)/(HUD)/(HHS)
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (HHS)

Programs for Homeless Children/Youth/Families

Family Support Centers (HHS)
Transitional Housing Demonstration Program (HHS)
Supportive Housing Program (HUD)
Education for Homeless Children & Youth State Grants Program (ED)
Exemplary Projects Program--Homeless Children (ED)
Runaway and Homeless Youth Program (HHS)
Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth (HHS)
Drug Abuse Prevention for Runaway & Homeless Youth (HHS)

Programs for Homeless Veterans

Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program (VA)
Homeless Chronically Mentally Ill Veterans program (VA)
Shelter for Homeless Vets--Acquired Property Sales (VA)
Homeless Veterans Reintegration Project (DOL)
    Information collected in Phase 1 will be used to: (1) develop a 
comprehensive listing of service providers nationwide and to develop a 
national profile of the types of programs offered to homeless people; 
(2) to select a sample of providers that will be asked more detailed 
information about services offered; and (3) to select the sample 
providers where client interviewing will be conducted.
    3. Efforts to Minimize Burden
    Not applicable. Respondents are individuals at provider facilities 
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cannot respond with computer tapes or disks. We are also minimizing the 
burden of the FEMA Local Board Contact Persons, government contacts, 
service providers and knowledgeable local persons by giving them the 
combined listing of service providers to review as opposed to asking 
them to list all service providers in their area.
4. Efforts to Identify Duplication, and Use of Available Information
    HUD consulted with other government agencies and outside experts 
and determined that the proposed national NSHAPC will be the only 
current, national data source with detailed information on the types 
and availability of programs and services offered and on the 
characteristics of literally homeless persons who use services. The 
most recent national data is the 1987 Urban Institute Study.
    In March 1987, the Urban Institute conducted a survey of homeless 
persons who used services in cities of 100,000 or more. The NSHAPC is 
intended to parallel and extend the methodology used by the Urban 
Institute in the 1987 survey to capture a higher proportion of the 
literally homeless population who use services.
    a. The NSHAPC will include additional geographical coverage. Cities 
with populations of 100,000 or less and areas outside of cities will be 
included in the survey sample. (The 1987 Urban Institute survey only 
included cities with populations over 100,000.)
    b. The NSHAPC will include additional topic coverage. The client 
questionnaire covers more topics and in greater depth than was covered 
in the 1987 Urban Institute Survey. There are also some questions 
similar to those in the 1987 survey so that a comparison may be made 
between the results of the two surveys. (The 1987 Urban Institute 
survey only asked about drug treatment. The NSHAPC asks about drug 
treatment, as well as, types and frequencies of drugs used, and 
information about mental health.--
    c. The interview period for client interviews for the national 
survey will be one month. The interview period for the Urban 
Institute's 1987 survey was one week.
    While the results from the Urban Institute's 1987 survey provide 
characteristics of homeless persons who used services, it does not 
include the NSHAPC's additional emphasis on geographical and topic 
coverage as described in A.4. The 1987 study did not provide any 
information on the types of programs and services offered. The Urban 
Institute survey is also almost 10 years old. More recent information 
is needed. Thus, there is no similar information available that could 
be used or modified for use for the purposes described.
5. Minimizing Burden on Small Businesses
    The Census Bureau plans on using the combined files from Federal 
agencies and national organizations and advocacy groups to generate 
listings of service providers for each sample area in the survey and 
mail the listings to all service providers contacted by telephone and 
all knowledgeable local persons. The knowledgeable local persons and 
service providers will be asked to review the listing for completeness 
of all service providers in their area and to add any missed service 
providers to the list. The state homeless coordinator will only be 
asked to review the listing of service providers (Form NSHAPC 100M). 
The Census Bureau believes the file will provide an initial 
comprehensive listing of service providers currently offering services 
to the homeless, thus reducing the burden of the service providers, 
government contacts, and knowledgeable local persons. No small 
businesses will be contacted.
6. Consequences of Less Frequent Collection
    Not applicable. This is a one-time survey. Phase 1 will be 
conducted from October 2, 1995 to January 15, 1996, and Phase 2 from 
January 21 to March 30, 1996.
7. Consistency with 5 CFR 1320.6
    The Census Bureau will collect these data in a manner consistent 
with the guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.6.
8. Consultations Outside the Agency
    Consultations have been made with the following people:

Dr. Martha Burt, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, NW., Washington, 
DC 20037, Tel: (202) 857-8551
Ms. Lorraine Reilly (formerly of) The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20037, Tel: (202) 857-8551
Dr. Michael Dennis, Research Triangle Institute, Center for Social 
Research and Policy Analysis, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, 
NC 27709-2194, Tel: (919) 541-6429
Dr. Greg Owen, Wilder Foundation, Wilder Research Center, 1295 Bandana 
Blvd., North--Suite 210, St. Paul, MN 55108-5197, Tel: (612) 647-4612
Ms. Joanne Wiggins, U.S. Dept. of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
SW--Room 4143, Washington, DC 20202, Tel: (202) 401-1958
Mr. Tom Fagan, U.S. Dept. of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW--Room 
2043, Washington, DC 20202, Tel: (202) 401-0039
Mr. John Pentecost, USDA-FmHA, Room 5345-South, MFHD-PD, Washington, DC 
20250, Tel: (202) 720-8983
Mr. Tom Sanders, USDA-FmHA, Room 5343-South, MFHD-PD, Washington, DC 
20250, Tel: (202) 720-1626
Ms. Amy Donoghue, USDA-FmHA-PAS, 3101 Park Center Drive--Room 1130, 
Alexandria, VA 22302, Tel: (703) 305-2920
Ms. Jean Whaley, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW--Room 7267, Washington, DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-1234
Ms. Jane Karadbil, Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW--Room 8112, Washington, DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-1537
Mr. Lafayette Grisby (formerly of) Dept. of Labor, Room N-5637, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210, Tel: (202) 535-0677
Mr. John Heinberg, Dept. of Labor, Room N-5637, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210 Tel: (202) 535-0682
Mr. David Lah, Dept. of Labor, Room N-5637, 200 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20210, Tel: (202) 535-0682
Mr. Pete Dougherty, Homeless Programs Specialist, Dept. of Veterans 
Affairs, 801 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, Tel: (202) 273-
5716
Mr. Eric Lindblom (IIIC) (formerly of) Office of Mental Health, Dept. 
of Veterans Affairs, 801 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, 
Tel: (202) 535-7311
Dr. Robert Rosenheck, MD, VA Medical Center, NEPEC-182, 950 Campbell 
Avenue, West Haven, CT 06516, Tel: (203) 937-3850
Ms. Cynthia Taeuber, Office of the Deputy Director, Bureau of the 
Census, Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-4358
Ms. Annetta Clark, Special Places/Group Quarters Team, Office of the 
Assistant Division Chief, Population Division, Bureau of the Census 
Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-2378
Ms. Denise Smith, Special places/Group Quarters Team, Office of the 
Assistant Division Chief, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, 
Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-2378
Dr. Charles H. Alexander, Demographic Statistical Methods Division, 
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of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-4290
Mr. David Hubble, Victimization and Expenditure Branch, Demographic 
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-4239
Ms. Marjorie Dauphin, Victimization and Expenditure Branch, Demographic 
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-4190
Ms. Miriam Rosenthal (formerly of) Victimization and Expenditure 
Branch, Demographic Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, 
Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-4270
Mr. David Hornick, Victimization and Expenditure Branch, Demographic 
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-4190
Mr. John Bushery, Quality Assurance and Evaluation Branch, Demographic 
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-1915
Ms. Andrea Meier, Quality Assurance and Evaluation Branch, Demographic 
Statistical Methods Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-1983
Mr. Michael McMahon, Field Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, 
DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-4901
Mr. Chester Bowie, Demographic Surveys Division, Bureau of the Census, 
Washington, DC 20233, Tel: (301) 457-3773
Mr. Steven Tourkin, Methods, Procedures and Quality Control Branch, 
Demographic Surveys Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 
20233, Tel: (301) 457-3791
Ms. Jacquie Lawing, Deputy Assistance Secretary for Economic 
Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 
Street, SW, Suite 7204, Washington, DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-0270
Mr. Mark Johnston, Senior Advisor on Homelessness, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Suite 7274, 
Washington, DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-5528
Mr. Mike Roanhouse, Office of Special Needs Assistance, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Room 7258, 
Washington, DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-1234
Mr. James Hoben, Office of Policy Development and Research, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20410, Tel: (202) 708-0574
Mr. Keith Lively, Acting Deputy Assistance Secretary for Program 
Systems, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Room 447D, Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 690-8774
Mr. Gerald Britten (formerly of) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program 
Systems, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Room 447D, Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 690-8774
Ms. Mary Ellen O'Connell, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 447D, 
Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 260-0391
Mr. Fred Osher (formerly of) Office of Programs for the Homeless 
Mentally Ill, National Institute of Mental Health, Dept. of Health and 
Human Services, Parklawn Bldg., Room 3C06, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, MD 20857, Tel: (301) 443-3706
Mr. Walter Leginski, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health 
Services, Parklawn Building, room 11c-05, Rockville, MD 20857
Dr. Robert Huebner, Ph.D., Health Services Research Branch, National 
Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Dept. of Health and Human 
Services, Willow Building, Suite 505, 600 Executive Boulevard, 
Rockville, MD 20892-7003, Tel: (301) 443-0786
Mr. Steve Bartolomei-Hill, Human Service Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Dept. of Health and 
Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Room 410E, 200 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 690-7148
Ms. Rhoda Davis, Office of Supplemental Security Income, Dept. of 
Health and Human Services, Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd. 
Baltimore, MD 21235, Tel: (410) 965-6210
Ms. Terry Lewis, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 
Administration for Children and Families, Dept. of Health and Human 
Services, Mary E. Switzer Bldg., Room 2426, 330 C Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 205-8051
Dr. Joan Turek Brezina, Ph.D., Program Systems, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Dept. of Health and Human 
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Room 444F, 200 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 690-6141
Mr. Mike Jewell (formerly of) Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Planning and Evaluation, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Bldg--Room 447D, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20201, Tel: (202) 690-7316
Ms. Peg Washnitzer, Office of Community Services, Administration for 
Children and Families, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Aerospace 
Bldg., 7th Floor, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20447, 
Tel: (202) 401-2333
Mr. Richard Chambers, Division of Intergovernmental Affairs, Health 
Care Financing Administration, Dept. of Health and Human Services, 
Hubert H. Humphrey Bldg., Room 410B, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20201, Tel: (202) 690-6257
Ms. Joan Holloway, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public 
Health Services, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Bldg., 
Room 9-12, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Tel: (301) 443-8134
Ms. Marsha A. Martin (formerly of) Executive Director, Interagency 
Council on the Homeless, 457 Seventh Street, NW, Washington, DC, Tel: 
(202) 708-1480
Mr. George Ferguson, Interagency Council on the Homeless, 457 Seventh 
Street, NW, Washington, DC, Tel: (202) 708-1480
Ms. Della Hughes, National Network of Runaway and Youth Services, 1319 
F Street, N.W., Suite 401, Washington, D.C. 20004, Tel: (202) 783-7949
Ms. Vera Johnson, SASHA Bruce Center Runaway Shelter, 1022 Maryland 
Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002, Tel: (202) 675-9340

    As a result of these consultations, all issues were resolved.
9. Assurance of Confidentiality
    The provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 USC 552a) assure the 
confidentiality of the data from this survey.
    During Phase 1 of the national survey, service providers contacted 
by telephone will receive an advance letter explaining the survey and 
the confidentiality of their responses and the voluntary nature of the 
NSHAPC along with other information required by the Privacy Act of 1974 
at the time of initial contact. Service providers will also receive 
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the NSHAPC Form N List of Providers, and with the detailed program 
questionnaires, NSHAPC Forms 100B to 100L, (Attachments B to L, 
respectively) explaining the survey and the confidentiality of their 
responses. As can be seen on the NSHAPC questionnaire cover sheets 
(Attachments B through M respectively), a statement of confidentiality 
assurance is printed at the top of the form. Careful procedures are 
followed by the Bureau of the Census to assure privacy during the 
interview, and to protect the confidentiality of materials generated 
during the course of the interview. Every Bureau of the Census employee 
takes an oath and is subject to a jail sentence and a fine for 
improperly disclosing any information that would identify an individual 
or household. All field representatives are trained to interview 
respondents in private. All questionnaires associated with the national 
survey will be kept under secured conditions by the Bureau of the 
Census.
10. Justification for Sensitive Questions
    The NSHAPC-100A to NSHAPC-100M questionnaires do not include any 
questions of a sensitive nature.
11. Cost
    The total estimated cost for Phase 1 of the national survey is 
$1,950,000. Cost for Phase 1, Steps 1 and 2 is $1,500,000. Cost to 
collect detailed program and service level data (Step 3) is $450,000. 
We compiled this estimate using individual estimates developed within 
each Census Bureau division involved in this survey. Estimates are 
based on the size of the sample and the length of the questionnaires. 
Administrative overheads, design, printing, and mailing costs are 
included.
    The total estimated cost for Phase 2 is $2,200,000.
    The only cost to the service providers and the service users 
(clients) is the time it takes to complete the questionnaire.
12. Estimate of Respondent Burden
    The projected number of government contacts, service providers and 
clients to be contacted and the estimated burden for the survey are 
indicated below:

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    We estimate the average time to complete the NSHAPC-100A, Service 
Provider Core Data Questionnaire (refer to Attachment A) to be 15 
minutes; the review of the combined list of service providers to be 15 
minutes, and the detailed program level questionnaire (refer to 
Attachments B to L) to be 30 minutes. These estimates are based on in-
house testing of the questionnaires by the Census Bureau. We estimate 
the information burden for these forms to be 20,350 hours. This 
includes:
     6,250 hours for the CATI interview.
     6,250 hours for review of the combined list of service 
providers.
     5,000 hours for the detailed program level questionnaire.
     2,850 hours for the Client Questionnaire.
13. Reason for Change in Burden
    Not Applicable. This is a new survey. There are, therefore, 0 hours 
in the current OMB inventory.
14. Project Schedule
    Beginning in October 1, 1995, the Census Bureau plans on 
telephoning all service providers within sample areas to collect basic 
information about programs offered. After the phone calls are 
completed, the Census Bureau will mail the listings of service 
providers by sample area and the NSHAPC--L(2)L letter to providers 
contacted by telephone. A subsample of providers will also be asked to 
provide more detailed information about the services they offer. After 
conducting the CATI interviews, the Census Bureau will mail the 
appropriate questionnaires, NSHAPC Form 100B to 100L, to the providers 
in sample.
    Census Bureau personnel also will contact individuals from federal 
and state governments, agencies, organizations and knowledgeable local 
persons and ask them to review the lists of service providers. The 
Census Bureau will conduct these operations during October 1995 to 
January 1996.
B. Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods
1. Universe and Respondent Selection
    The Census Bureau will conduct the national survey in 76 primary 
sampling areas. The Census Bureau will interview all service providers 
in the sample areas to collect basic information about the programs 
offered. This is a total of 25,000 interviews. The Census Bureau will 
select a subsample of providers within those areas and conduct detailed 
mail interviews for the programs and services offered by the provider. 
This is a total of a 5,000 providers.
    Phase 1 of the survey will provide information on the types of 
programs and services available to homeless people. Phase 2 of the 
survey will provide detailed characteristics about homeless service 
users (clients), including the literally homeless. Most research to 
date has been conducted in urban and suburban areas. For such areas, 
there is a growing consensus among researchers that a service-based 
survey design with sampling over time (vs. one-time sampling) will give 
a good representation of the homeless population. For nonmetropolitan 
areas, the consensus is that an expansion of the types of service 
providers is needed to cover the homeless adequately. The Department of 
Agriculture requested an increase in the number of sample areas and the 
Census Bureau identified ways to design the survey to produce 
reasonably precise estimates of rural homelessness. However, it should 
be noted that the procedures for measuring rural homelessness will be 
less sophisticated than our procedures in urban areas. There is much to 
learn about rural areas and the NSHAPC is an excellent opportunity to 
collect information about rural homelessness. In the nonmetroplitan 
areas the sampling frame is the set of Community Assistance Program 
(CAP) ``Catchment Areas'', wherever they exist. CAP catchment areas are 
counties or local areas grouped together to receive funding and provide 
services to the needy and are served by a CAP agency. Our preliminary 
research indicates that CAP agencies are a good source for lists of 
services in the nonmetropolitan areas they cover. In a few 
nonmetropolitan areas where CAPs do not exist, the sampling frame is 
the set of counties or groups of counties.
2. Procedures for Collecting Information

Sampled Service Providers

    The Census Bureau will conduct the survey in 76 sample areas; this 
is the first stage of sampling. Within each sample area, a 
comprehensive list of service providers will be developed. All 
providers will furnish basic, core information on programs offered. 
Phase 1, also includes a second stage of sampling where a subset of 
service providers will be selected within each sample area to be asked 
more detailed information about their programs and services.

Sample of Clients (Service Users)

    In Phase 2, a sample of clients will be selected for interviewing. 
This is a three-stage sample, where the first-stage sample corresponds 
to the same 76 geographic areas discussed above for the provider-
interview sample. In the second stage, a sample of providers will be 
selected in each sample area but only in designated programs. In the 
third stage, a sample of the clients at each of the sample provider 
facilities will be selected.

Estimation

    In Phase 1, the estimates needed are proportions of providers 
falling in different categories.
    The estimates needed for Phase 2 consist of proportions of clients 
falling in different categories. The base for these proportions can be 
derived in two ways:
    a. Weighted estimates of the average number of persons using 
services on any given day in February;
    b. Weighted estimates of the total number of persons using services 
at any time during February.
    Other estimates can be derived from these. For example, the weights 
applied to obtain estimates (a) or (b) could be used for estimates only 
of those service-using persons who are homeless according to different 
definitions of homelessness. For the national survey, it is likely that 
a range of estimates will be provided, corresponding to different 
assumptions about coverage and multiplicity biases.
    The weights for (a) will be standard survey weights based on the 
selection probability, with adjustments for nonresponse. There will be 
a ``multiplicity'' adjustment to reduce the relative weight of people 
who have more than one change of selection because they use more than 
one type of program, for example, both shelters and soup kitchens, as 
determined from the questionnaire.
    For (b) three estimation methods are under consideration. One 
purpose of the pretest was to get information to evaluate these 
methods.
    METHOD 1: The weight will be proportional to the number of 
consecutive days prior to the interview (up to 28 days) that the person 
did not use a shelter (for the shelter sample) or soup kitchen (for the 
soup kitchen sample), and likewise for other types of programs. For 
example, a person who says this is their first night in any shelter in 
the last 28 days will be given a weight 28 times the typical weight of 
a person who was in a shelter the night before. (Intuitively, the 
method assumes that for every person we find who is just entering 
homelessness, there are 27 others whom we miss because we did not 
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method as given an unbiased estimate of the total number of service 
users during 28-day periods centered around February, making some 
assumptions that overall patterns of service use are fairly constant 
throughout the month.
    This is intended to be our primary method. The potential drawback 
of this method would be if the pretest finds too many people who are 
just starting to use services after a long absence, resulting in too 
many large weights. Limited research from 1990 census evaluation 
projects suggests that this should not be a problem. However, if this 
turns out to be a problem we would either use the Method 2 or use 
Method 1 with a 7-day ``window'' instead of a 28-day ``window''.
    METHOD 2: The weight will be inversely proportional to the number 
of days in the last week the client used a shelter (for the shelter 
sample) or soup kitchen (for the soup kitchen sample), and likewise for 
other types of programs. This is the procedure used in the 1987 Urban 
Institute study. We will ask this question for comparability with that 
survey. This approach has two disadvantages. First, even if the 
questions are answered accurately, the method has a mathematical bias 
unless each person has the same pattern of service use each week. 
Second, it is not reasonable to ask a person for his/her average 
shelter use for an entire month, so the method cannot give direct 
estimates for the total number using services during a period longer 
than a week.
    METHOD 3: Capture-recapture. We are not using capture-recapture 
estimation. It would require selecting the sample independently each 
day, so that there would be a chance that a person or small shelter 
might come into sample numerous times.
    The Urban Institute and the Census Bureau developed the survey 
design. As part of Joint Statistical Agreements between the Urban 
Institute and the Census Bureau, the following operational papers and 
references were developed. Each are available from the Census Bureau on 
request.

Joint Statistical Agreement 91-30

--Developing a Provider List--November 27, 1991
--Methodological Issues and Options--November 27, 1991
--Options for Evaluating Coverage in Urban Areas--December 10, 1991
--Ranking of Data Items by Federal Agencies--December 10, 1991

Joint Statistical Agreement 92-01

--Draft Questionnaire and Agency Data Needs--March 26, 1992
--Developing Provider Lists for a National Homeless Survey--March 26, 
1992
--Proposed Methodology for a National Homeless Survey--March 26, 1992
--Questions for Unduplicating and for Estimating a Month-Long Point 
Prevalence and Annual Prevalence--March 26, 1992
--Developing Estimates of the Number of Service Providers in Different 
Strata--April 10, 1992
--Options for Evaluating Survey Coverage in Urban Areas, and 
Preliminary
--Information on Rural Areas--April 10, 1992

Joint Statistical Agreement 92-04

--Mechanics of List Development and Additional Field and Survey 
Procedures--August 14, 1992
--Estimates of Service Providers and Users in Non-MSA Areas, and 
Options for
--Evaluating Survey Coverage in These Areas--August 4, 1992

List of References

3. Methods to Maximize Response
a. Survey Frame for Client Interviews
    New research indicates the greatest improvement in coverage of the 
homeless population is through sampling this population over time, 
(e.g., soup kitchens and shelters) and outreach programs during a four-
week period. The NSHAPC survey design uses a service-based methodology. 
A ``service user'' is anyone who uses generic services or shelters, 
soup kitchens, or other services for the homeless. The survey frame 
will include shelters, soup kitchens, outreach programs, and possibly 
other programs. A ``non-service user'' is anyone who does not use any 
of these services.
    According to the 1987 Urban Institute study, the shelter frame 
covers homeless people who use shelters, which may be 35 to 40 percent 
of the homeless on any given night, and about 50 percent over the 
course of a week. If conducted on a one-night basis, the shelters' 
sampling frame taken by itself will miss many homeless who use shelters 
infrequently, homeless service users who do not use shelters but do use 
soup kitchens and other services, and homeless people who do not use 
any services. If data collection involves repeated samples from the 
same shelters over the course of a week or a month, a considerably 
higher proportion of the homeless (perhaps as high as 70 percent) is 
likely to be captured through a methodology based on shelters.
    The soup kitchen sampling frame, taken by itself over the course of 
a week, will capture a proportion of very poor people residing in 
conventional dwellings who may turn out to be at imminent risk of 
hopelessness. According to the 1987 Urban Institute study, 43 percent 
of soup kitchen users are not literally homeless. When shelter and soup 
kitchen frames are combined during the course of a week, the shelter 
and soup kitchen frames will probably cover about 70 percent of the 
literally homeless and a small but unknown proportion of the service-
using at-risk population. When data collection covers a month (as 
planned for the national survey), the coverage will be even greater--
perhaps as high as 85-90 percent of the literally homeless.
    In many cities, the array of services for the homeless include one 
or more outreach programs. These programs may be operated by a shelter, 
soup kitchen, drop-in center, health care center, neighborhood center, 
or other service facility. Their target population is homeless people 
who do not routinely use shelters or soup kitchens. The outreach 
programs typically distribute food, and sometimes blankets or warm 
clothing. Outreach teams typically follow a route that covers the known 
locations frequented by homeless street people, or where homeless 
street people assemble at the time they know the ``food wagon'' will 
come by. Including outreach programs in a design as a sampling frame 
allows one to maintain the control and efficiency associated with 
sampling service programs and their users, while still reaching the 
``reachable'' proportion of the street homeless population. Outreach 
programs are probably the best single source of information about the 
hidden street population and the most cost effective opportunity to 
make contact with the street population. Additional enumeration of 
street locations and encampments yields little overall coverage 
improvement when shelters, soup kitchens, and outreach programs are 
interviewed over time.
    The NSHAPC is designed to cover as much of the literally homeless 
population as possible and still meet the cost considerations of the 
sponsors. From previous research, it appears that up to 90 percent 
coverage of the literally homeless population is achievable with the 
shelter/soup kitchen/outreach programs methodology conducted during a 
winter month. This service-based methodology will be considerably 
cheaper and easier than implementing a street enumeration to attempt to 
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b. Incentives to Participate in the Survey
    The letters and information on the survey have been written to 
explain the benefits of the survey so that respondents will be 
encouraged to participate in the survey. Also, the Census Bureau has 
designed the survey questionnaires to minimize respondents' time and 
efforts. We think this effort will encourage providers to participate 
in the survey.
4. Contacts for Statistical Aspects and Data Collection
    The following individuals are being consulted on statistical 
aspects of the survey design:

Dr. Martha Burt, The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20037, Tel: (202) 857-8551
Dr. Michael Dennis, Research Triangle Institute, Center for Social 
Research and Policy Analysis, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27709-2194, Tel: (919) 541-6429
Dr. Charles H. Alexander, Demographic Statistical Methods Division, 
Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457-4290

    The Census Bureau will collect the data for this survey. Mr. Steven 
Tourkin is responsible for the collection of all data and is the Census 
Bureau contact person for the survey.

Mr. Steven C. Tourkin, Demographic Surveys Division, Bureau of the 
Census, Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457-3791
List of Attachments
Attachment A  NASHAPC-100A, Service provider Core Data Questionnaire
Attachment B  NASHAPC-100B, Emergency Shelter Program Questionnaire
Attachment C  NASHAPC-100C, Transitional Housing Program Questionnaire
Attachment D  NASHAPC-100D, Voucher Program Questionnaire
Attachment E  NASHAPC-100E, Permanent Housing for the Homeless Program 
Questionnaire
Attachment F  NASHAPC-100F, Alcohol/Drug Program Questionnaire
Attachment G  NASHAPC-100G, Mental health Care Program Questionnaire
Attachment H  NASHAPC-100H, Physical Health Care Program Questionnaire
Attachment I  NASHAPC-100I, Drop-in Center Program Questionnaire
Attachment J  NASHAPC-100J, HIV/AIDS Program Questionnaire
Attachment K  NASHAPC-100K, Outreach Program Questionnaire
Attachment L  NASHAPC-100L, `Other' Program Questionnaire
Attachment M  NASHAPC-100M, Provider Update Form Questionnaire

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