Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS 5) - Cycle 3 Methodology Report - August 2019 Revised February 2021

Sep 13, 2026

Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS 5) Cycle 3 Methodology Report details the end-to-end approach for selecting samples, collecting data, managing and processing survey records, and producing weighted estimates. It outlines the sampling frame, stratification, and within-household selection, then specifies mailing, inbound telephone calls, web-pilot emails, and incoming questionnaires. The report further covers scanning, cleaning, editing, imputation, eligibility rules, weighting, calibration, and replicate variance estimation, including response-rate evaluation and reference materials.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryGeneral

FormatPDF

Pages94

Reading Time33 min

AccessFree to download

Cycle 3 Overview

Sample Selection

Sampling Frame

Stratification

Selection of Address Sample

Within-Household Sample Selection

Data Collection

Mailing Protocol

In-bound Telephone Calls

Emails from Web Pilot Respondents

Incoming Questionnaires

Data Management

Scanning

Data Cleaning and Editing

Imputation

Determination of the Number of Household Adults

Survey Eligibility

Additional Analytic Variables

Codebook Development

Weighting and Variance Estimation

Household Base Weights

Household Nonresponse Adjustment

Initial Person-Level Weights

Calibration Adjustments

Replicate Variance Estimation

Taylor Series Variance Estimation

Response Rates

References

Appendices

Cover Letters in English (Cycle 3)

Cover Letters in Spanish (Cycle 3)

Cover Letters (Web Option)

Cover Letters (Web Bonus)

Frequently Asked Questions in English and Spanish (Cycle 3)

Frequently Asked Questions (Web Option and Web Bonus)

Additional Insert (Web Bonus)

Variable Values and Data Editing Procedures

Web Data Errors and Corrections: Variables and Records Revised

Health Information National Trends Survey 5 (HINTS 5) Cycle 3 Methodology Report August 2019 Revised: February 2021 Prepared for National Cancer Institute 9609 Medical Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892-9760 Prepared by Westat 1600 Research Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850 This page is deliberately blank. Table of Contents Chapters Page 1 Cycle 3 Overview ................................................................................................ 1 2 Sample Selection ................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Sampling Frame..................................................................................... 3 2.2 Stratification ........................................................................................... 4 2.3 Selection of Address Sample ............................................................... 4 2.4 Within-Household Sample Selection ................................................. 5 3 Data Collection ................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Mailing Protocol .................................................................................... 6 3.2 In-bound Telephone Calls ................................................................... 10 3.3 Emails from Web Pilot Respondents................................................. 11 3.4 Incoming Questionnaires..................................................................... 12 4 Data Management............................................................................................... 14 4.1 Scanning ................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Data Cleaning and Editing................................................................... 15 4.3 Imputation.............................................................................................. 17 4.4 Determination of the Number of Household Adults...................... 17 4.5 Survey Eligibility.................................................................................... 18 4.6 Additional Analytic Variables .............................................................. 19 4.7 Codebook Development...................................................................... 20 5 Weighting and Variance Estimation ................................................................ 20 5.1 Household Base Weights ..................................................................... 21 5.2 Household Nonresponse Adjustment ............................................... 22 5.3 Initial Person-Level Weights ............................................................... 23 5.4 Calibration Adjustments ...................................................................... 24 5.5 Replicate Variance Estimation ............................................................ 25 5.6 Taylor Series Variance Estimation...................................................... 27 6 Response Rates ................................................................................................... 27 References ............................................................................................................ 29 Contents (continued) Tables Page 2-1 Summary by sampling stratum.......................................................................... 5 2-2 Addresses in sample by treatment group and stratum .................................. 5 3-1 Mailing protocol for Cycle 3 ............................................................................. 8 3-2 Mailing Protocol for the Web Pilot.................................................................. 9 3-3 Number of packets per Cycle 3 mailing .......................................................... 10 3-4 Number of packets per Web Pilot mailing .................................................

FAQs

What processes define Cycle 3 sample selection in HINTS 5?

Cycle 3 sample selection is driven by the sampling frame, stratification, address sample selection, and within-household sample selection procedures.

Which data collection modes are used for Cycle 3 in HINTS 5?

Data collection includes mailing protocols, in-bound telephone calls, emails from web-pilot respondents, and incoming questionnaires.

How are weights and variance estimates produced for Cycle 3 results?

The report describes household base weights, nonresponse adjustment, initial person-level weights, calibration adjustments, and replicate variance estimation including Taylor series variance estimation.

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