FY2011 Annual Survey Update

The FY2011 Annual Survey will be fielded January 25, 2012. The survey instruments are now available on the 2011 Annual Survey web page at http://www.naquitline.org/?page=2011Survey. Below are some important highlights for the FY2011 survey process:

· The FY2011 survey will be fielded in January and February 2012 using Survey Monkey (the same system we used for the budget survey in the fall of 2011). The Survey Monkey web collection interface will open January 25.

· A few clarifications were added to the survey questions and instructions based on feedback we received from members. You can view the revised survey here. While the Survey Monkey data collection system will not open until January 25, quitlines can begin collecting the necessary information as of today. PLEASE NOTE there are different versions of the survey for US and for Canadian quitlines; please make sure to download the correct versions.

· A training webinar for the annual survey will be held on Wednesday, January 25, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern time (10:00-11:30 am Pacific time). The training webinar is optional, and will be recorded. The webinar access information, agenda, slides, and recording will be posted on the NAQC annual survey web page. Additional information will be distributed to all survey responders on January 17. If there are new staff members who should receive this information, please contact Natalia Gromov at ngromov@naquitline.org.

· ONLY ONE PERSON from each quitline should be tasked with entering item responses for the entire survey. Survey respondents should circulate the PDF or Word versions of the survey to collect all necessary information prior to entering data in Survey Monkey. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

· The one person entering survey data into Survey Monkey will be able to re-enter the survey at any point; not all data must be entered at one time unless your computer system does not allow Survey Monkey to recognize you when you return to the survey. Instructions for determining whether this will affect you are included on the first page of the Survey Monkey interface. 

For more information about this year’s survey and the training call, please visit the 2011 survey page. 

We realize that you have many competing priorities and commitments, and we thank you for taking the time to complete the survey every year. Without your help we could not collect this valuable information. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.