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Damn pushy people apparently doing a survey for UCLA on health issues. I know a bit about doing surveys. This one is targeted and they are not telling  the whole story. It is being done by a company, Westat inc, a company out of MD. they will ask to talk to different household members until they get the demographic they want. Give personal information at your own risk.

The is research company and they are legit.  They are hired by private companies, universities and the government to conduct research usually for a targeted demographic.  Some of their work/projects involve phone surveys.  They are not a telemarketer; your personal information are kept confidential.

for the curious I received a call from that number just a few minutes ago.  It concerns a research project into cancer, by an entity in Rockville, MD known as West Stat.  It's government funded and legitimate.  It covers a time period of  ten years or more.  No need to be alarmed it's not a terrorist organization, unless you fear good old Uncle Sam.All I had to do is put the phone number into google and I got the answer in a few seconds.

They do not bother to talk to me. For months they call and hang up as soon as I answer.
I call back and get a switch board saying that they do not know which department is calling me.
They do admit to robo dialing me.

I work at the central office of our counties public schools. I keep getting a call from them asking for my boss, which is the asst superintendent. They imply that they are form the US Dept of Education. They throw the Westat very quickly after saying "We are with the US Dept of Education". I gave them his email, but apparently he realized it is not the Dpt of Ed. and has not replied back to them. Now they are calling again because he will not answer. PESTS!

This company represents government agaencies and they conduct surveys all over the Country! They do not telemarket but call specific households in order to cover all economic & demographic backgrounds. All personal information is scrubbed from the data and used for policy reform!!