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American Association for Public Opinion Research

"Opportunity Through Diversity"

May 13-16, 2010—Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile—Chicago, IL

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Date/Time

Topic

Presenter/Author(s)
Thursday, May 13    
4:00-5:30 p.m. Session: Identifying and Correcting Non-Response Bias  
  "Use of Paradata for Nonresponse Weighting Adjustments" Donsig Jang, Amang Sukasih, and others
  Session: 2010 AAPOR Task Force Report on Surveying Cell Phones in the U.S. John Hall, Panelist
Friday, May 14    
8:00-9:30 a.m. Session: Considerations in Choosing Between the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey  
  "Income and Health Insurance Coverage: Comparing the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey" John Czajka
  Session: Non-Response, Paradata, and Data Quality  
  "Examining Paradata of Minority-Owned Businesses in the Kauffman Firm Survey" Betsy Santos and David DesRoches
10:00-11:30 a.m. Session: Challenges of Multimode Data Collection  
  "Diversity of Methods: Assessment of Quantitative and Qualitative Research Multiplier Effects" Janice Ballou, Brian Roff, and Matthew Anderson
  "Impact of Monetary Incentives and Web Survey Option in the 2008 National Survey of Recent College Graduates on Increasing Response Rate in Historically Low Responding Groups" Sheila Heaviside, Donsig Jang, Geraldine Mooney, Kirsten Barrett, and others
  Session: Surveying on Sensitive Topics  
  "Focus Groups, Cognitive Interviews, and Card Sorting: Three Methodologies to Improve Question Development for Different Cultural and Linguistic Groups" Susan Sprachman, Sally Atkins-Burnett, Nikki Aikens, and others
1:45-3:15 p.m. Session: Challenges of Language Translation  
  "Scoring English Language Assessments for Speakers of Other Languages: Guidelines, Training, and Quality Assurance" Susan Sprachman, Kathy Buek, and others
4:15-5:45 p.m. Session: Methodological Briefs: The Continuing Challenge of Non-Response  
  "Cost-Effective and Cooperative Consent: Strategies for Obtaining Parental Permission in Early Childhood Evaluations" Elisha Smith, Annalee Kelly, and Danna Basson
Sunday, May 16    
8:30-10:00 a.m. Session: Assessing Data Quality: Paradata, Monitoring, and Editing  
  "Who's Monitoring the Monitors? Examining Monitors' Accuracy, Objectivity, and Consistency to Improve the Quality Assurance Process" Claudia Gentile, Jason Markesich, Joe Baker, and Shawn Marsh
  Session: Interviewer Effects and Self-Report Bias  
  "Comparing Proxy to Self-Report Responses of a Civilian Institutionalized Population on a Quality of Life Survey" Alisa Ainbinder and Samuel Simon