The American Statistical Association Section on Survey Research Methods; Section on Government Statistics; National Institute of Statistical Sciences
Summary Documents
ASA Strategic Initiative Notes - Final Version (No Names)
Thursday, March 15
8:00 - 8:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks
8:05 - 9:50 Session 1: Disruptions during Data Collection
Disruptions during Surveys of Energy Consumers
Eugene Burns, Energy Information Administration
The Loss of Sample Households in Disaster Areas
Shannan Catalano, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Canadian Labor Force Survey
Mark Kinack, Statistics Canada
9:50 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 12:30 p.m. Session 2: New Data Products and Data Adjustments in Response to Disruptions
The Katrina Index
Allison Plyer, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center
New Census Bureau Data Products to Meet Unanticipated Needs
Lisa Blumerman, Census Bureau and Office of Management and Budget
Adjustments to Payroll Survey Processing to Reflect Employment Impacts of Hurricane Katrina
Angela Clinton, Bureau of Labor Statistics
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 3:15 Session 3: Changes to Surveys for Additional Data Collection due to Disruptions
Quick-Response: Changes to Existing Surveys to Address Significant Events
Carol House, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Methodological Issues with Adding Questions Quickly to an Ongoing Health Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kathleen S. O'Connor, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
Changes to the Current Population Survey in response to Hurricane Katrina
Diane Herz and Sandra Mason, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3:15 - 3:45 Break
3:45 - 5:30 Session 4: Cross Cutting Issues
Presenting Geo-coded Data on Maps
Steve Cohen and Richard Clayton, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Building and Maintaining Public Trust in a Suddenly Changing Environment
Gerald W. Gates, Census Bureau
Future of Public Health Emergency Data
Sally Phillips, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Friday, March 16
8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Focused Discussion Sessions
10:30 - Noon Wrap Up Plenary Session
Event Type
- NISS Sponsored