GSS Newsletter SSS

GSS Newsletter SSS

Social Statistics and Government Statistics Sections
American Statistical Association
Vol. 5 No. 4
July 2001

To members of: Social Statistics Section and Government Statistics Section; Now is the time for proposals for Invited Sessions at the 2002 Joint Statistical Meetings in New York. Under the new schedule for organizing the JSM meetings, these Invited Session proposals should be presented prior to the planning meeting in August 2001. Because Invited Session ideas are longer in evolution, we invite members of the "sister sections" to begin making proposals. Invited Sessions are designed for extensive development on a single theme or topic, with the advantage of greater time allocations per speaker than in a contributed session. Each section is allowed a limited number of invited sessions, which is rarely changed from meeting to meeting. Sections also enter the "best" ideas in a competition for additional slots not yet allocated to a specific section or committees.

A typical Invited Session includes three 30 minute invited talks, a 10 minute talk by a discussant, and 10 minutes of floor discussion (110 minutes total). Another Invited Session option is a panel discussion by five panelists on a specified topic. Other formats may also be possible, and some appear in JSM programs from past years

(http://www.amstat.org/meetings/index.html ).

We will be glad to help you develop your ideas. Nevertheless, we recognize the most refined Invited Session proposals will have an advantage in competing for a limited number of slots. The program for these sessions must be COMPLETE and FIRM by August! We look forward to your input and to putting together next year's exciting program. We welcome your invited session ideas. Please forward to your 2002 Program Chairs:

Government Statistics Section:
West, Kirsten K
U.S. Census Bureau
Population Analysis & Evaluation Branch
Population Division, Rm 2015-3
Washington, DC 20233
Phone: (301) 457-2103
kirsten.k.west@census.gov

Social Statistics Section:
Robert Santos
NuStats
3006 Bee Caves Rd, Suite A300,
Austin, TX 78746-5588
Phone: (512) 306-9065 x 2235
email:RSantos@ui.urban.org

We express our thanks to

Government Statistics Section's corporate sponsors:

Bureau of Economic Analysis
Energy Information Administration
Social Security Administration
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Department of Transportation
Internal Revenue Service
The Roger Herriot Award

On June 4, 2001, the Washington Statistical Society presented the 2001 Roger Herriot award for Innovation in Federal Statistics to Jeanne Griffith. Jeanne is currently an international education consultant and former Acting Commissioner for the National Center for Education Statistics. Jeanne is the eighth recipient with a long and distinguished career in the federal government. During her twenty-eight years in government, Jeanne has specialized in the coordination of statistics and policy in several agencies of both the Executive and Legislative branches. Her innovative work in improving the collection and dissemination of education statistics, has encompassed management, executive liaison and representation, research and reporting, and statistical policy. She has had an impact in the fields of education statistics, social demography, aging and retirement, labor force statistics, and income and poverty. Jeanne's contributions reflect key elements of Roger Herriot's career: most prominently finding innovative ways to improve the quality and integrity of Federal and international statistics.

Three speakers discussed Jeanne's various contributions to Federal statistics. They included: Katherine Wallman, Office of Management and Budget, Emerson Elliott, former Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, and Norm Bradburn, National Science Foundation.

The Roger Herriot award is sponsored by the Washington Statistical Society, the ASA's Social Statistics Section and the ASA's Government Statistics Section. Roger Herriot was the Associate Commissioner for Statistical Standards and Methodology at the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) before he died in 1994. Throughout his career at NCES and the Census Bureau, Roger developed unique approaches to the solution of statistical problems in federal data collection programs. Jeanne Griffith truly exemplifies this tradition.

Wray Smith Scholarship Fund now available for donations

The Government Statistics Section is please to announce a new scholarship fund in memory of Wray Jackson Smith, a founding member of the Section, for his contributions to the Section and to the practice of statistics within the Federal government. The scholarship fund that will bear his name is intended to reward promising young statisticians for their diligence and thereby encourage them to consider a future in government statistics.

Individual contributions to the Wray Smith Scholarship Fund are welcome. Checks should be made payable to "American Statistical Association." Please include your name, address, and phone number on your check and write "Wray Smith Scholarship Fund" in the comment line on your check. Contributions should be mailed to:

American Statistical Association
Attn: Stephen Porzio
732 N. Washington St.
Alexandria, VA 22314-1943

JSM Sessions sponsored by the Government Statistics and/or Social Statistics sections:
Activity	Title	Sponsor	Type	Date Time
2	*!2010 Census Planning Challenges, Opportunities and Strategy	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	08/05/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
31	* Seymour Sudman Memorial Session: Issues in Sample Design and Response Effects	Memorial Sessions, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics*	Invited Papers	08/05/2001 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
36	*!Statistical Matching and Record Linkage: Implementation and Evaluation	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods*, ENAR	Topic Contributed Papers	08/05/2001 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
43	* Job Statistics and Economics: CEX, JOLTS and CPI	Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section	Contributed Papers	08/05/2001 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
200589	Section on Government Statistics Executive Committee (closed)	Section on Government Statistics*	Other Committee / Business	08/05/2001 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
69	*!Election 2000: Statistical Issues in Choosing a President	Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics*	Topic Contributed Panel	08/06/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
68	Privacy, Confidentiality and the Protection of Health Data: A Statistical Perspective	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Health Policy Statistics, Social Statistics Section	Topic Contributed Panel	08/06/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
90	*!Statistical Issues in the Presidential Election in Florida	Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/06/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
89	* Topics in the Statistical Analysis of Data on US Veterans	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods	Topic Contributed Papers	08/06/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
107	Luncheons (Fee Events)	Section on Government Statistics*	Luncheons Roundtable Luncheon	08/06/2001 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
111	!The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99.	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section*	Invited Papers	08/06/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
118	A Celebration of the Life and Contributions of John Wilder Tukey: Statistical Inventor, Discoverer and Revolutionary	Memorial Sessions, Section on Government Statistics*	Invited Papers	08/06/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
120	How to Implement Racial/Ethnic Data Policy	Cmte on Minorities in Statistics, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section	Invited Panel	08/06/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
125	* Interviewing, Matching and Missing Data in the 2000 Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (A.C.E.)	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/06/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
140	* Census 2000-Population Coverage	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section*	Invited Papers	08/07/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
154	* Variance and Bias Estimation in the Accuracy Coverage Evaluation Survey	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
155	Partnerships and Marketing in Census 2000	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
167	!New Theoretical Advances in Dual and Triple System Estimation	Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Invited Papers	08/07/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
177	* The US Census, Industry and Occupation Data for Census 2000 and the Economic Census	Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
181	* Disclosure Limitation Research at the Bureau of the Census	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
197	Memorial Session: Wray Jackson Smith	Memorial Sessions, Section on Government Statistics*, Caucus for Women in Statistics	Invited Papers	08/07/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
210	*!Measuring Poverty: The Survey of Income and Program Participation	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
216	* Government Surveys, Ethics, and Statistics	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods	Contributed Papers	08/07/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
200763	Roger Herriott Memorial Award Reception	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Washington Statistical Society	Other Committee / Business	08/07/2001 3:55 PM to 4:45 PM
200297	Section on Government Statistics Members Meeting & Mixer	Section on Government Statistics*	Other Committee / Business	08/07/2001 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
228	*!Census 2000-Decision on Release of Statistically Corrected Redistricting Data	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Invited Papers	08/08/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
237	!Enhancing Researchers Access to Confidentiality Data: Five Case Studies	Section on Government Statistics, Cmte on Privacy and Confidentiality, Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Statistical Consulting*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 PM
240	!Bayesian Imaging and Spatial Models	Section on Bayesian Stat. Sciences, ENAR, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
243	The National Survey of American Families	Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 PM
244	The Census Enumerator - Recruiting, Training, Pay, and Management of Census Operations and Staff	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
252	*!Census 2000 Data Products: Balancing Confidentiality and Data Access	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics	Invited Papers	08/08/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
264	* Response and Coverage Rates in Census 2000	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
300	!Methodological Research Involving the National Household Transportation Survey	Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Topic Contributed Panel	08/08/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
298	* Census Methodology	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics	Topic Contributed Papers	08/08/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
309	!Who Wants Advice? - Statistical Agencies Do!	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Statistical Consulting	Invited Papers	08/09/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
318	Government Statistics, Social Statistics and Survey Research Methods Section Student Paper Awards	Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/09/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
319	!Innovative Analyses of Federal Tax and Information Returns	Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section	Topic Contributed Papers	08/09/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
321	* Sampling, Coverage and Variance Estimation for the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Government Statistics, Social Statistics Section*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/09/2001 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
334	* American Community Survey Planning	Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section, Section on Government Statistics*	Invited Panel	08/09/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
339	* Methods Panel to Improve Income Measurement in SIPP	Section on Government Statistics, Section on Survey Research Methods, Social Statistics Section*	Topic Contributed Papers	08/09/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
A * preceding a session name means that the session is an applied session. A ! preceding a session name means that the session reflects the JSM meeting theme.

Social Statistics Section
200590	Social Statistics Section Executive Committee (closed)	Social Statistics Section*		Other Committee / Business		08/06/2001 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM
102	* New Analytic Approaches for Social Statistics	Social Statistics Section*		Contributed Papers		08/06/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
200286	Social Statistics Section Members Meeting & Mixer	Social Statistics Section*		Other Committee / Business		08/06/2001 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
186	*!Collecting, Interpreting and Presenting Data for Social Statistics	Social Statistics Section, Section on Survey Research Methods		Contributed Papers		08/07/2001 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
281	Luncheons (Fee Events)	Social Statistics Section*		Luncheons Roundtable Luncheon		08/08/2001 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
284	Statistics in Aid of Human Rights	Cmte on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights, Social Statistics Section*		Invited Papers		08/08/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
299	Confidentiality and Survey Data	Section on Survey Research Methods, Section on Health Policy Statistics, Social Statistics Section*		Topic Contributed Papers		08/08/2001 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
JSM 2001 For information, contact meetings@amstat.org or phone (703) 684-1221.
Officers and Contacts
The following list contains the names, addresses, and email addresses (when available) of section officers. The Section on Government Statistics has 8 current officers, 2 liaisons, and 2 COPAFS representatives.
Tucker, Clyde Bureau of Labor Statistics RM #4915, 2 Mass Ave NE, Washington, DC 20212 Phone: (202) 691-7371 tucker_c@bls.gov					Chair 2001
Czajka, John L Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. 600 Maryland Ave SW, Suite 550, Washington, DC 20024-2520 Phone: (202) 484-4685 jczajka@mathematica-mpr.com					Chair-Elect 2001
Doyle, Patricia J U.S. Census Bureau Demographic Surveys Division-3335-3, Mail Stop 8400, Washington, DC 20233-8400 Phone: (301) 457-3822 patricia.j.doyle@census.gov					Past-Chair 2000
Sangster, Roberta L. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2 Mass Ave NE #4915, Washington, DC 20212 Phone: (202) 691-7517 sangster_r@bls.gov					Secretary / Treasurer 2001 - 2002
Shipp, Stephanie Slepicka U.S. Census Bureau 1000 Riva Ridge Dr, Great Falls, VA 22066-1620 Phone: (301) 975-8978 sshipp919@aol.com					GOVT COS Representative 2001 - 2003
Woodrow-Lafield, Karen A Mississippi State Univ Dept Soc, Anthro, & Soc Work, PO Drawer C, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Phone: (662) 325-7888 woodrow_lafield@soc.msstate.edu					Program Chair 2001
West, Kirsten K U.S. Census Bureau Population Division, Rm 2015-3 Washington, DC 20233 Phone: (301) 457-2103 kirsten.k.west@census.gov					Program Chair-Elect 2001
Swanson, David A Helsinki School of Economics International Center, Lonnrotinkatu 5, Mikkeli, FIN-50100, Finland david.swanson@mli.hkkk.fi					Publications Officer 2001 - 2002
Harris, Jeanene American Statistical Association 732 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 Phone: (703) 684-1221 jeanene@amstat.org					Staff Liaison
Waller, Ray American Statistical Association 732 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 Phone: (703) 684-1221 ray@amstat.org					Staff Liaison
Alvey, Wendy U.S. Census Bureau Rm 2430 Bldg 3 Mail Stop 3700 Washington, DC 20233-3700 Phone: (301) 457-2485 Wendy.L.Alvey@Census.gov					COPAFS Representative 2001
Cohen, Michael L. 9005 Walden Road Silver Spring, MD 20901-3826 Phone: (202) 334-3765 MCohen@nas.gov					COPAFS Representative 2001 - 2002
Dixon, John S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Office of Survey Methods Research 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 4230 Washington, DC 20212 Phone: (202) 691-7516 Dixon_J@BLS.gov					Newsletter Editor
Dorinski, Suzanne M. U.S. Census Bureau, ESMPD Room 3110-4 Washington, D.C. 20233 Phone: (301) 457-3394 Suzanne.Marie.Dorinski@Census.gov					Membership Coordinator
Wong, William Statistics of Income N:ADC:R:S:I:S P.O. Box 2608 Washington, DC 20013-2608 Phone: (202) 874-6172 William.Wong@irs.gov					Assistant Editor (WebMaster)
Social Statistics Section
Officers
The following list contains the names, addresses, and email addresses (when available) of section officers. The Social Statistics Section has 8 current officer(s), and 1 liaison(s).
Rust, Keith F. Westat 1650 Research Blvd, TB321, Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: (301) 251-8278 rustk1@westat.com			Chair 2001 � 2001
Scheuren, Fritz J. Urban Institute 1402 Ruffner Rd, Alexandria, VA 22302-4217 Phone: (202) 261-5886 scheuren@aol.com			Chair-Elect 2001 � 2001
Tanur, Judith M. SUNY at Stony Brook 17 Longview Pl, Great Neck, NY 11021-2508 Phone: (631) 632-7738 jtanur@ccvm.sunysb.edu			Past-Chair 2001 � 2001
Shettle, Carolyn F. 5504 Uppingham St, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Phone: (202) 537-6700 cshettle@erols.com			Secretary / Treasurer 2000 - 2001
Gates, Gerald W. U.S. Census Bureau Policy Office - Stop 3700, Washington, DC 20233 Phone: (301) 457-2515 gerald.w.gates@ccmail.census.gov			SOC COS Representative 2001 - 2003
Zaslavsky, Alan M. Harvard University Medical School 180 Longwood Ave, Dept of Health Care Policy, Boston, MA 02115-5821 Phone: (617) 432-2441 zaslavsk@hcp.med.harvard.edu			Program Chair 2001 - 2001
Santos, Robert L. NuStats 3006 Bee Caves Rd, Suite A300, Austin, TX 78746-5588 Phone: (512) 306-9065 x 2235 rsantos@nustats.com			Program Chair-Elect 2001 - 2001
Butz, William P NSF Box 555, Garrett Park, MD 20896 Phone: (703) 306-1760 wbutz@nsf.gov			Publications Officer 2001 - 2002
Porzio, Stephen American Statistical Association 732 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314-1943 Phone: (703) 684-1221 steve@amstat.org			Staff Liaison 2000 - 2010
Nichols, David SPSS Inc. 233 S. Wacker Drive 11th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 voice: (312) 651-3412 fax: (312) 651-3444 nichols@spss.com			Webmaster 8/99 � 12/01

Government Statistics Section pages prepared by: Bill Wong.
Last updated: November 29, 2001.

Contents:

Officers and Contacts

Social Statistics Section

Officers