Proceedings of the Survey Research Methods Section, American Statistical Association (2005)

Invited Papers by Topic

Session 7: Enhancing Human Welfare Through Large Scale Surveys: The Canadian Story
Organizer: Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo
Chair: Changbao Wu, University of Waterloo

The Canadian Community Health Survey: Building on the Success from the Past - Yves Béland, Vincent Dale, Johane Dufour, and Marc Hamel
Keywords: cross-sectional, regional survey, mixed mode data collection

Uses of the NPHS in Examining Health Behavior Changes - Mary E. Thompson

The Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada - Michelle Simard

National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (NLSCY): Advancing the Life Quality of Children through Developmental Research in the General Population - Michael H. Boyle

Session 40: Semiparametric Modeling in Longitudinal Data Analysis
Organizer: Runze Li, The Pennsylvania State University
Chair: Annie Qu, Oregon State University

A Change-Point Mixed-Effects Approach for the Analysis of Intervention Effects in Longitudinal Studies - Colin Wu, Xin Tian, and Heejung Bang

Wavelet-based Functional Mixed Models - Jeffrey S. Morris

Variable Selection and Empirical-likelihood-based Inference for Measurement Error Data - Hua Liang

Semiparametric Time-varying Coefficients Regression Model for Longitudinal Data - Yanqing Sun and Hulin Wu

Session 43: Improving the Measurement of Disability
Organizer: Susan Schechter, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Chair: David Keer, U.S. Department of Education

Designing Questions to Identify People with Disabilities in Labor Force Surveys: The Effort to Measure the Employment Level of Adults with Disabilities in the CPS - Terence M. McMenamin, Thomas W. Hale, Douglas Kruse, and Haejin Kim

Disability Data in the Decennial Census and the American Community Survey: Review of Recent Design and Operations - Sharon M. Stern

Development, Testing, and Recommendations for Questions on Disability for the American Community Survey - Barbara M. Altman, Theresa J. DeMaio, and Kristen S. Miller

The Washington Group on Disability Statistics: International Efforts toward Comparable General Disability Measures - Jennifer Madans

Session 78: Assessment of the Uncertainties of Small Area Estimators
Organizer: Jane L. Meza, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Chair: Jane L. Meza, University of Nebraska Medical Center

On Mean Squared Prediction Error Estimation in Small Area Estimation Problems - Shijie Chen and P. Lahiri
Keywords: mixed linear models, small area estimation, mean squared prediction error, empirical best linear unbiased predictor, jackknife

Design-consistent Domain Level Estimation in Surveys with Massive Nonresponse - Daniela Cocchi, Enrico Fabrizi, and Carlo Trivisano

Distribution of Sampling, Nonresponse, Reporting, and Model Errors in Small Domain Estimators from the Current Employment Statistics Program - John L. Eltinge, Julie B. Gershunskaya, and Larry L. Huff

Session 170: Statistical Analysis and Modelling of Complex Traits
Organizer: Lei Sun, University of Toronto
Chair: Lei Sun, University of Toronto

Semiparametric Likelihood Inference of Rare Disease Associations with a Genetic Factor and Independent Continuous Attribute in a Case-Control Study - Jinko Graham, Brad McNeney, and Ji-Hyung Shin
Keywords: genetic associations, likelihood inference, case-control study

Joint Analysis of False Discovery Rate and Nondiscovery Rate - Radu Craiu and Lei Sun

Nonparametric Order-Restricted Inference for Spatial and Temporal Microarray Data - Xin Gao

Reduction of Effect Estimate Bias in Genomewide Studies by Resampling - Shelley B. Bull, Lei Sun, and Longyang Wu

Session 174: Sample Surveys in Unsettled Situations
Organizer: David Banks, Duke University
Chair: Demissie Alemayehu, Pfizer, Inc.

Designing Questionnaires for Human Rights Violations Measurement - Daniel Manrique and Jana Asher

Interview Format and Sampling Strategies in Human Rights Data Collection: Experiences and Results from East Timor and Sierra Leone - Patrick Ball and Romesh Silva

Health and Human Rights in Developing Countries: What Surveys Do---and Don't! - Lara Wolfson

Session 213: Topics in the Analysis of Longitudinal Data
Organizer: Michael Daniels, University of Florida
Chair: Jason Roy, University of Rochester

Marginalized Models for Multivariate Longitudinal Binary Data - Michael Daniels

Informative Priors, Sensitivity Analysis, and the Role of Bayesian Inference for Handling Dropout - Joseph Hogan and Joo Yeon Lee

Semiparametric Regression for Longitudinal Data Using Mixing Likelihood - Daowen Zhang

Session 241: Recent Work in Power and Sample Size
Organizer: John Castelloe, SAS Institute, Inc.
Chair: John Castelloe, SAS Institute, Inc.

Exploiting the Link Between the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney Test and a Simple Odds Statistic - Ralph O'Brien and John Castelloe
Keywords: Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Mann-Whitney U test, effect size, generalized odds ratio, power, sample-size analysis

Accounting for Alignment, Uncertainty, and Bias in Choosing a Sample Size - Michael R. Jiroutek and Keith E. Muller

Using Internal Pilot Designs with Repeated Measures - Christopher S. Coffey and Keith E. Muller

Sample Size for Mixed Models - Russell V. Lenth

Session 300: Sampling Issues in Risk Factor Studies
Organizer: Jaya Satagopan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Chair: Jaya Satagopan, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Quantitative Trait Mapping Study Design from an Information Perspective - Saunak Sen, Jaya Satagopan, and Gary Churchill

Strata-Matched Case Control Study or Just a Stratified Analysis: The Confusion of Naming - Madhu Mazumdar

Sampling Issues in Human Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping - Eleanor Feingold

Case-Control Studies When Case Participants and Control Participants Have Different Numbers of Exposure Measurements - Glen A. Satten

Session 302: Geographic Information Systems and Survey Research
Organizer: Edward M. English, NORC at the University of Chicago
Chair: Andrea G. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau

Using GIS To Improve Field Interviewing Efficiency: Enhanced Interviewer Selection and Sample Allocation - Ned English and Steven Pedlow
Keywords: GIS, case assignment, field surveys

TIGER: A Resource for Survey Research - Robert A. LaMacchia

Computer-Assisted Methods for Collecting Geographic Data Using Photographic Backdrops - Sarah Nusser

Session 339: Using Survey Information in Seasonal Time Series
Organizer: Stuart Scott, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: David Findley, U.S. Census Bureau

Variance Measures for X-11 Seasonal Adjustment: A Summing Up of Empirical Work - Stuart Scott, Michael Sverchkov, and Danny Pfeffermann

Some Consideration of Seasonal Adjustment Variances - William R. Bell

Model-Based Seasonal Adjustment of Survey Series Subject to Benchmark Constraints with a State-Space Smoothing Algorithm - Richard Tiller and Daniel Pfeffermann

Session 380: Accounting for Constraints in Optimization of Survey Procedures
Organizer: John L. Eltinge, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Jean D. Opsomer, Iowa State University

Handling Program Constraints in the Sample Design for the Commodities and Services Component of the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Sylvia G. Leaver and Darin T. Solk
Keywords: nonlinear optimization, cost modeling, components of variance, simulation

Designing and Analysing Surveys Under Severe Resource Constraints - Stephen Haslett

Sample Design for the FDIC's Asset Loss Reserve Project - David W. Chapman
Keywords: optimum allocation, ratio estimation, stratification

Session 431: Research Access to Confidential Data for Analysis
Organizer: Steve Cohen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Administration

Issues in Designing a Confidentiality Preserving Model Server - Philip Steel

Confidentiality Protection in the Census Bureau's Quarterly Workforce Indicators - John M. Abowd, Bryce Stephens, and Lars Vilhuber

Methods of Secure Computation and Data Integration - Jerome Reiter

Session 433: Measuring Poverty: New Developments
Organizer: Susan Schechter, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Chair: Katherine Wallman, U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Estimating Resources for Poverty Measurement, 1993 - 2003 - Kathleen Short
Keywords: income, poverty, experimental measures

Developing Poverty Thresholds 1993-2003 - Thesia I. Garner
Keywords: consumer expenditures, poverty thresholds, experimental poverty measures

NAS Workshop Summary Report - John Iceland

Session 499: New Strategies for Telephone Samples
Organizer: Charlotte Steeh, Georgia State University
Chair: Charlotte Steeh, Georgia State University

Estimation Issues in Dual Frame Sample of Cell and Landline Numbers - J. Michael Brick, Sarah Dipko, Stanley Presser, Clyde Tucker, and Yangyang Yuan
Keywords: telephone surveys, nonresponse bias, coverage

Dual-Frame Landline/Cellular Telephone Survey Design - James M. Lepkowski and Sun-Woong Kim

Single Frame versus Multiple Frame Designs for Telephone Samples - Charlotte Steeh

Contributed Papers by Topic

Session 18: Exploration, Impact, and Adjustment for Item and Unit Nonresponse in Demographic Surveys and Censuses
Organizer: Nancy A. Bates, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: John Hall, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Item Nonresponse Error for the 100 Percent Data Items on the Census 2000 Long Form Questionnaire - John Chesnut
Keywords: item nonresponse, long form, household, census tract

Comparison of Item and Unit Nonresponse in Household Surveys - John Dixon
Keywords: survey nonresponse, item nonresponse

Introducing Income Imputation: Improving Data Quality in the Consumer Expenditure Survey - Geoffrey Paulin

Assessing the Impact of High-effort Interviews on Health Estimates - Catherine Simile, James Dahlhamer, Pei-Lu Chiu, and Gulnur Scott

Session 21: The Census 2000 Master Trace Sample Database: An Overview and Illustration of its Research Potential
Organizer: Jennifer Tancreto, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: James Treat, U.S. Census Bureau

Master Trace Sample Database - A Unique Opportunity for Census 2000 Research - Joan M. Hill and Jason D. Machowski
Keywords: Census 2000, research database, response data, enumerator

Determining the Effectiveness of Multiple Nonresponse Followup Contact Attempts on Response and Data Quality - Jennifer Guarino Tancreto and Michael Bentley

Census 2000 Nonresponse Followup: Discrepancies in Enumerator Assigned Housing Unit Status - Michael Bentley and Jennifer Guarino Tancreto
Keywords: nonresponse followup, Census 2000, enumerators, housing status

Did Proxy Respondents Cause Age Heaping in the Census 2000? - Kirsten K. West, J. Gregory Robinson, and Michael Bentley
Keywords: proxy respondents, age, data quality, Master Trace Sample Data file

Session 26: Applying Ourselves to Social and Environmental Issues
Organizer:
Chair: Johnny Blair, Abt Associates, Inc.

Designing a Sampling Method for a Survey of Iowa High School Seniors - Kyle A. Hewitt and Michael D. Larsen
Keywords: cluster sampling, education research, margin of error, probability sampling, simple random sampling, stratified random sampling

Origins of the Estate and Personal Wealth Sample Design - Paul B. McMahon Jr.

Teleworking At The Census Bureau - Julie Bouffard, Jennifer Guarino Tancreto, Joan Marie Hill, and Jason Machowski
Keywords: telework, telecommuting, flexible work schedule

Ten Million Children Are Dying in the Poor World - David J. Fitch
Keywords: LQAS, Valadez, USAID, Evaluation

Survey of Boaters and Marinas - Marla Smith and Elizabeth Kim

Variation in Survey Estimates of Children with Disabilities in Federal Education Data - Jennifer Park, Elvira Hausken, and Stacey Bielick

A Mixture Model for Catch-effort Experiments - Changxuan Mao

Session 54: Administrative Records: Input/Output
Organizer: Wendy Alvey, U.S. Census Bureau, Lisa Blumerman, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Thomas Petska, Internal Revenue Service

Acquisition and Protection of Administrative Records: A Census Bureau Perspective - Patricia Melvin and Lisa Blumerman
Keywords: administrative records, data acquisition, data agreements, data stewardship

Internal Revenue Service Area-to-area Migration Data: Strengths, Limitations, and Current Trends - Emily Gross

Statistical Uses of Social Security Administrative Data - Dawn E. Haines and Brian V. Greenberg
Keywords: social security administration, administrative data

Development of Population Estimates Using Administrative Records - Signe Wetrogan, Sally M. Obenski, and Rodger V. Johnson

National Center for Health Statistics: Administrative Record Linkage Practices and Products - Christine Cox

Session 55: Multiple Imputation in Mental Health Services Research
Organizer: Juned Siddique, University of California, Los Angeles
Chair: Thomas R. Belin, University of California, Los Angeles

Multiple Imputation of a Depression Treatment Trial Using an Iterative Predictive Mean Matching Hot-deck - Juned Siddique and Thomas R. Belin

Multiple Imputation To Adjust for Under-reporting in the National Latino and Asian American Survey - Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Chih-nan Chen, Naihua Duan, and Margarita Alegria

Sequential Predictive Mean Matching Method of Multiple Imputation - Trivellore Raghunathan, Florian Koller, Nathaniel Schenker, and Susanne Raessler

Session 58: Business Register Quality Practices of Various Agencies
Organizer: Shirin Ahmed, U.S. Census Bureau, Franklin Winters, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Howard R. Hogan, U.S. Census Bureau

A Comparison of the Business Registers Used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of the Census - Randy Becker, Joel Elvery, Lucia Foster, C.J. Krizan, Sang Nguyen, and David Talan
Keywords: business register, business list

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) Business Register Metrics - Sheryl Konigsberg, Merissa Piazza, David Talan, and Richard Clayton
Keywords: QCEW business register, Longitudinal Database (LDB), QCEW management review mechanisms

Analyzing the JOLTS Hires and Separations Data - R. Jason Faberman
Keywords: hires, separations, establishment microdata, labor turnover estimation

An Automated Industry Coding Application for New U.S. Business Establishments - Anne T. Kearney and Michael E. Kornbau

Analytical Bias Reduction for Small Samples in the U.S. Consumer Price Index - Ralph Bradley

Session 59: Recent Advances in Psychological and Educational Measurement
Organizer: Sandip Sinharay, Educational Testing Service
Chair: Carolyn Shettle, Westat

A Bayesian IRT Model for Comparative Item Performance Under Dual Administration Modes - Louis T. Mariano, Maria Orlando, and Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar
Keywords: mode effect, item response theory, differential item functioning, Bayesian hierarchical models

Detecting Differential Item Functioning for Small Samples - Sandip Sinharay

Estimating Variance in Highly Clustered Survey Samples - Jiahe Qian

An Item Response Model for Multidimensional Unfolding Preferential Choice Data - Jimmy de la Torre

Session 73: Survey Data in Health and Epidemiological Applications
Organizer:
Chair: Christopher H. Johnson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Uses of the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey for Analysis across Time - David Ferraro and Hongji Liu
Keywords: medicare, MCBS, panel, longitudinal, cross-sectional, repeated measurements

Using Repeated Measures Techniques To Analyze Cluster-correlated Survey Responses - G. Gordon Brown, Celia R. Eicheldinger, and James R. Chromy
Keywords: Repeated Measure, CAHPS®, SUDAAN

An Application of Confidence Interval Methods for Small Proportions in the Health Care Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Amang Sukasih and Donsig Jang
Keywords: complex survey, coverage probability, simulation, stratified sample

Incorporating Multiple Observations into Logistic Regression Models of Incident Disease - Julia L. Bienias, Phillip S. Kott, Todd L. Beck, and Denis A. Evans
Keywords: complex surveys, poisson sampling, randomization-based inference, longitudinal, Alzheimer's disease

Basic Models for Mapping Prescription Drug Data - Kennon R. Copeland and A. Elizabeth Allen
Keywords: syndromic surveillance, disease outbreak detection, CuSUM, SaTScan

Population Surveys of Health Services Utilization Linked to Health Care Provider Surveys - Monroe G. Sirken

Adjusting for Nonresponse in the Healthcare Survey of DoD Beneficiaries - Nancy A. Clusen, Haixia Xu, and Michael Hartzell
Keywords: unit nonresponse adjustment

Session 96: Statistical Methods Research in the Medical Expenditure Survey
Organizer: Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Chair: Leyla Mohadjer, Westat

Investigation of the Impact of Imputation on Variance Estimation in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, John Sommers, and Trena M. Ezzati-Rice
Keywords: balanced repeated replication (BRR), Rao-Shao adjustment, Taylor method, collapsing, generalized variance function (GVF)

Investigation of Random Effects Models for Time Varying Variables with Missing Values in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Robert M. Baskin, Sourish Saha, and John Fleishman
Keywords: random effects, PWIGLS, missing at random, drop out missingness

Evaluation of Alternative Propensity Models for Adjusting Weights To Compensate for Dwelling Unit Nonresponse in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Nuria Diaz-Tena, and Janet Greenblatt
Keywords: weighting, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression, step forward and backward logistic regression, CHAID

Using Data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to Assess the Effectiveness of Nonresponse Adjustment in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - Lap-Ming Wun, Trena M. Ezzati-Rice, Ralph DiGaetano, Huseyin Goksel, and Hongsheng Hao
Keywords: weighting, CHAID, response propensity, propensity score, logistic regression

Confidence Intervals for Skewed Healthcare Expenditure Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) - William W. Yu
Keywords: MEPS, medical expenditures, skewness, confidence intervals, lognormal, gamma

Session 104: Weighting Issues
Organizer:
Chair: Allan McCutcheon, UNL-Gallup Research Center

Calibration Weights for Estimators of Longitudinal Data with an Application to the National Long Term Care Survey - Stephen Ash
Keywords: longitudinal survey, non-interview

Multidimensional Control Totals for Poststratified Weights - Darryl V. Creel and Mansour Fahimi
Keywords: complex survey weighting, poststratification, raking

Comparison of Two Weighting Schemes for Sampling with Minimal Replacement - Pedro J. Saavedra
Keywords: two stage sample, estimator, simulations, sequential sampling

More Outlier Weight Issues in REACH 2010 - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, Ellen Scheib, and Hee-Choon Shin
Keywords: extreme weights, winsorization, capping weights, simple weight pooling, compound weight pooling

A New Model Assisted Chi-square Distance Function for Calibration of Design Weights - Matthew Stearns and Sarjinder Singh
Keywords: model assisted calibration, linear regression estimator, GREG, estimation of total and variance

Trimming or Not To Account for Sampling Design - Zhanyun Zhao and Frank Potter

Session 105: Questionnaire Cognitive Issues II
Organizer:
Chair: Rachel Caspar, RTI International

The Effect of Data Collection Software on the Cognitive Survey Response Process - Rebecca L. Morrison, Amy E. Anderson, and Charles F. Brady
Keywords: establishment surveys, usability, electronic reporting, questionnaire design

Cognitive Testing of New Forms for the Current Employment Statistics Survey - Kathryn Downey, Karen Goldenberg, Richard Rosen, Tony Gomes, and Chris Manning
Keywords: establishment, survey, cognitive testing, form design

A Comparison of Various Healthcare Disciplines Satisfaction with Clinical Training: Discipline-Specific Short Forms Developed from the Veterans Health Administration Learners' Perceptions Survey - Stephen J. Dienstfrey and Evert Milander

Model-based Testing of Survey Instruments - Douglas Willson and Ella Zelichonok

An Improved Randomized Response Model: Estimation of Mean - Sarjinder Singh and Christpher Gjestvang

Session 127: Some Applications of Ranked Set Sampling
Organizer: Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University
Chair: Edsel Pena, University of South Carolina

Nonparametric Tests for Perfect Judgment Rankings - Omer Ozturk, Jesse Frey, and Jayant V. Deshpande

Some Applications of Ranked Set Sampling - Barry D. Nussbaum and Bimal K. Sinha

Judgment Poststratification for Designed Experiments - Juan Du and Steven N. MacEachern

Confidence Intervals for Quantiles and Tolerance Intervals Based on Ordered Ranked Set Samples - Tao Li and Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan

Minimum Disparity Estimation in Ranked Set Sampling - Roxana Alexandridis and Omer Ozturk

Session 130: Bayesian Methods and MCMC in Industry and Engineering
Organizer: Patrick J. Wolfe, Harvard University, Keying Ye, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Chair: Keying Ye, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A Bayesian Reliability Approach to Multiple Response Surface Optimization - John Peterson, Guillermo Miro-Quesada, and Enrique del Castillo

The Application of Bayesian Hierarchical Models in Dual Response Surface - Younan Chen and Keying Ye

Bayesian Separation of Harmonic Sources - Manuel Davy

A Bayesian Approach to Imputation of Missing Data Values in Audio Time Series - Patrick J. Wolfe

Session 132: Issues in Quantifying Measurement Error
Organizer: Barry Johnson, U.S. Internal Revenue Service
Chair: Mary Batcher, Ernst & Young LLP

Measuring Nonsampling Error in the Statistics of Income Individual Tax Return Study - Jana Scali, Valerie Testa, Maureen Kahr, and Michael Strudler
Keywords: data quality, net difference rate, index of inconsistency, editor design effect

Corporation Super Critical Cases: How do Imputed Returns on the Corporate File Compare to the Actual Returns? - Lucy Altounian
Keywords: corporations, critical cases, imputed records, data quality

The Impact of the Follow-up Process on the 2002 Foreign Tax Credit Study Data - Rob Singmaster and Lissa Redmiles

A Model Prediction Approach to Measuring Nonsampling Error - Kimberly Henry and Yahia Ahmed

Session 145: Estimation with Survey Data
Organizer:
Chair: Jong-Min Kim, University of Minnesota

Preliminary Testing Procedures for Regression with Survey Samples - Yu Wu and Wayne A. Fuller
Keywords: preliminary testing procedure, informative design

Showcasing Uundergraduate Students' Projects Based on Independent Sample Surveys: Design Issues and Aggregation of Survey Results - Raymond Okafor

Use of Estimating Equations and Quadratic Inference Functions in Complex Surveys - Leigh Harrod, Virginia Lesser, and Annie Qu

Simulation Comparison of Variable Selection and Classification Methods - Jun Liu, Shiying Wu, Robert Morris, Seungho Huh, Jiantong Wang, James Raymer, Ye Hu, and Larry Michael

A Comparison of Tet Statistics for Complex Survey Data when the Degrees of Freedom is Small - Lester Curtin and Barry Graubard

Regression Estimator with Estimated Population Quantities and Its Use in Two-phase Sampling - Mingue Park

Session 146: Item Imputation
Organizer:
Chair: Liza M. Nirelli, Iowa State University

Item Imputation Made Easy - Andrea Piesse, David Judkins, and Zizhong Fan
Keywords: hot deck, iterative imputation, predictive mean matching, semi-parametric method

Mass Imputation - Karol Krotki, Stephen Black, and Darryl Creel
Keywords: nonresponse, large-scale data processing and adjustment

Imputation Bias Based on Different Formulations of Imputation Classes for the IPEDS Finance Survey - Marcus Berzofsky, June Z. X. Cong, Shiying Wu, and Roy Whitmore

The Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study Dataset: Multiple Imputation for the Missing Fathers - Soma Roy, Sharon L. Sassler, and Elizabeth A. Stasny

Evaluation of Imputation Methods for Complex Measures - Jan Goebel

Multiple Imputation under Multivariate gh Family of Distributions - Yulei He and Raghunathan E. Trivellore

Session 180: Quality Management in Statistical Organizations I
Organizer: John M. Bushery, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: John M. Bushery, U.S. Census Bureau

Quality Procedures in Statistical Sampling - Mary Batcher and Wendy Rotz
Keywords: quality, process, control, sampling, statistical, consulting

Quality and the Product Development Cycle - Eugene M. Burns
Keywords: data quality, product development, quality management, statistical standards

Quality Audits at Statistics Sweden - Gunlög Eiderbrant-Nilsson

Session 185: Coverage Improvement Research for the Decennial Census
Organizer: Danny R. Childers, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Dave Sheppard, U.S. Census Bureau

Within Household Coverage Results of the 2004 Census Test Form - Kyra Linse and David Sheppard
Keywords: coverage improvement, within household omissions, erroneous enumerations

Operational Assessment of the 2004 Coverage Research Followup - Lisa M. Knight, Jeff T. Behler, and Frank Vitrano
Keywords: 2004 Census Test, coverage improvement, coverage questions, unduplication

Design of the Census 2004 Coverage Research Followup Questionnaire - Leann Karl, Elizabeth Krejsa, and Ashley Landreth

Unduplication of Persons and Housing Units in the 2004 Census Test - Robin A. Pennington
Keywords: coverage improvement

Results of Coverage Followup in the 2004 Census Test - Elizabeth Krejsa and Dave Sheppard

Session 190: Coarsened, Mismeasured, or Missing Data
Organizer:
Chair: Dawei Xie, University of Pennsylvania

Extensions of the Penalized Spline Propensity Prediction Method of Imputation - Guangyu Zhang and Roderick Little

Parameter Estimation in the Presence of Coarsened Data - Sergey S. Tarima, Richard Kryscio, and Yuriy Dmitriev

Robust Model-based Analysis of General Pattern Missing Data - Hyonggin An and Roderick J. Little

Estimation of Missing Values Using Multivariate Normal Copula - Rahul Parsa and Alain Desgagne

Partial Linear Logistic Model with Measurement Error Using Sufficiency Scores - Lian Liu

Model Misspecification and Goodness-of-fit in Latent Variable and Structural Equations Models - Brisa N. Sanchez and Louise Ryan

Full Matching with Propensity Scores - Ben B. Hansen

Session 197: Questionnaires and Cognitive Issues I
Organizer:
Chair: Kara Norman, Energy Information Administration

Modeling Context Effects in the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) - Kevin Wang, Rodney Baxter, and Dicy Painter
Keywords: questionnaire design, context effects

An Overview of the Respondent-Generated Intervals (RGI): Approach to Sample Surveys - S. James Press and Judith M. Tanur
Keywords: anchoring, Bayesian, confidence scale, recall, surveys

Negatively Worded Questions Cause Respondent Confusion - Robert Colosi
Keywords: acquiescence, response set, negative wording, selfadministered, response bias

When More Is Less: A Study on Effects of Providing Definitions to Everyday Terms on Data Quality - Ting Yan
Keywords: measurement error, definitions, data quality, pragmatic effects

Professionally Designed Questionnaires: Do they collect better data? - Kathy Ott and Chadd Crouse
Keywords: visual design concepts, mode effects, self administered surveys, economic data

Conceptual vs. Visual Midpoints of Response Scales - Mirta Galesic, Roger Tourangeau, Mick Couper, and Fred Conrad

Session 203: Introductory Overview Lecture on Data Confidentiality
Organizer: Jerome Reiter, Duke University
Chair: Jerome Reiter, Duke University

Data Confidentiality Issues from a Federal Agency Perspective - Laura Zayatz

Introduction to Statistical Disclosure Limitation or How to Release Useful Data Without Violating Promises of Confidentiality - Stephen Fienberg

Session 224: Developing, Implementing and Using Transportation Surveys
Organizer: Julie Trepanier, Statistics Canada
Chair: Julie Trepanier, Statistics Canada

Developing a Sustainable and Flexible Long-Distance Travel Survey - Lee Giesbrecht and Jonaki Bose

Editing and Imputation Strategy for a Fuel Consumption Supplement to the Canadian Vehicle Survey - Sébastien Landry
Keywords: travel surveys, imputation, regression model, fuel consumption

The Estimation Methodology of the Redesigned Canadian Vehicle Survey - Martin Beaulieu

Incorporating Past Methodological Lessons into the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey - Joy Sharp and Jock R. Black

Measuring the Risk of Road Crashes - Aline Chouinard and James Kelley

Session 228: Poverty and Income
Organizer:
Chair: Leonard Gaines, Empire State Development

Using Medicaid Participant Data in the Estimation of County Poverty Levels - David S. Powers
Keywords: small-area estimation, small-domain areas, SAIPE, Medicaid, income, poverty

Evaluation of School District Poverty Estimates: Predictive Models using IRS Income Tax Data - Jerry J. Maples and William R. Bell
Keywords: small area estimation, share models, poverty estimates, IRS income tax data

Assessment of Needs for Basic Living Necessities among Low-income Individuals - Joann Kuchak, George Fitzelle, and Andrey Vinokurov
Keywords: measurement, poverty guideline, low-income, survey research, estimation

Can the Survey of Income and Program Participation Be Used for State-level Analysis Even Though It Is Not Designed To Be State-representative? - Arthur Jones, Jr. and Gestur Davidson

Dominance in Income Distribution in Terms of Location and Dispersion - Subir Ghosh

Ecological Correlates of Family Income Nonresponse: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) - John Pleis and James Dahlhamer

Session 238: Variance Estimation for Surveys I
Organizer:
Chair: Xiaoxi Li, Iowa State University

Generalized Variance Functions for Radio-schedule Gross Rating Point Estimators - Richard Griffiths
Keywords: generalized variance function, complex sample design, gross rating points

Variance Estimation and the Components of Variance for the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Sample - Annie Lo and Adam Chu
Keywords: multistage probability sample, components of variance, generalized variance function, Medicare population

Mean Square Error Analysis of Health Estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for Counties along the United States-Mexico Border Region - Joe Fred Gonzalez, Jr., Machell Town, and Jay J. Kim
Keywords: collapsing, post-stratification factors, bias, variance

Analysis of Census 2000 Long Form Variances - Eric Schindler
Keywords: successive differences, jackknife, raking

Optimal Pairing for Stratum Collapse Methods with Interviewer-Level Measurement Error Shared Across Strata - Moon J. Cho and John L. Eltinge
Keywords: collapse method, consumer expenditure interview Survey, interviewer effects, nonsampling error, reporting error, stratified multistage sample design

Investigation of Alternative Variance Estimators for the Quarterly Financial Report - Andromache R. Howe and Katherine J. Thompson
Keywords: delete-a-group jackknife, panel survey

Session 239: Data Quality Issues
Organizer:
Chair: Iris Shimizu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sufficient Quality for Official Statistics - The Swedish Approach - Eva Elvers
Keywords: quality aspects, user orientation, statistical system

Templates for Evaluating Survey Programs - Brenda G. Cox and Nancy J. Kirkendall
Keywords: PART, performance assessment, survey evaluation

Statistical Methods Used To Detect Cell-level and Respondent-level Outliers in the 2002 Economic Census of the Services Sector - Richard S. Sigman
Keywords: resistant fence, historical ratio, influential data

Darkness Made Visible: Field Management and Nonresponse in the 2004 SCF - Arthur B. Kennickell
Keywords: interviewers, data quality, field management

Detecting Falsified Cases in SCF 2004 Using Benford's Law - Yongyi Wang and Steven Pedlow
Keywords: interviewer, validation, survey of consumer finances, leading digit, first digit

Benford's Law and Validating Interviewer Data - Javier Porras

Session 262: Disclosure Techniques: Thirty Years to Today
Organizer: Steve Cohen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Arnold Reznek, U.S. Census Bureau

An Update on Statistical Disclosure Avoidance Methodologies for Tabular and Microdata Files - Jacob D. Bournazian
Keywords: confidentiality, disclosure avoidance, disclosure risk

Modeling and Quality of Masked Microdata - William E. Winkler
Keywords: data mining, likelihood, loglinear, multivariate

A Comparative Assessment of Methods for Protecting Confidentiality - David Wilson

Preserving Confidentiality While Sharing Vertically Partitioned Data - Christine Kohnen and Jerome Reiter

Procedures to Reduce the Risk of Disclosure in the Microdata Files from a Health Survey - Meena Khare and Michael Battaglia

Session 263: Statistical Methodological Developments in Natural Resources Surveys
Organizer: Michael D. Larsen, Iowa State University
Chair: Jennifer A. Hoeting, Colorado State University

County Level Variance Estimates for Small Area Estimation for the National Resources Inventory - Pushpal Mukhopadhyay, Tapabrata Maiti, and Wayne A. Fuller
Keywords: small area estimates, imputation, area level model, soil erosion, universal soil loss equation

Estimation for Longitudinal Surveys with Repeated Panels of Observations - Jason Legg, Wayne A. Fuller, and Sarah M. Nusser

Estimating Trend in Oregon Coastal Coho Salmon Populations Using a Multipanel Sampling Design - Don Stevens, Jr. and William Gaeuman

Estimating the Number of Bald Eagle Breeding Pairs in Maine Using Dual Frames and Double Observers - Mark Otto, John R. Sauer, and Charlie Todd

Challenges to Resolving Statistical Issues for an Upper Mississippi River Ecological Monitoring Program - Brian Gray

Session 269: Part I: Sample Allocation; Part II, NCS Redesign
Organizer:
Chair: Yahia Ahmed, U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Results of the Variance Component Analysis of Sample Allocation by Age in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Susan R. Hunter, Katherine R. Bowman, and James R. Chromy
Keywords: variance component analysis, parametric variance modeling, sampling, surveys

Alternative Sample Allocations for the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Survey - G. Erkens, J. Gershunskaya, and L. Huff
Keywords: optimum allocation, relative standard error, variance

Composite Stratum Variance Estimation for Agriculture Area Frame Sample Allocation - Raj Chhikara, Charles R. Perry, and Floyd M. Spears
Keywords: variance function, weighted model fit, composite estimation, NASS Sample Allocation

Efficient Sampling Design and Estimation in Audit Data (II) - Yan Liu, Mary Batcher, and Fritz Scheuren
Keywords: mixture distributions, audit sampling, stratified sampling, Mean Per Unit (MPU) estimation, ratio estimation, realization process

Phase-in of the Redesigned National Compensation Survey Area Sample - Jason Tehonica, Lawrence R. Ernst, and Chester H. Ponikowski
Keywords: sample redesign, sample areas

Update on the Redesign of the National Compensation Survey - Yoel Izsak, Lawrence R. Ernst, Erin McNulty, Steven P. Paben, Chester H. Ponikowski, Glenn Springer, and Jason Tehonica
Keywords: sample redesign, between area variances, allocation of sample, controlled selection

Reducing Sample Sizes in the National Compensation Survey in Response to Budget Cuts - Christopher J. Guciardo, Lawrence R. Ernst, Gwyn R. Ferguson, Yoel M. Izsak, and Erin E. McNulty
Keywords: sample cut, budget cut, sample size, sample reduction, sample supplement

Session 273: Statistical Methodology Applied to the Study of Neighborhoods, Migration, and Immigration
Organizer:
Chair: Daniel Beckler, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Movers, Stayers, and Lifers: A Structural Equation Analysis of the Likelihood of Spending the Rest of Your Life in Your Current Home Community - Mack Shelley, Sue Crull, Chris Cook, Qi Jiang, and Senogyeon Auh
Keywords: structural equations, housing, population, demographics, survey research, social policy

The Migration Component in a Population Projections Model - Balkrishna Kale, David Egan-Robertson, Charles D. Palit, and Paul R. Voss
Keywords: migration, population projections

Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects on Youth - Jeffrey Kling and Jeffrey Liebman

Measurement Error of Group-level Means in Multilevel Modeling: Estimation and Study Design - Jouni Kuha

Difficulties and Solutions for Surveying Refugees: Bosnian Refugees in St. Louis - Hisako Matsuo, Terry Tomazic, and Kevin McIntyre

Session 274: Nonresponse Bias
Organizer:
Chair: Inho Park, Westat

Identifying and Reducing Nonresponse Bias throughout the Survey Process - Thomas Krenzke, Wendy Van de Kerckhove, and Leyla Mohadjer
Keywords: weighting, data collection, assessments

Nonresponse Bias Analysis in IRS' Survey of Low-income Taxpayers - Karen Masken, Kerry Levin, Cynthia Helba, and Katie Hubbell

Bayesian Adjustments for Nonignorable Nonresponse in an Incomplete Two-way Categorical Table - Boseung Choi and YouSung Park
Keywords: Bayesian analysis, Nonignorable nonresponse, priors, boundary solution, EM algorithm

An Analysis of Nonresponse Bias in the World Trade Center Health Registry - Joe Murphy, Robert Brackbill, James H. Sapp II, Lisa Thalji, and Paul Pulliam
Keywords: non-response, bias, raking, World Trade Center

Enhancement of the Nonresponse Undercoverage Adjustment Factors for New Home Sales - Bonnie Kegan

Spreading the Gain: How an Abbreviated Nonresponse Followup Can Improve Overall Survey Accuracy - Vincent Iannacchione, Jill Dever, Elizabeth Federman, Lori Ebert, and Avinash C. Singh

Session 318: Collecting Data from Health Care Establishments in the Post HIPAA Era: Some CDC-RTI Experiences
Organizer: Paul Levy, RTI International, Elizabeth Zell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chair: Elizabeth Zell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Post-HIPAA Medical Chart Review To Assess Perinatal Testing Rates - John D. Loft, Stephanie L. Sansom, Elizabeth R. Zell, and Paul Levy
Keywords: Institutional Review Boards, HIPAA, establishment surveys, vital records, hospital chart abstraction

Surveys of Workers Possibly Exposed to Anthrax and Obtaining Medical Records from Their Providers Before and After 2003 HIPAA Revisions - Brian J. Burke and Brian M. Evans

Data Acquisition Issues in a Survey of Healthcare Professionals in Hospitals and Health Departments Invited To Participate in the U.S. Smallpox Immunization Program - Brian M. Evans, Brian J. Burke, and Paul S. Levy

Impact of Reports of Hepatitis B Vaccination on Hepatitis A Vaccination Reports - Lisa R. Carley-Baxter, Doug Passaro, Susan Twiddy, Ron Hershow, Rodney K. Baxter, and Paul S. Levy
Keywords: telephone survey, Hepatitis A immunization, two-phase survey

Session 321: Sample Design Issues
Organizer:
Chair: Brenda G. Cox, Battelle

On Reuse of Clusters in Repeated Studies - Stanislav Kolenikov and Gustavo Angeles

Model-based Sampling Selection under an Anisotropic Population - Chang-Tai Chao and Feng-Min Lin
Keywords: model-based sampling, optimal sampling strategy, eigensystem, Gaussian model, Log-Gaussian model

An Empirical Comparison of Efficiency between Optimization and Non-optimization Probability Sampling of Two Units from a Stratum - Sun-Woong Kim, Steven G. Heeringa, and Peter W. Solenberger
Keywords: unequal probability sampling, inclusion probabilities, IPPS sampling, nonlinear programming, linear constraints

Efficiency of Multiple Response Adaptive Estimators - Paul Mosquin

Resampling - Hong Xu

Session 329: Response Rates: Calculation and Response Improvement
Organizer:
Chair: Virginia Lesser, Oregon State University

Survival Analysis Estimation of an Eligibility Rate of Sampling Units Whose Eligibility Statuses Are Unknown: A Simulation Study of the Bias - Hiroaki Minato
Keywords: call history, eligibility rate, response rate, survival analysis, working residential number

The Value of the Increasing Effort To Maintain High Response Rates in Telephone Surveys - Barbara Lepidus Carlson and Richard Strouse
Keywords: RDD survey, response rate, refusal conversion, call attempts, nonresponse bias, Community Tracking Study

Efficacy of Prenotification Letters in Improving Response Rates - The Telephone Point of Purchase Survey - Cassandra Yocum
Keywords: TPOPS, response rates, pre-notification letters, refusal rates

Longitudinal Attrition in a RDD Survey of Adolescents - Thanh Lę, Charles Carusi, and Susan Swain
Keywords: longitudinal, nonresponse bias, RDD, sample attrition

Comments on Weighted and Unweighted Response Rates - Frank Potter

Results from Recent Experiments on Improving Response Rates - Ronald Fecso

Session 356: Improving Imputation in the Decennial Census
Organizer: Sally M. Obenski, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Jason D. Machowski, U.S. Census Bureau

Research to Improve Census Imputation Methods: The Plan to Examine Count and Item Imputation - Arthur R. Cresce Jr., Sally M. Obenski, and Gary B. Chappell
Keywords: hot deck, administrative records, spatial analysis, truth deck

The Development of Truth Decks for the 2010 Census Count Imputation Research - Todd R. Williams
Keywords: truth deck, logistic regression, predictor variables, missing item propensity

Measuring the Discriminatory Power and Bias of Imputation Methods Designed for Imputing Status and Occupancy Status - Yves Thibaudeau, Inez l. Chen, and Robert D. Sands

Using Administrative Records for Imputation in the Decennial Census - James Farber, Deborah Wagner, and Dean Resnick
Keywords: missing data, matching, statistical modeling, hot deck

Research to Improve Census Imputation Methods: Item Results and Conclusions - Sally Obenski, James Farber, and Gary Chappell
Keywords: feasibility, hybrid, administrative records, hot deck, matching

Session 357: Statistical Partnerships in Academe, Industry, and Government
Organizer: Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Office for National Statistics
Chair: Cynthia Z.F. Clark, Office for National Statistics

The Merck/Temple Partnership: A Mutually Successful Relationship - Boris Iglewicz and Joseph Heyse
Keywords: conferences, pharmaceutical industry, summer internships

Graduate Industrial Trainee Program at NCSU - Thomas M. Gerig
Keywords: traineeship, partnering, NCSU

ASA Board Membership Initiative: Addressing Barriers to Partnerships between Academe and Business, Industry, and Government - Robert Starbuck

Data Needs for the Intelligent Design of University/Industry Partnerships - Merrilea Mayo

Session 365: Mode Effects and Issues with Nontraditional Modes
Organizer:
Chair: Ting Yan, University of Maryland

Comparison of Data Obtained by Telephone versus Personal Visit Response in the U.S. Consumer Expenditures Survey - David E. McGrath
Keywords: mode, telephone, expenditures

An Evaluation Of Respondent Selection Methods For Household Mail Surveys - Michael P. Battaglia, Michael W. Link, Martin R. Frankel, and Ali H. Mokdad
Keywords: birthday selection methods, enumerate all adults in household, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Combining Information from Multiple Modes to Reduce Nonresponse Bias - Mick P. Couper, Andy Peytchev, Roderick J. A. Little, Victor J. Strecher, and Kendra Rothert
Keywords: survey nonresponse, web, telephone, mail, imputation, mode effects

Assessing Panel Bias in the Knowledge Networks Panel: Updated Results from 2005 Research - Vicki J. Pineau, Poom Nukulkij, and Xiuli Tang

Latent Class Models for Studying Measurement-related Mode Effects in Mixed-mode Surveys - Allan McCutcheon

Effectiveness of Address-based Sampling Frame Alternative to RDD: BRFSS Mail Survey Experiment Results - Michael W. Link, Michael Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Pamela Giambo, and Ali H. Mokdad

Session 367: Record Linkage, Disclosure Risk, and Confidentiality
Organizer:
Chair: Mary Moien, National Center for Health Statistics

Advances in Record Linkage Theory: Hierarchical Bayesian Record Linkage Theory - Michael D. Larsen
Keywords: constraints, Fellegi-Sunter, Gibbs sampling, hierarchical model, latent class model, Metropolis-Hastings algorithm, mixture model

Multiple and Probabilistic Swapping of Categorical Keys for Statistical Disclosure Limitation in Microdata - Fang Liu
Keywords: statistical disclosure limitation, Bayesian modeling, swapping odds and probability

A New Multiple-bootstrap-datasets Presentation Method for Confidentiality Protection - Yan Li and Paul D. Williams
Keywords: confidentiality protection, bootstrap, inverse sampling

Disclosure Risks in Releasing Output Based on Regression Residuals - Arnold P. Reznek and T. Lynn Riggs
Keywords: restricted access, confidentiality, disclosure, regression models

Disclosure Limitation of MCOD and NHIS-NDI Linked Files - Wenxing Zha, Paul D. Williams, and Jay J. Kim

Effects of Released Marginals and Conditionals in Multiway Tables on Disclosure Limitation - Aleksandra Slavkovic

The National Center for Health Statistics Research Data Center - Kenneth Harris

Session 386: The American Time Use Survey: Findings and Methodological Issues
Organizer: Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Polly Phipps, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nonresponse Bias in the American Time Use Survey - Grace O'Neill and John Dixon
Keywords: nonresponse, time use, bias

How Do the Elderly Spend Their Time? - Rachel Krantz-Kent and Jay Stewart

Pre-testing Sensitive Questions: Perceived Sensitivity, Comprehension, and Order Effects of Questions about Income and Weight - Margaret Vernon

The Relation between Response Propensity and Data Quality in the American Time Use Survey - Scott Fricker

Session 392: Conduct and Analysis of Surveys to Measure HIV, Risk, and Disease
Organizer: Lillian S. Lin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chair: Ramses Sadek, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Analysis of Time-location Sampling Study Data - John M. Karon
Keywords: time-location sampling, time-space sampling, multiplicity problem, design effect

Sampling Issues in National HIV Behavioral Surveillance of Injecting Drug Users - Michael Monsour, Lillian S. Lin, Myron Katzoff, and Steven Thompson

Constructing a Sampling Frame of HIV Care Facilities for Clinical Surveillance of Persons in Care for HIV Infection in the United States - Maxine Denniston, Kathleen Gallagher, Martin Frankel, S. Morton, Amy Drake, Samuel Bozzette, Sandra H. Berry, Eyasu Teshale, M. Shapiro, and Patrick Sullivan

Goodness-of-fit and Multilevel Models: Application to Survey Data from the Community Intervention Trial for Youth (CITY) Project - DeMarc Hickson and Lance A. Waller

Session 393: Joint Social, Government Statistics and Survey Research Methods Sections Student Competition Winners
Organizer: Renee Miller, Energy Information Administration
Chair: Rachel Harter, NORC at the University of Chicago

The Impact of Complex Sampling Designs in the Analysis of Longitudinal Survey Data - Chris J. Skinner and Marcel D. T. Vieira
Keywords: clustering, design effect, longitudinal analysis, random effects model

Errors Associated with Period Reporters in Retail Trade Estimates - Kelly Dixon
Keywords: retail trade, period reporters, measurement error

A Semi-Parametric Multiple Imputation Data Augmentation Procedure - Gabriele B. Durrant
Keywords: missing data, hot deck imputation, predictive mean matching imputation, nonignorable non-response

Model-based Estimation in Network Sampling Using Samples Obtained by Subsampling - Mike Kwanisai

Bayesian Models To Adjust for Response Bias in Survey Data: An Example in Estimating Rape and Domestic Violence from the NCVS - Qingzhao Yu and Elizabeth A. Stasny

Session 397: Analysis of Establishment Surveys
Organizer:
Chair: Kathy Downey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Historical Reconstruction of Employment Time Series for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the CES State and Area Program - Brian Dahlin and Molly Garber
Keywords: BLS, CES, MSA, reconstruction

Developing Annual Estimates of Hires and Separations - Brady Stephens and Kim Riley
Keywords: annual, separations, turnover, rate, labor market

Estimation of the Change in Total Employment Using the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Survey - P. Lahiri and Bogong T. Li
Keywords: CES, Bayesian hierarchical model, weighted link relative estimator, composite estimator

Data Modeling for a Simulation Study of the Quarterly Financial Report Estimator - Donald M. Luery
Keywords: time series, mixed model, markov chain, Student-t distributed noise

Generalized Variance Estimation for Business Surveys - James Chipperfield and John Preston

From Lab to Market: Understanding the Role of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Technology Transfer in the Innovation Process - Gary Anderson

Federal Funding of High-risk Research &Development: Findings from Multiple Award Competitions of the Advanced Technology Program - Stephen Campbell and Andrew Wang

Session 405: Telephone Survey Issues
Organizer:
Chair: Joe Murphy, RTI International

A List-Assisted Telephone Sampling: Conjugate Pair Selection - Hee-Choon Shin
Keywords: Mitofsky-Waksberg Procedure, RDD, efficiency, bias, conjugate pairs

Extensions to the Two-stratum Model for Sampling Rare Subpopulations in Telephone Surveys - Walter R. Boyle and William D. Kalsbeek
Keywords: telephone sampling, disproportionate stratified sampling, multiplicative effect of variable weights, nonresponse adjustment

Compensating for Noncoverage of Nontelephone Households Using the NHIS - Karen E. Davis and Meena Khare
Keywords: noncoverage, telephone survey, propensity score model

Assessing Representativeness in RDD Surveys: Coverage and Nonresponse in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - R. Sowmya Rao, Michael W. Link, Michael P. Battaglia, Martin R. Frankel, Pamela Giambo, and Ali H. Mokdad
Keywords: random-digit dialing, non-response bias, non-coverage bias, Current Population Survey

Optimizing Call Time Lags by Modeling the Probability of Call Outcomes - Brian Meekins, Roberta Sangster, and John F. Meekins

Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Partial Completes and Terminations - Herbert F. Stackhouse, Ziya Gizlice, and Lina Balluz

Session 406: Collecting and Reporting Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
Organizer:
Chair: Katie Joseph, George Washington University

Race Reporting By Immigrants From Spanish-Speaking Countries Of Latin America In Census 2000 - Sharon Ennis and Jorge del Pinal
Keywords: logistic regression, race, Latin American immigrants

Processing of Race and Ethnicity in the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health - E.A. Grau, P. Martin, P. Frechtel, J. Snodgrass, and R. Caspar
Keywords: race, ethnicity, editing, imputation, predictive mean neighborhoods

Using Names To Check Accuracy of Race and Gender Coding in NAEP - Jennifer Czuprynski Kali, James Bethel, John Burke, David Morganstein, and Sharon Hirabayashi
Keywords: data quality, coding errors, mapping

A Simulation Study of Cell Collapsing in Poststratification - Jay J. Kim, Linda Tompkins, Jianzhu Li, and Richard Valliant
Keywords: bias, combining cells, coverage ratio, poststratification, variance, weight trimming

Investigating the Role of Hispanic Origin in Estimating the Number of Uninsured - Sheri Sharareh Craig, Joanna Turner, and Brett O'Hara
Keywords: small area estimates, health insurance coverage, Hispanic origin

Self-reported Race and Ethnicity in School Surveys - James G. Ross, Ronaldo Iachan, William H. Robb, Katherine H. Flint, Alan Bloch, and Pedro J. Saavedra

Session 445: Exploring Calibration
Organizer: Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Calibration Estimation Using Empirical Likelihood in Survey Sampling - Jae Kwang Kim
Keywords: generalized regression estimator, non-parametric maximum likelihood estimator, optimal regression estimator, weighting procedure

Using Equalization Constraints to Find Optimal Calibration Weights - Reid A. Rottach and David W. Hall
Keywords: weight equalization, integrated weighting, raking, variance estimation, SIPP

Calibration Adjustments When Not All Targets Can Be Met - Matthew Fetter, James Gentle, and Charles Perry
Keywords: data editing, survey sampling, benchmark constraints, range restrictions, optimization methods, agricultural statistics

On Non-Response Adjustment via Calibration - Michail Sverchkov, Alan H. Dorfman, Lawrence R. Ernst, Thomas G. Moerhle, Steven P. Paben and Chester H. Ponikowski

Variance Estimation for Volunteer Panel Web Surveys Using Propensity Score Adjustment and Calibration Adjustment - Sunghee Lee and Richard L. Valliant

Session 450: Sampling and Censoring
Organizer:
Chair: Omer Ozturk, The Ohio State University

Ranked Set Sampling: Allocation of Sample Units to Each Judgment Order Statistic - Jessica K. Kohlschmidt, Elizabeth A. Stasny, and Douglas A. Wolfe
Keywords: optimal allocation, sensitivity analysis, simulation study, unbalanced ranked set sampling

Efficient Estimation in Interval-censored Data with Nonparametric Covariate Effects - Tingting Yi

Shrinkage Nonparametric Estimation of Mean Survival Time from Censored Data - Mohammad Rahbar, Alla Sikorskii, S. Ejaz Ahmed, Sangchoon Jeon, and Joseph C. Gardiner

A Confidence Interval for the Median of a Finite Population under Unequal Probability Sampling: A Model-assisted Approach - Suzanne Dubnicka

Judgment Poststratification and Auxiliary Information - Xiaobai Li, Steven N. MacEachern, and Elizabeth A. Stasny

Ranked Set Sampling: Improving Estimates Obtained from a Stratified Simple Random Sample - Christopher Sroka

Not Worth the Effort: Balanced Ranked Set Sampling and Random Predictor OLS Regression - Elizabeth J. Murff and Thomas W. Sager

Session 453: Variance Estimation for Surveys II
Organizer:
Chair: Steve Miller, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Replication Variance Estimation for Imputed Data - A. Chatterjee, W.A. Fuller, and J.D. Opsomer
Keywords: hot deck imputation, fractional imputation, jackknife variance estimation

Model-based Variance Estimation for Systematic Sampling - Xiaoxi Li and J. D. Opsomer
Keywords: anticipated variance, nonparametric model, local polynomial regression

Varaince Estimation Under Balanced Sampling Plans Excluding Adjacent Units - James H. Wright
Keywords: variance estimation, balanced sampling plans excluding adjacent units, polygonal designs, circularly and linearly ordered populations, finite population sampling

Replicate Control Totals - David Judkins, Varma Nadimpalli, and Samson Adeshiyan
Keywords: variance estimation, raking, poststratification

Application of Jackknife Replication Method to Two-stage Sample Data with a Large Number of Certainty PSUs - Donsig Jang

A Simulation Study of Three Methods of Variance Estimation with Two-stage Cluster Sampling and Hot-deck Imputation - Michael E. Jones, J. Michael Brick, and Richard L. Valliant

Poststratified Estimator and Variance Estimation in Stratified Multistage Cluster Sampling - Kyongryun Kim and Suojin Wang

Session 454: Coverage and Frames for Household Survey
Organizer:
Chair: Donald Camburn, RTI International

Enumeration Status of Census 2000 Enumerations Deemed Insufficient Information for Matching and Followup - Paul Livermore Auer

Geocoding Procedure To Find Geographic Identifiers in the Housing Component of the Consumer Price Index - John Schilp
Keywords: geocoding, spatial statistics, weighting

Simple Approaches to Estimating the Variance of the Propensity Score Weighted Estimator Applied on Volunteer Panel Web Survey Data - a Comparative Study - Annica Isaksson and Sunghee Lee
Keywords: non-probability sampling, variance estimation, simulation

Complex Sample Design Effects Using the Census 2000 A.C.E. Sample and Logistic Regression Modeling - Douglas Olson and Richard Griffin

Lessons Learned in the 2004 Census Test of Overseas Enumeration - Mary Frances E. Zelenak

Evaluating the Frame Development Operation for Group Quarters - Carrae Echols

Session 478: Weighting for Nonresponse and Coverage Problems
Organizer: Phillip S. Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: David R. Judkins, Westat

Propensity Models versus Weighting Class Approaches to Nonresponse Adjustment: A Methodological Comparison - Peter Siegel, James R. Chromy, and Elizabeth Copello
Keywords: nonresponse adjustment, generalized exponential model (GEM), weighting class, propensity modeling, raking

Modeling and Polishing of Nonresponse Propensity - David Judkins, Hongsheng Hao, Brandon Barrett, and Pramod Adhikari
Keywords: CHAID, logistic regression, raking

"No" is the Easiest Answer: Using Calibration to Assess Nonignorable Nonresponse in the 2002 Census of Agriculture - Phillip S. Kott
Keywords: weighting class, calibration, response model, instrumental variable, measurement-error model

Using Calibration to Fit Noncoverage and Nonresponse Models - Ted Chang and Phil Kott
Keywords: benchmarks, quasi-random modelm model variables

Identifying Likely Duplicates by Record Linkage in a Survey of Prostitutes - Thomas R. Belin, Hemant Ishwaran, Naihua Duan, Sandra H. Berry, and David E. Kanouse

Session 489: Topics in Survey Research
Organizer:
Chair: B. Christine Clark, ICON Clinical Research

Imputation Strategies for the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Canada Wave 2 Imputation and Evaluation of the Wave 1 Imputation - Asma Alavi and Owen Phillips
Keywords: longitudinal surveys, nearest-neighbor imputation, model-assisted imputation, logistic regression, monotonic design

Improving the Edit Process for the Public Libraries Survey While Migrating to a Web-based Format - Joanna Fane McLaughlin, Terri L. Craig, and Patricia O'Shea
Keywords: editing, edit parameters, macroedits, micro-edits, ratio edits, resistant fences, web-based survey

Collecting Blood and Urine: The Experience of the Canadian Health Measures Survey - Rebecca Morrison and Suzelle Giroux
Keywords: direct measures, health survey

Sequential Sampling Inspection Protocols Could Save Money in Real Time: A Case in Connecticut in Point - Nitis Mukhopadhyay

Linear and Loglinear Models Based on Generalized Inverse Sampling Scheme - Soumi Lahiri and Sunil K. Dhar

Weighting Challenges when Dealing with a Large-scale Longitudinal Survey - Charles Tardif

Session 493: Frames and Design Issues for Business Survey
Organizer:
Chair: Rita Jo Petroni, U.S. Census Bureau

The Redesign of the Statistics Canada's Business Register - Yanick Beaucage, Paul Hunsberger, and Stuart Pursey
Keywords: business register, redesign, frame

Defining the Sampling Frame for the Convenience Store Industry - A Case Study - Eric Falk and Glenn D. White
Keywords: sampling frame, business survey

Overview of the Establishment Sampling Frame, Computer Edits, and Imputation Methodology for the 2002 Commodity Flow Survey - David L. Kinyon and Carol S. King
Keywords: establishment surveys, sampling frame, edits, imputation, commodity flow survey

Business Survey Response Rates - Can They Be Improved? - Glenn D. White, Jr. and Amy Luo
Keywords: response rate, business surveys, questionnaire length, incentive

Optimal Coordination of Samples in Business Surveys - Lenka Mach, Ioana Schiopu-Kratina, Jean-Marc Fillion, and Philip Reiss

Session 495: New Developments and Applications in the Tools of Social Statistics: Social Networks, Observational and Longitudinal Studies, Cluster Analysis
Organizer:
Chair: Roberta Sangster, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimating the Number of Foreign Bodies Injuries in Children with the Scale-up Method - Silvia Snidero, Bruno Morra, Roberto Corradetti, and Dario Gregori
Keywords: scale-up method, non-probabilistic sampling, small prevalence, foreign body, children

The Relationship between Hours Worked and Alcohol Use Disorders - Richard Bryant and V. A. Samaranayake
Keywords: NLSY, alcohol disorders, labor supply, time series cross-sectional model

Comparison of Spatial Characteristics of Local Air Quality Reported Using The Air Quality Index in The State of North Carolina of 1999 and 2004 - Kuo-Ping Li and Chirayath Suchindran
Keywords: spatial statistics, air quality index, clustering, spatial analysis

Quantifying Elephant Social Structure: Using a Bayesian Bilinear Mixed Effects Model to Elicit Qualities of Elephant Behavior - Eric Vance

Estimation and Examination of Covariance Structures of Longitudinal Social Network Data - Anton Westveld and Peter Hoff

Use of Constructed Observational Studies To Assess Ignorability - Jennifer Hill

Clustering Linkage Methods: Humor to a Statistician - Wade Watkins and Bruce Barrett

Session 527: Small Area Estimation
Organizer:
Chair: Sunghee Lee, University of California, Los Angeles

Model-Assisted Estimation for the American Community Survey - Robert E. Fay
Keywords: ACS, small area estimates, generalized regression estimation, calibration estimation

American Community Survey: Improving Reliability for Small Area Estimates - Michael D. Starsinic
Keywords: American Community Survey, variance estimation

An Evaluation of Synthetic Small Area Census Coverage Error Using a Random Effects Model - Donald Malec and Jerry Maples
Keywords: dual system estimation, capture/recapture, Bayesian inference

Investigation of Extreme Estimates of Census Coverage Error for Small Areas - Mary H. Mulry, Eric Schindler, Tom Mule, Nganha Nguyen, and Bruce D. Spencer
Keywords: dual system estimation, undercount, synthetic estimation, Census 2000, Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation Survey

Variance Estimation for Domains in the U.S. Current Employment Statistics Program - Julie B. Gershunskaya and P. Lahiri
Keywords: composite estimation, mean squared error, Monte Carlo simulation, randomization principle

Transformation Usage and Model Strategies in Small-area Estimation - Dawei Xie and Trivellore Raghunathan

Session 528: Missing Data and Under-reported Data
Organizer:
Chair: Karol Krotki, RTI International

Analysis of Non-response in Student Surveys - Ronaldo Iachan, William H. Robb, James G. Ross, Katherine H. Flint, and Alan Bloch

Comparison of Methods for Handling Missing Data in a Collegiate Survey of Tobacco Use - Liza M. Nirelli, Michael D. Larsen, Ivana T. Croghan, Darrell R. Schroeder, Kenneth P. Offord, and Richard D. Hurt
Keywords: EM algorithm, hot deck imputation, multiple imputation, Rosenberg self-esteem scale, single imputation, smoking cessation

Measuring and Reducing Inconsistency among Questionnaire Items through Imputation: An Application to the NSOPF - Kimberly L. Ault, Mansour Fahimi, and Ruth E. Heuer

Methodology to Evaluate Longitudinal Estimates After Imputation in a Graduate Student Survey - Adriana Perez

A Test for Judging the Number-One Product in a Marketing Survey: A Multinomial Approach with Incomplete Rank Data - Chien-Hua Wu, Shu-Mei Wan, and Che-Wei Hsin

Estimating the Level of Underreporting of Expenditures among Expenditure Reporters: A Micro-level Latent Class Analysis - Clyde Tucker, Brian Meekins, and Paul Biemer

Invited Posters

Estimation of Prevalence of Overweight in Small Areas - A Robust Extension of Fay-Herriot Model - Dawei Xie, Trivellore E. Reghunathan, and James M. Lepkowski
Keywords: t distribution, hierarchical model, complex sample survey, BRFSS, overweight, outlier detection

Contributed Posters

Arkansas Act 1220 Evaluation: Multi-stage Stratified Surveys with Probability Proportional to Size (PPS) Sampling - Zoran Bursac, Martha Phillips, C. Heath Gauss, LeaVonne Pulley, Delia Smith West, and James Raczynski

Use of a Web-Based Sample Replacement Software Application for Data Collectors in the Field - Andrey Vinokurov, Daniel Geller, Pedro J. Saavedra, and Tamara L. Martin

Clinical Ethics Consultation - Terry Tomazic, Emily Anderson, Valerie Badro, and Barry Katz

Using Standard Statistical Software Packages to Make Statistical Inferences About a Linear Combination of Regression Parameters - Bruce Bowerman and J. B. Orris
Keywords: regression, MegaStat, linear combination, statistical inference

Papers Presented at the 60th Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
May 12-15, 2005
Miami Beach, FL

Who Is Being Heard? Response Bias in Open-ended Responses in a Large Government Employee Survey - Mark Andrews

Managing Data Quality on the 2004 Survey of Consumer Finances - Leslie A. Athey and Arthur B. Kennickell
Keywords: data quality, interviewers

Assessing the Accuracy of Respondents Reports of the Location of Their Home Relative to a National Forest Boundary and Forest Cover - John D. Baldridge, James T. Sylvester, and William T. Borrie

The Effects of Digital Recording of Telephone Interviews on Survey Data Quality - Danna Basson
Keywords: digital recording, participation, satisficing, data quality

Development and Testing of Informed Consent Questions to Link Survey Data with Administrative Records - Nancy Bates
Keywords: informed consent, cognitive testing, RDD Surveys, SSN

Purging Out-Of-Scope And Cellular Telephone Numbers From RDD Samples - Michael P. Battaglia, Meg Ryan, and Marcie Cynamon
Keywords: random-digit dialing, nonworking telephone numbers, business telephone numbers

Nonresponse in Exit Poll Methodology: A Case Study in Mexico - René Bautista, Mario Callegaro, Jose Alberto Vera, and Francisco Abundis
Keywords: exit poll methodology, nonresponse, mixed mode data collection, interviewer effect

Do Characteristics of Consent Forms Affect the Response Rate? - Dragana Bolcic-Jankovic, Brian R. Clarridge, and Floyd J. Fowler, Jr.
Keywords: consent forms, HIPAA, health protected information, response rate

Interviewer Effects in a RDD Telephone Pre-election Poll in Minneapolis 2001 - An Analysis of the Effects of Interviewer Race and Gender - Mario Callegaro, Femke De Keulenaer, Jon A. Krosnick, and Robert P. Daves
Keywords: race on interviewer effect, gender of interviewer effect, pre-election polls

Who's Calling? The Impact of Caller ID on Telephone Survey Response - Mario Callegaro, Allan L. McCutcheon, and Jack Ludwig
Keywords: caller ID, response rate, refusal rate, working rate, completes by hour

The Influence of Considerations on Response Behavior in Survey Interviews: A Mixed Methods Approach - C.L. Carabain, W. Dijkstra, H. van den Berg, and J. van der Zouwen
Keywords: mixed methods, open questions, closed questions, response latency, attitudes, considerations

Missing Data for Children's Height, Weight, and BMI in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey - Frances M. Chevarley
Keywords: MEPS, height, weight, BMI, item nonresponse

Interactive Feedback Can Improve the Quality of Responses in Web Surveys - Frederick G. Conrad, Mick P. Couper, Roger Tourangeau, and Mirta Galesic
Keywords: web surveys, interactive feedback, data quality, tally items, human-computer interaction

Incidence and Impact of Controlled Access Situations on Nonresponse - David Cunningham, Laura Flicker, Joe Murphy, Jeremy Aldworth, Susan Myers, and Joel Kennet
Keywords: controlled access, limited access, nonresponse, restricted access

Using Process Data to Predict Attrition from a Panel Survey: a Case Study - Femke De Keulenaer
Keywords: household panel surveys, attrition, process data, responsive survey design

Qualified Answers and Other Doubt Expressions as Indicators of Cognitive Problems in a Health Survey - Stasja Draisma, Yfke Ongena, and Wil Dijkstra

Relationships among Expenditure Reporting Rates, Household Characteristics, and Interview Process Variables in the U.S. Consumer Expenditure Interview Survey - J. L. Eltinge and M.J. Cho
Keywords: family composition, household effect, logistic regression, Missing data, multiple respondents, nonidentified nonresponse, record usage

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Results from Cognitive Testing of Graphic Show Cards - Anne M. Hartman, Jennifer Crafts, Amy Yaroch, Susie McNutt, Tracey Summerall, and Gordon Willis
Keywords: questionnaire design, graphic show cards, cognitive testing, sun protection, hats

Person-based Data Collection in Practice: An Evaluation of Interviewer/Respondent Interactions - Jennifer Hunter and Ashley Landreth
Keywords: behavior coding, person-based interview, pretesting, interviewer-respondent interactions, standardized interviewing

Party Identification Weighting - Experiments To Improve Survey Quality - Olena Kaminska and Christopher Barnes
Keywords: weighting, party identification, pre-election polling methodology

Applying Cognitive Psychological Principles to the Improvement of Survey Data: A Case Study from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health - Joel Kennet, Dicy Painter, Peggy Barker, Jeremy Aldworth, and Michael Vorburger

Hospice, HIPAA, and Hope: Survey Research with the Terminally Ill - Terri Kovach
Keywords: research subjects, terminally ill, end of life, vulnerable populations

Cross National Contact Strategies - Oliver Lipps and Grant Benson
Keywords: contact strategies, cooperation rates, cross-national survey, interviewer effects

Exploring a New Establishment Survey Incentive To Improve Response Rates - Amy C. Luo and Glenn D. White, Jr.
Keywords: establishment survey, incentive, benchmark report

Do Changes in Item Formatting and Question Placement Help Older Survey Respondents Provide Better Data? - Judith T. Lynch, Anne E. Kenyon, Jean Wang, Stephanie Rizk, Scott Scheffler, Katherine R. Jackson, and Mildred C. Duke

A Dual Frame Rdd/Registration-based Sample Design: Lessons from Oregon's 2004 National Election Pool Survey - Warren Mitofsky, Joel Bloom, Joseph Lenski, Scott Dingman, and Jennifer Agiesta
Keywords: RBS, dual frame, pre-election, telephone survey

How Could They Ever, Ever Persuade You? Are Some Refusals Easier To Convert Than Others? - Nick Moon, Nickie Rose, and Nikki Steel
Keywords: refusals, non-response, conversion, survey error

Identifying Mismatches between Common Sense and Technical Definitions on an HIV Risk Behavior Survey - Lisa Moses

Evaluating Methods for Increasing Physician Survey Cooperation - Murrey G. Olmsted, Joe Murphy, Emily McFarlane, and Craig A. Hill
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The Impact of Cluster (Segment) Size on Effective Sample Size - Steven Pedlow, Yongyi Wang, and Colm O'Muircheartaigh
Keywords: rho, intraclass correlation, area probability sampling, making connections

Nonresponse in Telephone Surveys: The Reporting of Outcome Measures - Richard Seltzer

Learning To Say No: Conditioned Underreporting in an Expenditure Survey - Jennifer Shields and Nhien To
Keywords: household survey, expenditure survey, underreporting

Mode of Administration, Retrospective Recall and the Validity of Vote Reports - Volker Stocké
Keywords: memory failure, response privacy, social desirability bias, vote overreporting

Using Screening Questions to Identify Persons with Mobility Impairment: Field Test Results - Vickie L. Stringfellow, Nancy Latham, Patricia Gallagher, and Ann Lawthers
Keywords: screening, question development, mobility impairment

When Do Respondent Misconceptions Lead to Survey Response Error? - Anna Suessbrick, Michael F. Schober, and Frederick G. Conrad
Keywords: question clarification, data quality, conversational interviewing, question interpretation, comprehension, measurement error, standardized interviewing

Interviewer Judgments about the Quality of Telephone Interviews - John Tarnai and M. Chris Paxson
Keywords: telephone survey, interviewer judgment, survey quality, telephone interviewer ratings

(Inter) Net Gain? Experiments to Increase Response - Steven Tourkin, Randall Parmer, Shawna Cox, and Andrew Zukerberg
Keywords: internet, incentive, response rate

Ownership and Usage Patterns of Cell Phones: 2000-2005 - Peter Tuckel and Harry O'Neill
Keywords: cell phones, telephone surveys, nonresponse bias

Reporting the Frequency and Duration of Household Tasks by Elderly Respondents: The Effect of Different Interview Strategies on Data Quality - Johannes van der Zouwen, Johannes H. Smit, and Marleen H.L. van der Horst
Keywords: elderly respondents, household tasks, decomposition of questions, interview strategy, data quality, efficiency of the data collection

Mixed Mode Data Collection Using Paper andWeb Questionnaires - Peter Werner and Gosta Forsman

A Cumulative Count, General Approach to Item NonResponse - Michael Wood
Keywords: survey nonresponse, item nonresponse, poisson

Surveying Households on Cell Phones-Results and Lessons - Angela Yangyang Yuan, Bruce Allen, J. Michael Brick, Sarah Dipko, Stanley Presser, Clyde Tucker, Daifeng Han, Laura Burns, and Mirta Galesic
Keywords: telephone survey, call scheduling, incentive, text message, response rate

Too Much of a Good Thing? Working Through Establishment Gatekeepers - Andrew Zukerberg, Andrew Soderborg, Toni Warner, Randy Parmer, and Steve Tourkin
Keywords: gatekeeper, response rate