AIR Survey Experts Address a Broad Range of Subjects at the American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference

Washington, D.C. – Survey experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will discuss a variety of topics, including measurement errors and questionnaire evaluation, during the American Association for Public Opinion Research’s (AAPOR) 68th annual conference May 16-19 in Boston.

Staff of AIR’s Center for Survey Methods will provide insights on issues related to nonresponse bias and measurement errors in studies of early child development, education, adult learning, health, and aging, as well as questionnaire evaluation, respondent locating, paradata, administrative data linkage, and web surveys.

The following is a list of AIR staff presentations:

May 16, 2013

1:30 - 3:00
Cityview 1

Conducting Cognitive Interviews Over the Phone: Benefits and Challenges
Presenter: Harmoni Noel

4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Cityview 1

Tracking and Re-engaging Respondents for Follow-Up Research: A Methodological Examination of Two Research Studies
Presenters: Anna Sandoval; Celeste Stone

4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Amphitheater

The Impact on Web Survey Drop-Out Rates of Page Number Progress Indicators Used Throughout, Near the End, or Not at All
Presenters: Jill Walston; Brittany Cunningham; Rebecca Medway

May 17, 2013

10:00 am–11:30 am
Waterfront 3

The Effect of Prepaid Incentives on Responses to Sensitive Questions in a Mail Survey
Presenter: Rebecca Medway

3:15 pm–4:15 pm
Commonwealth Complex A & B

Well, Not Well, or Not Well at All? Evaluating American Community Survey (ACS) Data on School-Age Children Who Speak English With Difficulty
Presenters: Angie KewalRamani; Amber Noel

3:15 pm–4:15 pm
Commonwealth Complex A & B

Use of Paradata to Predict Participation in a Randomized Control Trial Intervention
Presenters: Harmoni Noel; Simone Robers; Grace Wang; Alex Ortiz; Amy Windham; Steven Garfinkel; Kristin Carman

4:15 pm–5:45 pm
Cityview 2

Incentives and Early-Life Civic Engagement as a Mediating Factor in a Study After 50 Years
Presenters: Ashley Kaiser; Danielle Battle; Jizhi Zhang

May 18, 2013

8:00 am–9:30 am
Harborview 1

Validation of Teacher Report as a Methodology for Collecting Information on Student’s Cognitive Knowledge and Skills
Presenters: Kristin Flanagan; Cameron McPhee; Dan Potter

8:00 am–9:30 am
Amphitheater

A Comparative Look at Measures of Socioeconomic Status and How Well They Predict Academic Achievement
Presenters: David Miller; Saida Mamedova

8:00 am–9:30 am
Waterfront 2

Obtaining Administrative Record Linkage Consent by Mail: Examining the Impact of Incentives and Phone Follow-up
Presenters: Celeste Stone; Harmoni Noel; David Weir

1:15 pm–2:15 pm
Commonwealth Complex A & B

The Effectiveness of Forgiving Introductions and Response Options for Reducing Social Desirability Biases in Reports of Health-Related Behaviors
Presenters: Hanyu Sun; Rebecca Medway

2:15 pm–3:45 pm
Harborview 2 & 3

The Relations Among Different Cognitive Shortcuts in Surveys
Presenters: Roger Tourangeau; Rebecca Medway; Stanley Presser

May 19, 2013

8:30 am–10:00 am
Amphitheater

How Open Are We to the Open-Ended Questions?
Presenter: Saida Mamedova

10:15 am–11:45 am
Harborview 1

50 Years Later: Do Respondents Who Remember the Initial Survey Provide Higher Quality Responses to a Follow-Up Survey?
Presenters: Danielle Battle; Rebecca Medway

AIR supports the design, collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistics that are objective, accurate and timely, and  provides expert statistical and methodological guidance across a variety of social and behavioral science fields, including education, criminology, economics, sociology, international studies and developmental psychology.

About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.

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