AIR Experts to Present at Annual Conference of the American Association for Public Opinion Research
Washington, D.C. — Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present on public opinion and survey research topics at the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) annual conference, being held May 12-15, 2016, at the Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, Texas.
The conference theme, “Reshaping the Research Landscape: Public Opinion and Data Science,” explores recent changes in the field. The impact of modeling, big data and other techniques on the methodology of public opinion and survey research will be among the topics examined.
AIR sessions include the following:
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Poster Session 1
3-4 p.m. | Governor’s Ballroom, Fourth Floor
Young Children Living in Poverty: An Examination of Available Measures
AIR Presenters: Angie KewalRamani, Anlan Zhang and Sidney Wilkinson-Flicker
Evaluating Survey Administration Mode in Individuals With Physical and Mental Challenges: Results From the Home- and Community-Based Services Experience-of-Care Survey Field Test
AIR Presenters: Chris Pugliese, Tandrea Hilliard, Coretta Mallery, Elizabeth Frentzel, Beth Jackson and Susan Raetzman
Concurrent Session B, Session 3: Methodological Briefs — Measurement Issues and Measurement Error
4-5:30 p.m. | Meeting Room 408, Fourth Floor
Missing or Ignoring? A Case Study From the National Household Education Surveys Cognitive Tests 2015
AIR Presenters: Anna Sandoval Giron and Caitlin Deal
Concurrent Session B, Session 7: Improving Methods to Survey Hispanics
4-5:30 p.m. | Meeting Room 615 A/B, Sixth Floor
The Impact of Survey Language Administration and Socioeconomic Status on Skip Error Rates
AIR Presenters: Mahi Megra and Anna Sandoval Giron
Friday, May 13, 2016
Concurrent Session C, Session 3: Using Response Propensity R Modeling for the Cost-Effective Allocation of Survey Incentives
8-9:30 a.m. | Meeting Room 408, Fourth Floor
Developing and Validating a Response Propensity Model for the Efficient Allocation of Noncontingent Incentives Using 2014 NHES Data
AIR Presenters: Michael Jackson, Paul Lavrakas, Cameron McPhee and Mark Masterton
Can Response Propensity Modeling Be Used to Improve Response Rates, Reduce Nonresponse Bias, and Reduce Cost Through the Use of Tailored Differential Incentives in the 2016 NHES
AIR Presenters: Cameron McPhee, Michael Jackson and Paul Lavrakas
Using a Response Propensity Model to Allocate Noncontingent Incentives in a Web Panel
AIR Presenters: Mark Masterson, Rebecca Medway, Paul Lavrakas and Mengmeng Zhang
Concurrent Session D, Session 4: Questionnaire Design
10-11:30 a.m. | Meeting Room 410, Fourth Floor
How Much Can We Ask? Assessing the Effect of Questionnaire Length on Survey Quality
AIR Presenters: Rebecca Medway, Danielle Battle, Mengmeng Zhang and Meghan McQuiggan
Concurrent Session D, Session 6: Advances in Measuring Sexual Minorities (LGBTQ) and Same-Sex Households and Relationships
10-11:30 a.m. | Meeting Room 616 A/B, Sixth Floor
Measuring Initial Results of Gender Identity Questions in the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey
AIR Presenters: David Grant, Matt Jans, Royce Park, Ninez A. Ponce, Jody Herman, Bianca D. M. Wilson and Gary J. Gates
Concurrent Session E, Session 3: Methodological Briefs — R Response Rates
1:45-3:15 p.m. | Meeting Room 408, Fourth Floor
Cost Benefit Analysis of FedEx Follow-Up on Response Rates
AIR Presenters: Daniel Harwell, HarmoniJoie Noel, Alison Huang, Carol Wan and Lee Hargraves
Optimizing the Effects of Online Survey Reminders
AIR Presenters: Tzu-Jou Wan, HarmoniJoie Noel and Lee Hargraves
How to Invite? Methods for Increasing Internet Survey Response Rate
AIR Presenters: Alison Huang, HarmoniJoie Noel and Lee Hargraves
Poster Session 2
3:15-4:15 p.m. | Governor’s Ballroom, Fourth Floor
Influence of Family-Based Factors on Response Propensity in the Project Talent Twin and Sibling Study
AIR Presenters: Deanna Achorn, Danielle Battle, Ashley Kaiser and Carol A. Prescott
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Concurrent Session G, Session 5: Using Paradata to Improve Data Quality
8-9:30 a.m. | Meeting Room 412, Fourth Floor
Use of Paradata to Investigate Potential Data Quality Issues in an Online Survey
AIR Presenters: Tzu-Jou Wan, HarmoniJoie Noel and Lee Hargraves
Concurrent Session H, Session 2: Methods to Improve Data Quality
10-11:30 a.m. | Meeting Room 406, Fourth Floor
Benefits and Challenges of Using Language Preference Indicators to Tailor Mail Surveys by Language
AIR Presenters: HarmoniJoie Noel, Carol Wan, Chris Evensen and Alison Huang
Poster Session 3
12:45-1:45 p.m. | Governor’s Ball, Fourth Floor
How Can We Develop a Survey That Everyone Can Answer? Developing and Cognitively Testing a Survey for Individuals With Physical and Mental Challenges
AIR Presenters: Elizabeth Frentzel, Ushma Patel, Graciela Castillo and Beth Jackson
The Effect of Noncontingent Monetary Incentives on Response Rates of College Students
AIR Presenters: Mariesa Hawkins and Mark Masterton
Concurrent Session I, Session 1: Nonprobability Samples — Probability/Nonbiases and Estimation
1:45-3:15 p.m. | Meeting Room 400/402, Fourth Floor
Efficient Estimation Using Purposive Supplements to Probability Samples
AIR Presenters: Avinash C. Singh & Cong Ye
Concurrent Session J, Session 1: The AAPOR Report on Address-Based Sampling
3:30-5 p.m. | Meeting Room 400/402, Fourth Floor
Panel: The AAPOR Report on Address-Based Sampling
AIR Presenters: Mansour Fahimi, Cameron McPhee, Jill Montaquila and Andrew Zukerberg
Concurrent Session J, Session 2: Alternative Approaches to Measuring Survey Error
3:30-5 p.m. | Meeting Room 406, Fourth Floor
Latent Class Assessment of Measurement Error in a Large-Scale Panel Survey
AIR Presenters: Brian Meekins and Clyde Tucker
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Concurrent Session K, Session 3: Methodological Briefs: Measurement Error and Data Quality
8:30-10 a.m. | Meeting Room 408, Fourth Floor
Using a Calendar vs. Frequency Grid in a 2014 National Mail Survey
AIR Presenters: Danielle Battle, Rebecca Medway and Meghan McQuiggan
Analyzing Check-All-That-Apply Responses from Large-Scale Surveys
AIR Presenter: Ayrin C. Molefe
Concurrent Session L, Session 2: Multimode Data Collection
10:15-11:45 a.m. | Meeting Room 406, Fourth Floor
Mixing Modes: Challenges (and Tradeoffs) of Adapting a Mailed Paper Survey to the Web
AIR Presenters: Sidney Wilkinson-Flicker, Cameron McPhee, Becca Medway, Ashley Kaiser and Katelyn Cutts
For more information about the AAPOR conference, see the conference brochure (PDF).
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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