American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)

Public Choices in Changing Times

The theme of the 64th AAPOR conference highlighted the tectonic shifts in media technology that have brought unprecedented variety in entertainment and information options, even as they have spawned entirely new means of reaching and cultivating audiences and publics and placed traditional methods of public opinion research in a state of flux.

Richard A. Kulka, Ph.D., Group Vice President, Survey Research at Abt Associates gave the Presidential Address.  Abt SRBI participated in the conference exhibition and several members of Abt Associates and Abt SRBI staff presented:

For more information visit the conference website.

Thursday May 14

Session: Cognitive Interviewing
Current Practices in Cognitive Interviewing
Pat Dean Brick, Westat
Johnny Blair, Abt SRBI

Session: Cell Phone Sampling & Weighting
Cell Phones: The Key to Including the Full Population?
Martin Frankel, Baruch College, City University of New York
Michael P . Battaglia, Abt Associates
Lena S. Balluz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panel
An Interview with Louis Harris: Reflections on his Life in Polling
Moderator and Interviewer: Mark Schulman, Abt SRBI
Louis Harris, founder, The Harris Poll
Evans Witt, PSRAI, Interviewer

Friday May 15

Panel
Resolved: That Major Media Polls Today Impair Democracy in the United States
Mediator: Patricia Moy
David Moore, University of New Hampshire
Mark Schulman, Abt SRBI
George Bishop, University of Cincinnati
Eric Plutzer, Pennsylvania State University

Session: Sampling: Revisiting the Use of Zero Listed Banks
Unlisted Banks in New York City: Coverage Error and Bias in Urban Areas from RDD Samples Based on Hundreds Banks with Listed Numbers
Andy Weiss, Abt SRBI
Mike Battaglia, Abt Associates
John M. Boyle, Abt SRBI
Ashley Hyon, Marketing Systems Group
Dale Kulp, Marketing Systems Group

Session: Sampling: Revisiting the Use of Zero Listed Banks
Impact of Unlisted Banks on Telephone Surveys: Coverage Error and Bias in Samples Based on Hundreds Banks with Listed Numbers
John M. Boyle, Abt SRBI
Michael Bucuvalas, Abt SRBI
Linda Piekarski, Survey Sampling International
Andy Weiss, Abt SRBI

Saturday May 16

Session: Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel Via Face-to-Face Recruitment and Providing Free Computers to All Respondents
Assessing the FFISP’s Representativeness of the American Adult Population
Matthew DeBell, Stanford University
Jon A. Krosnick, Stanford University
Ari Malka, Stanford University
Allison Ackermann, Abt SRBI
Chintan Turakhia, Abt SRBI

Session: Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel Via Face-to-Face Recruitment and Providing Free Computers to All Respondents
A Comparison of Behavioral and Attitudinal Findings from the FFISP with Those of Major National Surveys
Jon A. Krosnick, Stanford University
Allison Ackermann, Abt SRBI
Matthew DeBell, Stanford University
Ari Malka, Stanford University
Chintan Turakhia, Abt SRBI

Session: Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel Via Face-to-Face Recruitment and Providing Free Computers to All Respondents
Lessons Learned About How to Accomplish Effective In-Person Recruitment of a Web-Equipped Survey Panel
Allison Ackermann, Stanford University
Jon A. Krosnick, Stanford University
Chintan Turakhia, Abt SRBI
Matthew DeBell, Stanford University
Ari Malka, Stanford University
Ricki Jarmon, Abt SRBI

Session: Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel Via Face-to-Face Recruitment and Providing Free Computers to All Respondents
Attrition in a Face-to-Face Recruited Internet Panel with Substantial Incentives
Ari Malka, Stanford University
Jon A. Krosnick, Stanford University
Allison Ackermann, Abt SRBI
Matthew DeBell, Stanford University
Chintan Turakhia, Abt SRBI

Session: Creation of a New Internet Survey Panel Via Face-to-Face Recruitment and Providing Free Computers to All Respondents
Dispositions and Outcome Rates in the “Face-to-Face/Internet Survey Platform" (the FFISP)
Joe Sakshaug, Stanford University
Roger Tourangeau, University of Michigan
Jon A. Krosnick, Stanford University
Allison Ackermann, Abt SRBI
Ari Malka, Stanford University
Matthew DeBell, Stanford University
Chintan Turakhia, Abt SRBI

Poster Session 3
Expanding the BRFSS to a Dual Frame Telephone Survey: Comparison of Selected Risk Factors and Health Conditions
Lina S. Balluz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
S. Sean Hu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates
Martin R. Frankel, Baruch College, City University of New York

Session: Cell Phones: Bias Assessment
Cell-Only Adults Versus Cell-Mostly Adults: Does It Make a Difference in the Results?
Michael P. Battaglia, Abt Associates
Martin R. Frankel, Baruch College, City University of New York
Lina S. Balluz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sunday May 17

Session: Cell Phone Surveys: Practical Concerns
Cell Phone Mainly and Cell Phone Mostly: A Comparison of Two Approaches to Dual Frame Cell Phone and Landline Samples
John M. Boyle, Abt SRBI
Joel Cantor, Rutgers University

Session: Cell Phone Surveys: Practical Concerns
Have I Caught You at a Bad Time? Call Protocol and Bias in the 2008 BRFSS Cell Phone Sample
Paul Schroeder, Abt SRBI
Brian Meekins, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics