Conferences

Design Issues in Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional Surveys

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Schedule

The conference main events took place on Friday, February 18, 2011. Speaker presentations are hyperlinked as PDF files below when available.

8:00 Registration & Breakfast

8:45 Welcoming Remarks

• Susan Roth, Duke University
• D. Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University

9:00 Session 1: Motivations for Modifying Questionnaires in Recurring Surveys

• Randall Olsen, The Ohio State University (NLSY)
• Tom W. Smith, NORC (GSS)
• Jon Krosnick, Stanford University (ANES)
• Brief Remarks: Randy Stevenson, Gary Segura

10:45 Coffee Break

11:00 Session 2: Evaluating and Implementing (and Re-Evaluating) Proposed Changes

• Chris Chapman, National Center for Education Statistics (ECLS)
• Jason Fields, Census Bureau (SIPP)
• Brief Remarks: Matt DeBell, Randall Olsen, Simon Jackman, Ted Brader

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Session 3: Other Issues Affecting Comparability

• Andy Peytchev, RTI International
• Andre Blais, University of Montreal (CES/CSES)
• Lynn Vavreck, University of California-Los Angeles (CCAP)
• Brief Remarks: Jon Krosnick, Chris Chapman, Elizabeth Frankenberg

3:15 Coffee break

3:30 Session 4: Roundtable on Involving the User Community

• Skip Lupia, University of Michigan (ANES/TESS)
• Peter Marsden, Harvard University (GSS)
• Vince Hutchings, University of Michigan (ANES)
• John Aldrich, Duke University (ANES/CSES)
• Jason Fields, Census Bureau (SIPP)

5:00 Closing Remarks

• D. Sunshine Hillygus, Duke University

Reception immediately following closing remarks (concludes at 6 p.m.)