AAPOR Highlights

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NEW - 6th Edition of Standard Definitions (10/20/2009)
The update includes changes in U.S. postal codes, discusses mix-mode surveys and more.
Also, there is a revised and expanded version of the report on estimating eligibility rates.
These two new documents can be found here: http://www.aapor.org/Standard_Definitions1.htm


The 2009-2010 Blue Book is now available on the Web site.  (10/20/2009)

AAPOR Raises Objections to Actions by Atlanta-Based Strategic Vision LLC (9/23/2009)
The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) found that Strategic Vision LLC, an Atlanta-based company, repeatedly refused to release essential facts about polls it published prior to the 2008 presidential primaries in New Hampshire and Wisconsin. Read the full release.

Bob Groves sworn in as U.S. Census Director     

See video of swearing-in ceremony and Census Bureau release (7/22/2009). Groves was AAPOR's president 1995-96 and has won several honors from the organization, including the AAPOR Award in 2001. In April AAPOR's "Three Presidents" wrote a letter of support for his nomination.

Updated Standards & Ethics section (6/15/2009):
New disclosure checklist and example disclosure form
Revised procedures for handling Ethics Code violations
Information about interviewer falsification cases

Expanded AAPOR History section (5/13/2009):
Heritage Interview Series videos
"A Meeting Place" (1992 AAPOR history book)
Full list of past AAPOR presidents
Full list of past AAPOR conferences

Guide to AAPOR social media outlets (5/10/2009)
Links to and info on using AAPOR presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. 
Highlights of April 17 AAPOR Executive Council teleconference (4/22/09)  For AAPOR members only -- via the Member Log-In

2009-2010 Executive Council election results-- Frank Newport is president-elect (4/13/09)

Federal court upholds respondent confidentiality
AAPOR and CASRO jointly submitted an Amicus (“friend of the court”) Brief in support of Research Respondent Confidentiality. View press release (3/18/09).

AAPOR releases additional detail on Burnham Standards violation (posted 3/10/09)
Also view the initial AAPOR press release (2/4/09) on the Standards determination.
Related information:
POQ: Methodological review of Burnham study (3/26/08)
News articles on Standards action: ABC, BBC (2/4/09) 

Cell Phone Task Force report (April 2008)
In May 2007 AAPOR Council established a volunteer Task Force to prepare a report on surveys of cell phone users in the United States. See full report or highlights

• Is survey research covered by Do Not Call rules?
• Do response rates matter?
• What is a random sample?
• What is the margin of sampling error?
• Why do election polls vary? (PDF)
• Election polling resources
• What is a "push" poll?
• Can leaked polls be trusted?