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NEWS: The Executive Council has recommended revisions to the Code of Ethics. The document is currently available for membership review and comments. Click on the links below for the memo regarding membership comments and the rationale for the recommended revisions and for the text of the proposed revised Code of Professional Ethics and Practice, approved by the Executive Council on March 12, 2010.

All AAPOR members sign the Code of Professional Ethics and Practice, pledging themselves to maintain high standards of scientific competence and integrity in conducting, analyzing, and reporting their work. Much of AAPOR's work is in developing and promoting resources that help researchers meet these demanding standards:

AAPOR Code of Professional Ethics & Practice
Best Practices for Survey Research
Standard for Minimal Disclosure
- NEW: Checklist & Example Disclosure Form
- Frequently Asked Questions About Disclosure
Survey Practices that AAPOR Condemns
Report an AAPOR Code Violation (PDF)
- Schedule of Procedures for Code Violations:
  - NEW: Revised schedule (approved by AAPOR Executive Council on May 13, 2009)
  - Older schedule (applies to violations alleged before May 13, 2009)
Standard Definitions - Final Dispositions of Case Codes and Outcome Rates for Surveys (6th Edition, 2009)
AAPOR Transparency Initiative: Rewarding Survey Methodology Disclosure
AAPOR responds to the "2010 Congressional District Census" fundraising mailing of the Republican National Committee (RNC)

NEW: In May 2009 the AAPOR Executive Council approved posting a series of documents regarding cases of interviewer falsification:

Interviewer Falsification - Practices and Policies