My fellow AAPOR members, I hope you all had a refreshing and productive summer! As we dive into the fall, I’m excited to share a few updates with you. This Thursday, we’ll be gathering for our next council meeting, where we’ll be discussing the planned initiatives of our committees and subcommittees. As always, the minutes […]
Brandon Sepulvado and Amelia Burke-Garcia, NORC at the University of Chicago Misinformation ranks among the top challenges for public health and public opinion surrounding health topics. AI-generated misinformation increases the spread and exposure to misleading health and medical information, posing a major challenge to health and well-being and impacting historically marginalized and minoritized communities. At […]
Ella Douglas-Durham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Misinformation, which refers to false or misleading information, has proliferated in recent years and become an increasing cause for global concern. Misinformation can have several negative impacts including undermining trust in institutions, shaping policy preferences and voting behavior, and influencing health behaviors and intentions. Existing research […]
Jenny Benz, NORC at the University of Chicago As we head into an election season full of unknowns, there is one gamble I am willing to take: Misinformation will be a central character in the 2024 election story. Any number of indicators suggest that’s a safe bet. Research on the volume of misinformation spread online […]
Krysten Mesner, U.S. Census Bureau Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with Diane Willimack – Senior Survey Methodologist for Economic Programs at the U.S. Census Bureau – to gather some of her insights on economic survey research. Diane is an expert in the field of economic survey methodology, pioneering, in particular, the cognitive […]
Jason Kosakow and Sonya Waddell, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors. They do not represent an official position of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond or the Federal Reserve System. The COVID-19 pandemic sharply altered economic and business conditions in the United States. Demand for […]
James Burton, William Davie, and Scott Scheleur, US Census Bureau The Census Bureau’s mission is to serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people, places, and economy. This article gives a brief introduction to the Census Bureau’s economic surveys and how they work together to help measure the health of the […]
Kevin Foster, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Surveys play an important role in monetary policy decision-making in the Federal Reserve System. While Fed policy makers have always relied on surveys conducted by federal statistical agencies, more recently, they are relying on surveys conducted by their own Fed staff. These internally administered surveys have the advantages […]
Katherine Blackburn, RTI Y. Patrick Hsieh, PhD, RTI Chris Ellis, RTI In March 2022, the Census Bureau, with support from RTI International, published the first edition of the Emergency Economic Information Collection (EEIC) Question Bank, consisting of a total of 173 unique questions, accessible at https://tinyurl.com/EEICQBank. The Question Bank is the culmination of a year […]
Yun Kim, MPH, Statistician, ICF Ronaldo Iachan, PhD, Senior Fellow, ICF The National School COVID-19 Prevention Study (NSCPS) invited a nationally representative and longitudinal sample of public schools to assess the mitigation actions taken in the schools and the COVID-19 infection among students. A stratified random sample of 1,600 schools was selected and invited to […]