The American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the leading association of survey and public opinion research professionals, appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen, modernize, and make Federal regulations more effective in protecting human research subjects. We share the government’s position that human subjects’ protections are a […]
AAPOR Statement on Protecting Respondent Confidentiality in Litigation Surveys Background Survey research offers multiple, practical benefits in both litigation and non-litigation contexts, particularly where information must be gathered from a large number of individuals and analyzed. According to the Federal Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, (3rd Ed., at 417): “[O]ne of the advantages of a survey is […]
The Critical Role of Transparency & Standards in Today’s World of Polling and Opinion Research The world of polling and opinion research is indeed in the midst of significant change, offering opportunities for new insights into public thinking but also with the potential for us to lose our bearings in terms of what is and is […]
Dear Senator Carper and Senator Coburn: It is with great pleasure and serious conviction that we, on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), write in support of President Obama’s nomination of Mr. John Thompson as Director of the Bureau of the Census. AAPOR is the leading professional organization of public opinion and […]
AAPOR Statement: Understanding a “credibility interval” and how it differs from the “margin of sampling error” in a public opinion poll Summary: AAPOR urges caution in the interpretation of a new quantity that is appearing with some nonprobability opt-in, online polling results – the credibility interval. The credibility interval is not the margin of sampling error (MOE) that […]
Dear Majority Leader Reid and Minority Leader McConnell: The undersigned group of national, state, and local organizations, representing a diverse range of the nation’s social and economic sectors, writes to express its alarm about recent House of Representatives action to eliminate the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and reduce funding for the agency by more than $100 […]
Statement on ISO 20252 – Market, Opinion, and Social Research Background In 2006, three years of work by an international committee comprised of representatives from research associations (including CASRO, WAPOR, and ESOMAR) in over 20 countries culminated in the release of an international standard for the conduct of market, opinion, and social research. At last […]
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Edolphus Towns Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Lacy Clay Chairman, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC […]
Mr. Thomas Cromwell Civic Council 5235 Westview Drive, Suite 100 Frederick, MD 21703 Dear Mr. Cromwell: I write on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research. We strongly object to your recent fundraising effort, the so-called “Census of Senior Citizens,” and all other fundraising your organization may do under the guise of research. […]
Mr. Michael Steele Chairman Republican National Committee 310 First Street, SE Washington, D.C. 20003 Dear Mr. Steele: I write on behalf of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), an organization of more than 2000 leading survey researchers. AAPOR’s membership includes people of all political persuasions. We are united in the aim to uphold […]