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International Conference on Establishment Surveys - II Survey Methods for Businesses, Farms, and Institutions June 17-21, 2000 The Adam's Mark Hotel Buffalo, New York |
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International Conference on Establishment Surveys - II Survey Methods for Businesses, Farms, and Institutions June 17-21, 2000 The Adam's Mark Hotel Buffalo, New York |
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Last modified June 6, 2000
FINAL PROGRAM
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
SHORT COURSES 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ontario Ballroom
(8:30 - 5:00) Sampling and Estimation for Business Surveys, Michel A. Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada
(8:30 - 5:00) Using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), Wanda Dougherty, Carol Manka, U.S. Census Bureau; and Ken Young, Statistics Canada
(1:00 - 5:00) Applying Principles of Visual Design to Establishment Surveys, Don Dillman, Washington State University
SUNDAY, JUNE 18
BRUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom C
Introduction by Cynthia Z.F. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau
Keynote Address: Establishment Surveys Since ICES I: What Has and Hasn't Changed, and What Are the Issues for the Future? Susan Linacre, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
2:00 - 7:00 p.m.
TOUR 1: American & Canadian Falls
Fee event; separate registration required
TOUR 2: Niagara-on-the-Lake Wine Country
CANCELLED
MONDAY, JUNE 19
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Grand Pavilion
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sullivan Room SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS 1: Electronic Data Collection
Labor Statistics
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DATA REPORTING IN BUSINESS SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Seymour Sudman, University of Illinois, and Diane Willimack, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Lynda Carlson, U.S. National Science Foundation
(8:35) The Use of Cognitive Methods to Improve British Business Surveys. Jack Eldridge, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(9:00) Testing of the Questionnaires for Statistics Canada's Unified Enterprise Survey. Colin Babyak, Allen Gower,
Lia Gendron, Jane Mulvihill, and Rae-Anne Zaroski, Statistics Canada
(9:25) Exploratory Research at the U.S. Census Bureau on the Survey Response Process in Large Companies.
Diane Willimack and Elizabeth Nichols, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; and Seymour Sudman, University of Illinois; Thomas Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:05) Floor Discussion
2. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom E
STATISTICAL GRAPHICS TRACT
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: David DesJardins, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: David DesJardins, U.S. Census Bureau
(8:35) Exploring the Potential of EDA: A Study of the Canadian Food Services Industry. Daphne Bennett, Larry Murphy, and Jim Tebrake, Statistics Canada
(9:00) Experiences of Introducing Exploratory Data Analysis Methods at Statistics Sweden. Catarina Elffors,
Gunnar Arvidson, Leopold Granquist, and Anders Norberg, Statistics Sweden
(9:25) The Main Barrier to Implementing an EDA Approach to Data Editing. Paula Weir, U.S. Energy Information Administration
(9:50) Roundtable Discussion: What institutional and methodological barriers have kept the incredible advantages of EDA techniques from finding wider use in a number of agencies. David DesJardins, Howard Hogan, James Hunt, and William Winkler, U.S. Census Bureau; Paula Weir, U.S. Department of Energy; Daphne Bennett,
John McVey, Larry Murphy, and Jim Tebrake, Statistics Canada; Catarina Elffors, Anders Norberg, and
Leopold Granquist, Statistics Sweden
(10:05) Floor Discussion
3. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Erie C/D
SURVEYS OF COMMODITY FLOWS: PROBLEMS AND IMPROVEMENTS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: TBA
(8:35) Electronic Data Collection for the Canadian For-Hire Trucking Origin and Destination Survey. François Gagnon, Steve Rathwell, and Yves Gauthier, Statistics Canada
(9:00) Design Effects and Measurement Errors in the Swedish Commodity Flow Surveys. Stefan Berg, Statistics Sweden
(9:25) Hazardous Material Shipments Data from the 1997 Commodity Flow Survey. John Fowler, U.S. Census Bureau, and Ron Duych, U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(9:50) Disc: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:05) Floor Discussion
4. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom D
ESTIMATION STRATEGIES USING VARIANTS OF POISSON SAMPLING
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Phillip Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
Chair: Esbjörn Ohlsson, Stockholm University
(8:35) The Theory and Practice of Maximal Brewer Selection with Poisson PRN Sampling. Phillip Kott and
Jeffrey T. Bailey, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(9:00) Estimators for Use with Poisson Sampling and Related Selection Procedures. Ken Brewer, Australian National University; and Timothy Gregoire, Yale University
(9:25) A User's Guide to Pareto ¶PS Sampling. Bengt Rosén, Statistics Sweden
(9:50) Disc: Pedro Saavedra, ORC Macro
(10:05) Floor Discussion
5. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario A/B
EVOLVING FRAMES AND REGISTERS
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Christopher L. Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics
(8:35) Measuring Business Entries and Exits. Philippe Gagné and Gerrit Faber, Statistics Canada
(8:55) Estimating the Effects of Birth and Death Lags on a Business Register. Mark Pont and Trevor Fenton, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom; and Dan Hedlin, University of Southampton
(9:15) Surveys of Business Register Quality in Central European Countries. Paul Smith and John Perry, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(9:35) Improving the Quality and Use of the UK's Business Register. Mark Pont, John Perry, Mike Prestwood, and
Andrew Stephens, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(9:55) Disc: Carl A. Konschnik, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:05) Floor Discussion
6. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario C
DATA ANALYSIS AND KIND OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Paul B. McMahon, Internal Revenue Service
(8:35) Evaluation of Differences Between 1997 Retail Trade Census and Annual Estimates. Tameka J. Johnson and
Carol S. King, U.S. Census Bureau
(8:55) A Straightforward Visualization Methodology for Exploring Employee Attitude Surveys Within Large Corporations. Dave Yearling, Mark Gilbert, Diane Warne, and Paul Mountstephen, BT Research Laboratories, United Kingdom
(9:15) Mapping Smoothed Values of Geo-Coded Survey Data. Teresa M. Neeman, Australian Bureau of Agricultural
and Resource Economics, Australia
(9:35) Delineation of Enterprises into Kind-of-Activity Units in the Swedish Business Register: A Systematic Approach and its Impact on Business Surveys. Lennart Nordberg, Statistics Sweden
(9:55) Satellite Accounts for Trade: How to Build Them and How to Set Up Suitable Data. Silvia Biffignandi and
Stefano Pisani, University of Bergamo, Italy
REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. 1st and 3rd Floors
7. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie A/B
DESIGNING COMMODITY SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Marie Brodeur, Statistics Canada
Chair: Marie Brodeur, Statistics Canada
(10:35) Multivariate Allocation for Commodity Surveys. Paul Smith, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(11:00) Sampling and Estimation Strategies for Commodity Surveys. Wisner Jocelyn, Marie Brodeur, Nancy Forget, and
Didier Garriguet, Statistics Canada
(11:25) A Feasibility Study of an Annual Industrial Report Program. Judy Dodds, Stacey Cole, Thomas Flood III, and
John Gates, U.S. Census Bureau
(11:50) Disc: Katherine Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
(12:05) Floor Discussion
8. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
WEB SURVEYS IN ESTABLISHMENT DATA COLLECTION
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Young Chun, University of Maryland, and Vasja Vehovar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Chair: Young Chun, University of Maryland
(10:35) Electronic Data Collection in Selected BLS Establishment Programs. Richard Clayton and Michael Searson,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(11:00) Cost and Errors of Web Surveys in Establishment Surveys. K. Lozar, Z. Batagelj, V. Vehovar, and M. Zaletel, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
(11:25) Web-Based Collection of Economic Data at the U.S. Census Bureau. Barbara Sedivi, Elizabeth Nichols, and
Howard Kanarek, U.S. Census Bureau
(11:50) Disc: Don Dillman, Washington State University
(12:05) Floor Discussion
9. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie C/D
GENERALIZED ESTIMATION SYSTEMS IN GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Michel Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada
Chair: Michel Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada
(10:35) CLAN - A SAS-Program for Computation of Point-and Standard Error Estimates in Sample Surveys.
Andersson Claes and Lennart Nordberg, Statistics Sweden
(11:00) Towards a Generalized Weighting System. N.J. Nieuwenbroek, Robbert Renssen, and L.P.M.B. Hofman, Statistics Netherlands
(11:25) Estimation and Variance Estimation in a Standardized Economic Processing System. Richard Sigman, U.S. Census Bureau
(11:50) Generalized Estimation System with Future Enhancement. Charlie Arcaro, Michel Hidiroglou, and Victor Estevao, Statistics Canada
(12:05) Floor Discussion
10. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario A/B
SOME LESSONS LEARNED FROM CONDUCTING A NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE SURVEY OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Special Contributed Session
Organizer: David W. Chapman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Chair: D.E.B. Potter, Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(10:35) Evaluation of Dun and Bradstreet's DMI File as an Establishment Survey Sampling Frame.
Christopher L. Moriarity, National Center for Health Statistics; and David W. Chapman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(10:55) Techniques for Sampling Establishments in Multi-Establishment Firms. David W. Chapman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and John Sommers, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
(11:15) Methods to Produce Establishment and Firm Level Estimates for an Economic Survey. John Sommers, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
(11:35) Imputation for Establishment Surveys: Lessons Learned from an Employer Health Insurance Survey.
Leslie Wallace and David Marker, Westat, U.S.A.
(11:55) Disc: Brenda Cox, Mathematica Policy Research
(12:05) Floor Discussion
11. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario C
ISSUES IN GOVERNMENT SURVEYS 1
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Wendy Scholetzky, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(10:35) Sampling Fiscal Data for the Agriculture Sector. Suzelle Giroux, Statistics Canada
(10:55) Health Care Establishment Surveys of the National Center for Health Statistics. Thomas McLemore, National Center for Health Statistics
(11:15) Measuring Energy Use in Commercial Buildings in Canada. André Bourbeau, Natural Resources Canada; and Yves Morin, Statistics Canada
(11:35) The Italian Experience in Surveys on Scientific Institutions. Mario De Marchi, Emanuela Reale, Maurizio Rocchi, and Anna Maria Scarda, Institute for Studies on Scientific Research and Documentation, Italy
(11:55) Surveying Research and Development Funding and Performance by Nonprofit Organizations. Ronald S. Fecso,
John Jankowski, and Mary V. Burke, U.S. National Science Foundation; Roger Tourangeau and
Margrethe Montgomery, The Gallup Organization
12. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom D
RESPONSE IN GOVERNMENT SURVEYS
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Renee Miller, U.S. Energy Information Administration
(10:35) Report from the Interagency Group on Establishment Nonresponse. Carl Ramirez, U.S. General Accounting Office
(10:55) Response in Federal Establishment Surveys. Iris Shimizu, National Center for Health Statistics
(11:15) Survey Burden and its Impact on Attitudes Toward the Survey Sponsor. Jaki Stanley McCarthy and
Daniel G. Beckler, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(11:35) Increasing Response Rates on Complex, Longitudinal Surveys in the Agricultural Sector. Kathleen Ott, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(11:55) Disc: Martin H. David, University of Wisconsin
(12:05) Floor Discussion
LUNCH - Open 12:15 - 1:45 p.m.
1:30 - 6:00 p.m. Sullivan Room
SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS 2: Editing, Imputation and Analysis
13. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR BUSINESS SURVEYS: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Don Royce, Statistics Canada
Chair: Don Royce, Statistics Canada
(1:50) Strategic Directions for Business Surveys: An Australian Perspective. Susan Linacre, Robin Slater, and
Geoff Lee, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(2:15) Statistics Canada's Broad Strategy for Business Statistics. Philip Smith, Statistics Canada
(2:40) Satisfying Emerging Data Needs: Measuring Electronic Business. Thomas Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau
(3:05) Disc: Rich Allen, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(3:20) Floor Discussion
14. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Erie A/B
TREND ESTIMATION
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Marietta Morry, Statistics Canada
Chair: Marietta Morry, Statistics Canada
(1:50) Trend Estimation at the Ends of Series Using Adaptive Semi-Parametric Local Dynamic Models. Alistair Gray, and Peter Thompson, Statistics New Zealand
(2:10) Locally Adaptive Trend Estimation for X11. Benoit Quenneville, Statistics Canada; and Dominique Ladiray, Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
(2:30) Presentation of Trend Estimates in Official Statistics: U.K. and International Practice. Tim Jones and
Simon Crompton, Office of National Statistics, United Kingdom
(2:50) Designing for Trend Estimation in Repeated Business Surveys. David Steel, University of Wollongong;
Craig McLaren, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(3:10) Disc: David Findley, U.S. Census Bureau
(3:25) Floor Discussion
15. 1:45. - 3:30 p.m. Erie C/D
IMPROVING RESPONSE RATES OF BUSINESS SURVEYS USING INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Martin Luppes and Ger Snijkers, Statistics Netherlands
Chair: Martin Luppes, Statistics Netherlands
(1:50) Tailored Design of Self-Administered Business Surveys. Don Dillman, Washington State University
(2:15) The New KONTIV Design - A Total Survey Design for Surveys on Mobility Behaviour. Werner Brög, Socialdata, Germany
(2:40) The Best of Two Worlds: TDM and NKD. An Operational Model to Improve Respondent Co-operation.
Ger Snijkers and Martin Luppes, Statistics Netherlands
(3:05) Disc: Colm O'Muircheartaigh, University of Chicago
(3:20) Floor Discussion
16. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom D
ISSUES AND CONCEPTS IN FACILITY SURVEYS
Special Contributed Session
Organizer: Laurie Schwede, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: TBA
(1:50) Conceptualization and Measurement Issues for Surveys of Juvenile Facilities. Joseph Moone, U.S. Department of Justice
(2:10) Struggling to Answer: The Role of Facility Characteristics in Response Problems in a Census of Juvenile Facilities. Sharon Birch, U.S. Census Bureau
(2:30) Biases in Respondent Samples Within Establishments. Andrea J. Sedlak, Westat, U.S.A.
(2:50) Disc: Clyde Tucker, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(3:05) Floor Discussion
17. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Ontario A/B
STRATEGIES IN DATA COLLECTION
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: François Gagnon, Statistics Canada
(1:50) Strategies for Collecting Occupational Wage Data. Pierre Caron, Sylvain Noël, and Cathy Connors, Statistics Canada
(2:10) Cost-Recovery Business Surveys - Helping Policy Makers Acquire Information Required to Deal with Newly Arising Issues. Tony Labillois and Mary March, Statistics Canada
(2:30) Data Capture Initiatives in the Collection of Business Data in the Office for National Statistics. John Kinder and David Baird, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(2:50) Improving the Efficiency of Data Collection and Validation Activities for Business Surveys. Ceri Underwood and Pat Thomas, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(3:10) The 1998 Survey of Small Business Finance: Sampling and Level of Effort Associated with Gaining Cooperation from Minority-Owned Businesses. Catherine Haggerty, Karen Grigorian, and Rachel Harter, National Opinion Research Center; and John Wolken, Federal Reserve Board
18. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Ontario C
EDIT AND IMPUTATION
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Seppo Laaksonen, Statistics Finland
(1:50) Assessing the Role of Imputation in the Construction of the 1996 Census of Agriculture-Population Linkage Database. Joseph A. Duggan, Statistics Canada
(2:10) The New Integrated Data Editing Procedure for the Italian Labour Cost Survey: Measuring the Effects on Data of Combined Techniques. Alfredo Cirianni, Marco Di Zio, Orietta Luzi, and Angela Claudia Seeber, Italian National Statistical Institute
(2:30) Data Allocation: A New Survey Process. Charles Delorme, Statistics Canada
(2:50) A New Approach to Processing for the Unified Enterprise Statistics Program - An Edit and Imputation Example.
Colleen Martin and J. F. Laroche, Statistics Canada
(3:10) Disc: Dale Atkinson, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(3:20) Floor Discussion
REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. 1st & 3rd Floors
19. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Erie C/D
WORKPLACE AND EMPLOYMENT SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Pierre Lavallée, Statistics Canada
Chair: Pierre Lavallée, Statistics Canada
(3:50) Multiple Perspectives on Employment Relations: Experience from the 1998 Workplace Employee Relations
Survey. Mark Beatson, Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom
(4:15) Organizational Change in French Manufacturing: What do we Learn From Firm Representatives and From Their Employees? Jacques Mairesse and Nathalie Greenan, Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
(4:40) The Methodology of the Workplace and Employee Survey. Zdenek Patak, Pierre Lavallée, and
Michel Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada
(5:05) Disc: Ted Wannell, Statistics Canada
(5:20) Floor Discussion
20. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
PRIORITY CONTACT OF NON-RESPONDENTS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Richard McKenzie, Australian Bureau of Statistics
Chair: Paul Sutcliffe, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(3:50) A Framework for Priority Contact of Non-respondents. Richard McKenzie, Bill Gross, Stephen Carlton, and
Paul Mahoney, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(4:15) A Comparison of Two Mixed Mode Survey Strategies: Telephone with Mail Followup and Mail with Telephone Followup. Danna Moore and John Tarnai, Washington State University
(4:40) Non Respondent Follow-up in Annual Enterprise Surveys. Patrick Hernandez, Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
(5:05) Disc: Louis Boucher, Statistics Canada
(5:20) Floor Discussion
21. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom D
CURRENT TOPICS IN SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Stuart Scott, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Benoit Quenneville, Statistics Canada
(3:50) An Application of TRAMO-SEATS: Changes in Seasonality and Current Trend-Cycle Assessment. Agustin Maravall, Bank of Spain and Regina Kaiser, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
(4:15) Detection and Modeling of Trading Day Effects. David Findley and Raymond Soukup, U.S. Census Bureau
(4:40) Comparison of Alternative Variance Measures for Seasonally Adjusted and Trend Series. Danny Pfefferman, Hebrew University, Stuart Scott and Richard Tiller, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(5:05) Disc: Alistair Gray and Peter Thompson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
(5:20) Floor Discussion
22. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Erie A/B
THE TRANSITION TO THE NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Wanda Dougherty, U.S. Census Bureau
(3:50) Changing Industry Code Systems: The Impact on the Statistics of Income Partnership Studies. Paul B. McMahon, U.S. Internal Revenue Service
(4:10) Industrial Reclassification from the Standard Industrial Classification System to the North American Industry Classification System. David R. Merrell, Carnegie Mellon University; and Shawn D. Klimek, U.S. Census Bureau
(4:30) The Transition of the U.S. Business Register to NAICS. Carl A. Konschnik, Paul S. Hanczaryk, and
Michael E. Kornbau, U.S. Census Bureau
(4:50) Implementing the NAICS for Business Surveys at BLS. Gordon Mikkelson, Teresa L. Morisi, and George Stamas,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(5:10) Disc: Leonard Gaines, State Government of New York
(5:20) Floor Discussion
23. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Ontario A/B
SURVEY DESIGN 1: TRADE AND FINANCIAL SURVEYS
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Rachel Harter, National Opinion Research Center
(3:50) Designing Retail, Wholesale, and Services Samples used for Surveys Conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
David Kinyon, Donna Glassbrenner, Jock R. Black, and Ruth Detlefsen, U.S. Census Bureau
(4:10) On Redesigning Canada's Service Industries Surveys. Serge Legault and Joe Kresovic, Statistics Canada
(4:30) Evaluating the Redesign of the Canadian Financial Survey. Claude Nadeau, Patricia Whitridge, and
Danielle Lalande, Statistics Canada
(4:50) Tax Data in Statistics New Zealand's Main Economic Survey - A Two-Phased Redesign. Frances Krsinich, Statistics New Zealand
(5:10) Retail Commodity Surveys, A Statistics Canada Experience. Janet Sear, Statistics Canada
24. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Ontario C
SAMPLING 1
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Teresa M. Neeman, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
(3:50) Optimal Stratification of Area Frames. Charles R. Perry, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA, and
James E. Gentle, George Mason University
(4:10) The Sample Planning Tool: Software to Optimize Sample Allocations for Surveys. Jill Dever Kavee and
Robert E. Mason, Research Triangle Institute, U.S.A. and Timothy W. Elig, Defense Manpower Data Center
(4:30) Use of Multiple Frames for the Survey of Innovation 1999. Brian Nemes and Susan Schaan, Statistics Canada
(4:50) Developing Measures of Size in a Dynamic Population. Kennon R. Copeland and Mary Ann Cornwall, IMS Health
(5:10) Measuring and Evening Out the Response Burden in Business Surveys. Erkki Pahkinen, Ismo Teikari, and
Terhi Tuominen, Statistics Finland
MIXER 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom C
TUESDAY, JUNE 20
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Grand Pavilion
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sullivan Room
SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS 3: Sampling and Estimation
25. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Erie C/D
BUSINESS REGISTERS: MAINTENANCE AND USES
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Normand Laniel, Statistics Canada
Chair: Julie Trépanier, Statistics Canada
(8:35) The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Longitudinal Establishment Database. Richard Clayton, Michael Searson, and Kenneth Robertson, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(9:00) Strategies at the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Using Imperfect Registers Effectively. Geoff Lee and
Paul Sutcliffe, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(9:25) Recent Developments in the Statistics Canada Business Register. Élaine Castonguay and André Monty,
Statistics Canada
(9:50) Disc: Peter Struijs, Statistics Netherlands
(10:05) Floor Discussion
26. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Erie/A/B
THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT APPROACH TO EDITING: HOW TO IMPROVE DATA
QUALITY BY EDITING
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Leopold Granquist, Statistics Sweden
Chair: Ron Fecso, U.S. National Science Foundation
(8:35) Some Current Approaches to Editing in the ABS. Keith Farwell and Geoff Lee, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(9:00) Statistics Sweden's Editing Process Data Project. Svein Nordbotten, University of Bergen and Statistics Sweden
(9:25) Design of Inlier and Outlier Edits for Business Surveys. David DesJardins, James Hunt, and William Winkler,
U.S. Census Bureau
(9:50) Disc: Guilio Barcaroli, Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT)
(10:05) Floor Discussion
27. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom E
THE HUMAN SIDE OF DATA DISSEMINATION
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Cathryn Dippo and Fred Conrad, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Cathryn Dippo, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(8:35) Intermediaries as Users of Statistical Data. Carol Hert, Syracuse University
(9:00) Interfaces to Support Customized Views and Manipulation of Statistical Data. Gary Marchionini, University of North Carolina
(9:25) The Role of Knowledge Representation in Managing Statistical Information. Stephanie Haas, University of
North Carolina
(9:50) Usability Testing of Data Extraction Tools. Fred Conrad and John Bosley, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(10:05) Floor Discussion
28. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario A/B
COMBINING SURVEY AND ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Eva Elvers, Statistics Sweden
Chair: Pam Davies, Office for National Statistics United Kingdom
(8:35) Use of Administrative Data as Substitutes for Survey Data for Small Enterprises in the Swedish Annual Structural Business Statistics. Johan Eriksson and Lennart Nordberg, Statistics Sweden
(9:00) Use of Business Income Tax Data to Extend the Information Available from the ABS Economy Wide Economic Activity Survey. Paul Sutcliffe and Steve Crabb, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(9:25) New Applications of Old Weighting Techniques. Albert Hendrik Kroese and Robbert Hans Renssen, Statistics Netherlands
(9:50) Disc: Pierre Lavallée, Statistics Canada
(10:05) Floor Discussion
29. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Grand Ballroom D
CONFIDENTIALITY AND DATA ACCESS ISSUES
Special Contributed Session
Organizer: Virginia de Wolf, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Chair: Virginia de Wolf, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
(8:35) Effective Heuristics for Cell Suppression Calculations. Gordon Sande, Sande & Associates, Inc.
(8:55) A New Methodology in Statistical Disclosure Control: Partial Cell Suppression. Matteo Fischetti, University of Padova, and Juan José Salazar González, University of La Laguna
(9:15) Data Licensing Agreements at U.S. Government Agencies and Research Organizations. Paul B. Massell and
Laura Zayatz, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:35) Establishment Survey Data Products of the Interagency Confidentiality and Data Access Group.
Jacob Bournazian, Energy Information Administration; and Virginia de Wolf, U.S. Office of Management and Budget
30. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario C
VARIANCE ESTIMATION
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Zdenek Patak, Statistics Canada
(8:35) Variance Estimation for Synthetic Estimators in the Context of an Establishment Survey. Daniel Hurtubise,
Yves Morin, Pierre Lavallée, and Michel Hidiroglou, Statistics Canada
(8:55) Deriving and Estimating an Approximate Variance for the Horvitz-Thompson Estimator Using Only First Order Inclusion Probabilities. Ken Brewer, Australian National University
(9:15) A Comparison of Jackknife and Bootstrap Methods for Variance Estimation in the Presence of Imputation in ONS Business Surveys. Susan Full, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(9:35) A Balanced Adjusted Confidence Interval Procedure Applied to Finite Population Sampling. Per Gösta Andersson, Linköpings University, Sweden; and Olle Nerman, Chalmers University, Sweden
(9:55) Disc: Phillip Kott, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(10:05) Floor Discussion
REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. 1st and 3rd Floors
31. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
COORDINATING SAMPLING BETWEEN AND WITHIN SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:35) Synchronized Sampling. Richard McKenzie and Bill Gross, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(11:00) Issues in Coordinated Sampling at Statistics Canada. Don Royce, Statistics Canada
(11:25) Coordination of PPS Samples Over Time. Esbjörn Ohlsson, Stockholm University
(11:50) Disc: Lawrence R. Ernst, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(12:05) Floor Discussion
32. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie A/B
GENERALIZED INTEGRATED PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Ray Freeman, Statistics New Zealand
Chair: George Andrusiak, Statistics Canada
(10:35) An Overview of the Standard Economic Processing System (StEPS). Shirin A. Ahmed and Deborah L. Tasky,
U.S. Census Bureau
(11:00) Statistics New Zealand's Survey Processing System. A Template for the Reengineering of SNZ Survey Processes
Ray Freeman, Statistics New Zealand
(11:25) Disc: Carol House, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(11:40) Floor Discussion
33. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom C
OUTLIERS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Hyunshik Lee, Westat, U.S.A.
Chair: Hyunshik Lee, Westat, U.S.A.
(10:35) Robust Multivariate Outlier Detection Using Mahalanobis' Distance and Stahel-Donoho Estimators.
Sarah Franklin, Marie Brodeur, and Steven Thomas, Statistics Canada
(11:00) An Evaluation of Outlier-Resistant Procedures in Establishment Surveys. Jean-Phillipe Gwet and Hyunshik Lee, Westat, U.S.A.
(11:25) Winsorization for Identifying and Treating Outliers in Business Surveys. Paul Smith and Marie Cruddas, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom; Ray Chambers, University of Southampton; Philip Kokic, Insiders GmbH
(11:50) Disc: Beat Hulliger, Swiss Federal Statistical Office
(12:05) Floor Discussion
34. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie C/D
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN CHANGES IN DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Daniel Kasprzyk, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics; and Sameena Salvucci, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
Chair: Sameena Salvucci, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
(10:35) An Architecture for Integrating the Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination of Establishment Data. Joe Rose,
U.S. National Center for Education Statistics; and Sameena Salvucci and Richard Houtary, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
(11:00) Collection and Uses of Educational Data in Ethiopia. Nebiyu Tadesse, USAID, Ethiopia
(11:25) Collection and Delivery of Government Information Through the Internet - The Chinese Case. Xueshan Yang, State Information Centre, Beijing; and Gary Huang, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
(11:50) Disc: Mindy Reiser, Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.
(12:05) Floor Discussion
35. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario C
DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Shail Butani, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(10:35) The MEASURE Project Service Provision Assessment: A Tool and Methodology to Collect Health Service Provision Information in Developing Countries. Marilyn Wilkinson, Abt Associates, and Devin O'Neill, Macro International
(10:55) O*NET Data Collection Program: Sample Designs for Surveys of Incumbent Employees in Selected Occupations. Paul Moore, Research Triangle Institute, U.S.A.
(11:15) The O*NET Data Collection Program: Pretest Results of Methodological Experiments on Employee Respondent Incentives. Randall Keesling, Research Triangle Institute, U.S.A.; and John Nottingham, National Center for O*NET Development
(11:35) Data Monitoring Via the Internet. Cristina Fanizzi and Cristina Mazzotta, Italian National Statistical Institute
(11:55) An Integrated Approach to Data Collection: The Use of the Survey Answering Guide Expert (SAGE) System.
Wu Wei Lin, Statistics Singapore
36. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario A/B
IMPROVING RESPONSE
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Giovanna Brancato, Italian National Statistical Institute
(10:35) Respondent Role as a Factor in Establishment Survey Response. Eileen M. O'Brien, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:55) Effects of the Level of Interviewer Effort on the Distributions of Completed Responses: An Experiment Using the 1998 Survey of Small Business Finances. Marianne P. Bitler, Federal Reserve Board
(11:15) How to Get High Response Rates in Establishment Surveys. Hans Bay, SFI-Survey, Denmark
(11:35) Identifying Sources of Burden in Three Major Establishment Surveys Using a Theoretical Model of Response Burden. Sylvia Kay Fisher and Leda Kydoniefs, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(11:55) Disc: Vicki Huggins, Abt Associates
(12:05) Floor Discussion
CONFERENCE LUNCHEON 12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Grand Ballroom C
Included in registration fee -- Badges required
1:30 - 6:00 p.m. Sullivan Room
SOFTWARE DEMONSTRATIONS 4: Integrated Systems and Utility Systems
37. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Erie A/B
PRACTICAL EDITING AND IMPUTATION STRATEGIES FOR STATISTICAL SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Claude Poirier, Statistics Canada
Chair: Claude Poirier, Statistics Canada
(1:50) Economic Census General Editing-Plain Vanilla. Dennis Wagner, U.S. Census Bureau
(2:15) A Generic Implementation of the Nearest-Neighbour Imputation Methodology (NIM). Paul Poirier,
Michael Bankier, Martin Lachance, and Patrick Mason, Statistics Canada
(2:40) Graphical Macro Editing: Possibilities and Pitfalls. Ton De Waal, Frank Van De Pol, and Robbert Renssen, Statistics Netherlands
(3:05) The Uses of Neural Network in Data Editing. Birger Madsen and Bjorn Steen Larsen, Statistics Denmark
(3:20) Floor Discussion
38. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
QUALITY IN BUSINESS SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Paul Smith, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
Chair: Pascal Rivière, Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques (INSEE)
(1:50) Assessing the Quality of Business Statistics. Pam Davies, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(2:15) Quality Assessment in Swedish Business Statistics. Eva Elvers, Statistics Sweden
(2:40) A Quality Approach to Business Surveys. Patricia Whitridge and Stuart Pursey, Statistics Canada
(3:05) Disc: Mary March, Statistics Canada, and Emmanuel Raulin, Eurostat
(3:20) Floor Discussion
39. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom D
SURVEY ISSUES IN A CHANGING AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Claude Julien, Statistics Canada
Chair: Francine Hardy, Statistics Canada
(1:50) Improving our Agricultural Statistics Program Through Easy and Fast Access by Employees to Previous Survey and Census Data. Jack Nealon, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(2:15) Changes to the NASS Hog Survey Program to Accommodate Hog Industry Changes. Bill Iwig, Mike Pallesen, and Joe Prusacki, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(2:40) Recent Developments in Maintaining Survey Frames for Agriculture Surveys at Statistics Canada. Claude Julien, Statistics Canada
(3:05) Research into Improving Frame Coverage for Agriculture Surveys at Statistics Canada. Mike Miller, Ann Lim, and Jeannine Morabito, Statistics Canada
(3:20) Floor Discussion
40. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Ontario A/B
SURVEY DESIGN 2: OTHER GOVERNMENT SURVEYS
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: R. Paul Moore, Research Triangle Institute, U.S.A.
(1:50) Developing a New Business Survey: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. John Wohlford and Charlotte Mueller, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(2:10) Now That the Study is Over, What Did You Really Tell Us? Identifying and Correcting Measurement Error in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey Pilot Test. Karen L. Goldenberg and Mary Anne Phillips, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(2:30) Assessing the Impact of the Redesign of the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey. Robert K. Adler, Antoinette J. Ware Martin, and Nancy L. Leach, U.S. Energy Information Administration
(2:50) Integrating Non-Agricultural Surveys into one: An Indonesian Case Study. Robert Torene, Weidemann Associates; Robert Aten, USAID-Jakarta; Sri Budianti Sukmadi, Statistics Indonesia; Richard Sigman,
U.S. Census Bureau; and Yahya Jammal, Boston Institute for Developing Economies
(3:10) Redesign of the Canadian Small Motor Carriers of Freight Survey. Steve Matthews, Statistics Canada
41. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Erie C/D
STATISTICAL METHODS TO ADDRESS NONRESPONSE
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Carl Ramirez, U.S. General Accounting Office
(1:50) Using Administrative Data to More Accurately Compensate for Nonresponse - The 1997 Survey of Minority-Owned Business Enterprises. Steven S. Klement and Richard A. Moore, Jr., U.S. Census Bureau
(2:10) Characteristics of Nonrespondents in a National Longitudinal Survey of Nursing Homes. D.E.B. Potter,
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
(2:30) The Effects of Late Respondents on Retail Trade Monthly Indexes. Paolo Anitori, Giovanna Brancato,
Roberto Gismondi, and Marina Signore, Italian National Statistical Institute
(2:50) Mass Imputation When Missingness Varies Awkwardly Over Time. Pasi Piela and Seppo Laaksonen, Statistics Finland
(3:10) Modelling Enterprise Response and Contact Probabilities in Web Surveys. Silvia Biffignandi, and
Monica Pratesi, University of Bergamo, Italy
42. 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. Ontario C
TIME SERIES / SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Stuart Scott, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(1:50) When Data Needs a History: Backcasting of the Capital Expenditures Survey. Yanick Beaucage, and John Foley, Statistics Canada
(2:10) Monthly Survey of Manufacturing: Linking Series. Steven Thomas, Statistics Canada
(2:30) A Modified Monthly Chain-Linked Index of Average Earnings Growth in the United Kingdom. Derek Bird and
Robin Youll, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(2:50) Applying Calendarization: The Case of the Canadian Aquaculture Industry. Peter S. Tarassoff and
Pierre A. Cholette, Statistics Canada
(3:10) Totally Consistent Monthly and Yearly National Accounts. Karl-Gustav Hansson, Statistics Sweden
REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. 1st and 3rd Floors
43. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Richardson Room
INTEGRATING AGRICULTURE AND FOOD STATISTICS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Michael Trant, Statistics Canada
Chair: Michael Trant, Statistics Canada
(3:50) Integrating Agricultural Data for Analysis and Public Use. Mark Elward, Statistics Canada; and Theresa Holland, National Agriculture Statistics Service, USDA
(4:15) The Agriculture and Food Information System of Slovenia: Its Transformation and Development. Irena Orenik, Mateja Rojc, Metka Zaletel, Simona Dernulc, Helena Puc, Sluga Marija, Joja Krznar, and Angela Juvanc, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
(4:40) Data Integration and its Role in the Development of Better Agriculture and Food Information Systems.
Ladislav Kabat, L. Naiken, and P. Narain, Statistics Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization
(5:05) Disc: Rich Allen, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(5:20) Floor Discussion
44. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Erie A/B
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN IMPUTATION OF BUSINESS SURVEY DATA
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, U.S.A.
Chair: Leyla Mohadjer, Westat, U.S.A.
(3:50) Variance Estimation in the Presence of Imputation for Missing Data. J.N.K. Rao, Carleton University
(4:15) Accounting for Imputation Error Variance for Data with Imputed Values. Thomas Krenske, Leyla Mohadjer, and
Jill Montaquila, Westat, U.S.A.
(4:40) Alternative Imputation Models for Wage Related Data Collected From Establishment Surveys. C. Barsky,
J. Buszuwski, Lawrence Ernst, M. Lettau, M. Loewenstein, B. Pierce, C. Ponikowski, J. Smith, and S. West,
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(5:05) Disc: David Judkins, Westat, U.S.A.
(5:20) Floor Discussion
45. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Grand Ballroom E
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN THE MEASUREMENT OF THE UNRECORDED ECONOMY
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Michael Colledge, Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD)
Chair: Ernie Boyko, Statistics Canada
(3:50) A Systematic Approach to Hidden and Informal Activities. Ronald Luttikhuizen and Brugt Kazemier, Statistics Netherlands
(4:15) The Exhaustiveness of Production Estimates: New Concepts and Methodologies. Manlio Calzaroni, Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT)
(4:40) Estimation of Unobserved Economy in the Statistical Practices of Russia. Irina Masakova and
Tatiana Fedorovskaya, State Statistical Committee of the Russian Federation (Goskomstat)
(5:05) Disc: Michael Colledge, Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD)
(5:20) Floor Discussion
46. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Ontario C
SAMPLING 2
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: David Kinyon, U.S. Census Bureau
(3:50) Comparisons Between Conditional Poisson Sampling and Pareto Sampling Designs. Nibia Aires, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
(4:10) Ordered Poisson Mixture (POIMIX) Sampling. Ismo Teikari, Statistics Finland
(4:30) Network Sampling: Actual Application in a Major Survey. Claude Girard and Michelle Simard, Statistics Canada
(4:50) Sample Design and Allocation for a Multi-Objective Survey. Marie-Noëlle Parent and Michelle Simard, Statistics Canada
(5:10) STRAT2d - An Optimal Bi-Variate Stratification System Developed by Statistics New Zealand.
Jonathan Briggs and Frances Krsinich, Statistics New Zealand
47. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Erie C/D
ESTIMATION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Albert Hendrik Kroese, Statistics Netherlands
(3:50) Estimating Indicators of Labour Input from Administrative Records Having Coverage and Measurement Errors. Alessandro Pallara, Piero Demetrio Falorsi, Raffaella Succi, and Marco Ballin, Italian National Institute of Statistics; Aldo Russo, University of Italy
(4:10) Alterative Methods for Updating Wage Data from the Occupational Employment Statistics Survey.
Shail Butani, Kenneth Robertson, and George Werking, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(4:30) A Study of Calibration Estimation Using Administrative Data for the Canadian Monthly Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey. Isabelle Marchand, François Gagnon, and Julie Trépanier, Statistics Canada
(4:50) A Feasibility Study into the Use of Administrative Data in Place of Monthly Business Surveys of Turnover.
Paul Moore and Gareth Jones, Office for National Statistics, United Kingdom
(5:10) Disc: Elaine Zanutto, University of Pennsylvania, Inc.
48. 3:45 - 5:30 p.m. Ontario A/B
MANAGING AND LINKING DATA
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Ron Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau
(3:50) A Record Linkage Procedure for the Management and Analysis of the Italian Statistical Business Register. Giuseppe Garofalo, Adriano Paggiaro, Nicola Torelli, and Caterina Viviano, Italian National Statistical Institute
(4:10) Informative Systems for the Multidimensional Management of Business Data. Lucia Buzzigoli, Cristina Martelli and Alessandro Viviani, University of Florence, Italy
(4:30) Potentialities of NETLABOR: An Integrated Database on the Italian Labour Force and Enterprises.
Francesca Bassi, University of Padua, Italy; Maurizio Gambuzza and Maurizio Rasera, Labour Agency, Venice, Italy
(4:50) Suppression versus Disclosure: Confidentiality from a Subject Matter Point of View. Bruno Pépin, Statistics Canada
(5:10) Disc: Sameena Salvucci, Synetics for Management Decisions
(5:20) Floor Discussion
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Erie Ballroom Foyer
49. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Erie C/D
STATISTICAL DISCLOSURE CONTROL FOR ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Peter-Paul De Wolf, Statistics Netherlands
Chair: Peter Kooiman, Statistics Netherlands
(8:35) Using Noise for Disclosure Limitation of Establishment Tabular Data. Laura Zayatz, Timothy Evans, and
John Slanta, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:00) Model Based Disclosure Limitation for Business Microdata. Luisa Franconi, Italian Statistical Institute (ISTAT); and Julian Stander, University of Plymouth
(9:25) ARGUS for Statistical Disclosure Control. Anco Hundepool, Statistics Netherlands
(9:50) Disc: Larry Cox, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(10:05) Floor Discussion
50. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Erie A/B
NEW METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION FOR ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: William Nicholls II, U.S. Census Bureau (retired)
Chair: Thomas Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau
(8:35) Use of New Data Collection Methods in Establishment Surveys. William Nicholls II (retired) and
Thomas Mesenbourg, U.S. Census Bureau; Edith de Leeuw, MethodikA, Amsterdam; and Stephen Andrews,
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
(8:55) The use of CAI Data Collection in Business Surveys at Statistics Canada. Rolly Jamieson and Guy Parent,
Statistics Canada
(9:15) Progress and Projections in Computer Assisted Data Collection at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Richard Clayton, Richard Rosen, William McCarthy, and Jim Kennedy, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(9:35) Statistical Processing in the New Millennium. Wouter Keller, Ad Willeboonrdse, and Winfried Ypma, Statistics Netherlands
(9:55) Floor Discussion
51. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Wright Room
COVERAGE IN SCHOOL SAMPLING FRAMES
Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Steven Kaufman, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: Daniel Kasprzyk, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
(8:35) Implementing a Sampling Frame of Elementary and Secondary Schools in Canada. Simon Cheung, and
Marianne Gossen, Statistics Canada
(9:00) Evaluating the Coverage of the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics' Public Elementary/Secondary School Frame. Thomas Hamann, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:25) An Evaluation of the Coverage of the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics' Public and Private School Frames, Using Data From the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Hyunshik Lee, John Burke, and
Keith Rust, Westat, U.S.A.
(9:50) Disc: Fritz Scheuren, The Urban Institute
(10:05) Floor Discussion
52. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Richardson Room
ALTERNATE RESPONSE MODES
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Iris Shimizu, U.S. National Center for Health Statistics
(8:35) Assessing the Usability of an Electronic Survey Instrument in a Natural Use Context. Lelyn D. Saner and
Kimberly D. Pressley, U.S. Census Bureau
(8:55) Proxy Reports and Data Quality: Coverage and Accuracy Across Sites. Brian Clarridge and Lauri Scharf, Center for Survey Research, University of Massachusetts, Boston
(9:15) Results of Cognitive Interviews Studying Alternative Formats for Economic Census Forms. Kristin Stettler,
Rebecca Morrison, and Amy E. Anderson, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:35) Harmonizing Survey Content: Integrating Canada's Annual Survey of Manufactures into the Unified Enterprise Survey. John S. Crysdale, Statistics Canada
(9:55) Disc: Michael Cohen, U.S. National Center for Education Statistics
(10:05) Floor Discussion
53. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario A/B
EDITING
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Orietta Luzi, Italian National Statistical Institute
(8:35) Using Focus Groups to Identify Analysts' Editing Strategies in an Economic Survey. Diane K. Willimack,
Amy E. Anderson, and Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
(8:55) Applying the Generalized Edit/Imputation System AGGIES to the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey.
Maria Garcia and Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:15) Investigation of Selective Editing Procedures for the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Programs.
Susan Lynn Hostetter and Katherine J. Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau
(9:35) The Impact of Editing in the 1997 Unified Enterprise Survey. Julie Bernier, Joëlle Poulin, and
Patricia Whitridge, Statistics Canada
(9:55) Disc: Carol S. King, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:05) Floor Discussion
54. 8:30 - 10:15 a.m. Ontario C
ISSUES IN ESTIMATION
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Per Gösta Andersson, Linköpings University, Sweden
(8:35) Inference from Non-Random Samples: A Maximum Entropy Approach. Carlo Filippucci, University of Bologna;
and Rosa Bernardini Papalia, University of Perugia
(8:55) Evaluation of Alternative Integer Weighting Techniques for the Census of Agriculture. Wendy J. Scholetzky, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(9:15) Evaluation of the use of Spatial Modeling to Improve County Yield Estimates. Chadd Crouse, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
(9:35) Estimation When Many-to-Many Relationships Exist Between the Sampling and Collection Units. Lenka Mach, and Daniel Michaud, Statistics Canada
(9:55) Conditional Inference for Small Area Estimation Methods in the Context of Istat Business Surveys.
Francesca Inglese and Monica Russo, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica; Aldo Russo, Università degli Studi "Roma Tre"
REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. 1st Floor
55. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Richardson Room
LINKING LONGITUDINAL BUSINESS AND HOUSEHOLD DATA
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: John Abowd, Cornell University and U.S. Census Bureau, and Julia Lane, Urban Institute and U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Silvia Biffignandi, University of Bergamo, Italy
(10:35) New Developments in Integrating Household and Firm Datasets: The LEHD Project at the Census Bureau.
Lars Vilhuber, U. S. Census Bureau; John Abowd, Cornell University and U.S. Census Bureau; and Julia Lane, Urban Institute and U.S. Census Bureau
(11:00) Collecting Linked Data Using Household Survey Responses to Identify Employers: Lessons from the MEPS-IC. Kristin McCue, U.S. Census Bureau
(11:25) The New Worker-Employer Characteristics Database. Kimberly Bayard, Judith Hellerstein, and David Neumark, University of Maryland; and Kenneth Troske, University of Missouri-Columbia
(11:50) Disc: Kevin McKinney, U. S. Census Bureau
(12:05) Floor Discussion
56. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie A/B
PLANS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR RESEARCH IN ESTABLISHMENT SURVEYS (PANEL SESSION) Invited Paper Session
Organizer: Patrick J. Cantwell, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Cynthia Z.F. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau
Panelists:
(10:35) Eva Elvers, Statistics Sweden
Alan Dorfman, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Don Royce, Statistics Canada
Charles Pautler, U.S. Census Bureau
Geoff Lee, Australian Bureau of Statistics
(11:25) Disc: Ray Chambers, University of Southampton
(12:00) Floor discussion
57. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Erie C/D
A METADATA PRIMER FOR SURVEY STATISTICIANS
Invited Paper Session
Organizers: Cathryn Dippo and Daniel Gillman, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Easley Hoy, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:35) The Role of Metadata in Statistics. Cathryn Dippo, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; and Bo Sundgren, Statistics
Sweden
(11:00) Metadata Standards and Metadata Registries: An Overview. Daniel Gillman, U.S. Census Bureau and
Bruce Bargmeyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(11:25) Use of Metadata for the Effective Integration of Data from Multiple Sources. Mark Wallace, Sam Highsmith, and
Cavan Capps, U.S. Census Bureau; Cathryn Dippo, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
(11:50) Collection and Classification of Metadata: The Real World of Implementation. Ernie Boyko, Statistics Canada; and Michael Colledge, Organization for Economic Co-operation (OECD)
(12:05) Floor Discussion
58. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario A/B
ISSUES IN GOVERNMENT SURVEYS 2
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Kennon R. Copeland, IMS Health
(10:35) Enhancing Postsecondary Student Information: Data Collection to Dissemination. Alan Goodall, Statistics Canada
(10:55) Sample Frame Development and Management for Surveys of Social Establishments and Schools.
Steven C. Tourkin, Frederick L. McKee, and Nancy R. Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau
(11:15) Sampling Industrial Facilities to Measure Compliance with Environmental Laws Under Imperfect Detection.
Richard Bolstein, Luiz Guimaraes, and Michael Paquette, George Mason University
(11:35) The Sampling Design of Establishments and Enterprises in the Survey of Environmental Expenditure by Finnish Industry. Paavo Väisänen, Statistics Finland
(11:55) Establishment Surveys of Industrial Sectors at the Environmental Protection Agency. Marla Smith,
Jeanette Kranacs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
59. 10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Ontario C
PROGRAMS TO CLASSIFY ENTERPRISES AND INCREASE SURVEY COOPERATION
Contributed Paper Session
Chair: Diane K. Willimack, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:35) Recent Changes to Legal Form of Organization and the Effect on Publications and the Business Register.
David D. Chapman, U.S. Census Bureau
(10:55) The Treatment of Head Offices and Other Support Units in the UES. Michel Tessier and Charles Delorme, Statistics Canada
(11:15) Coherence Analysis of Large Enterprise Data. Jim Tebrake and Monique Gaudreau, Statistics Canada
(11:35) The Challenge of Collecting Quality Data from Large Enterprises: Lessons Learned from the Key Provider Manager Approach. Monique Gaudreau and Janet Hughes, Statistics Canada
(11:55) Developing Customer Relationship Management for Census Bureau Economic Programs. Robert A. Marske and
Sidney O. Marcus III, U.S. Census Bureau
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