Beyond Our Traditions: 

Innovative Approaches to Longstanding and Emerging 

Challenges 

2010 FCSM Statistical Policy Seminar 

Washington Convention Center 

December 14-15, 2010 

Rooms 204 A-B-C 

Support Provided By

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality  Bureau of Economic Analysis 

 Bureau of Justice Statistics  Bureau of Labor Statistics  Economic 

Research Service  Energy Information Administration 

 Environmental Protection Agency  National Agricultural Statistics Service 

 National Center for Education Statistics  National Center for Health 

Statistics  Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics of the 

Social Security Administration  Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue 

Service  Science Resources Statistics of the National Science Foundation 

 U.S. Census Bureau 

Tuesday December 14th 

7:30 a.m. Check In and Coffee 

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction 

Katherine K. Wallman, OMB 

8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speech: 

Challenges, Innovation and Quality for the 21st Century 

John Thompson, National Opinion Research Center 

9:30 a.m. Break 
10:00 – 12:00 (Sessions 1 and 2 run concurrently) 

1. Statistical Community of Practice and Engagement 

(SCOPE): A New Cross-cutting Initiative Rooms A and B 

Organizers: Marilyn Seastrom, NCES; Shelly Wilke Martinez, OMB 

Chair: John Kort, ERS 

Speakers: 

What is SCOPE and what can it do for my Agency? Overview and 

Background 

Ron Bianchi, ERS 

Relationship between SCOPE and Data.gov : Maximizing Resources 

Paul Bugg, OMB 

Inventory of Planned Projects: Narrowing the Field for Year 1 Projects 

Marilyn Seastrom, NCES 

Discussant: Hermann Habermann, CNSTAT 

2. Questionnaire Evaluation Methods: Current Challenges, 

Future Directions Room C 

Organizers: Jennifer Madans, NCHS; Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB; 

John Eltinge, BLS 

Chair: Edward Sondik, NCHS 

Panelists: 

Aaron Maitland, NCHS 

Norman Bradburn, NORC 

Kristen Miller, NCHS 

Jennifer Madans, NCHS 

12:00 – 1:15 Lunch on Your Own 
1:15 to 3:15 p.m. (Sessions 3 and 4 run concurrently) 

3. External Peer Reviews of Statistical Programs Rooms A and B 

Organizers: John Eltinge, BLS; Stephen H. Cohen, SRS/NSF 

Chair: James Lynch, BJS 

Panelists: 

Constance Citro, CNSTAT 

Allen Beck, BJS 

Nancy Kirkendall, CNSTAT 

Lynda Carlson, SRS/NSF 

Andrew White, NCES 

4. Developing and Testing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate 

Survey Materials Room C 

Organizer: Deborah Griffin, U.S. Census Bureau 

Chair: Manuel de le Puente, SSA 

Speakers: 

Language Diversity in the United States 

Hyon Shin & Robert Kominski, U.S. Census Bureau 

A Case for Sound Translations 

Heather Ridolfo, NCHS 

What We Gain and What We Lose: The Costs and Benefits of Testing 

Spanish Translations 

Patricia Goerman, U.S. Census Bureau 

Discussant: Gordon Willis, NCI 

3:15 to 3:30 p.m. Break 
3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Sessions 5 and 6 run concurrently) 

5. Exploring Survey Cost Structures: Results and Insights from 

Census Task Forces Rooms A and B 

Organizers: Brian Harris-Kojetin OMB; John Eltinge, BLS 

Chair: Robert Groves, U.S. Census Bureau 

Panelists: 

Barbara O’Hare, Census 

Michael Horrigan, BLS 

Michael Rand, BJS 

Kurt Usowski, HUD 

Jane Gentleman, NCHS 

6. Challenges and Opportunities in Statistical Work with 

Administrative Records Room C 

Organizers: John Eltinge, BLS; Bill Iwig, NASS; Shelly Wilkie 

Martinez, OMB 

Chair: Susan Boehmer, SOI/IRS 

Speakers: 

Administrative Records Initiatives: Issues and Opportunities 

Kathleen Styles, U.S. Census Bureau 

Addressing the Informed Consent Barrier to Sharing and Linking Data 

Cynthia Nickerson, ERS 

Report from the Working Group on Data Review, Edit and Imputation 

Michael Kornbau, U.S. Census Bureau 

Discussant: Frauke Kreuter, JPSM 
Wednesday December 15th 

8:30 to 10:30 a.m. (Sessions 7 and 8 run concurrently) 

7. Can You Maintain Confidentiality and Have Useful Data at the Same 

Time? Rooms A and B 

Organizers: Jonaki Bose, SAMHSA and Edward Spar, COPAFS 

Chair: Steven Smith, BTS 

Panelists: 

Michael Link, The Nielsen Company 

Jennifer Madans, NCHS 

Elaine Murakami, DOT 

Discussant: Nancy Gordon, U.S. Census Bureau 

8. Opt-in Online Panel Survey Research: Issues for Federal Statistical 

Agencies Room C 

Organizer: Brian Harris-Kojetin 

Chair: Edward Spar, COPAFS 

Panelists: 

Michael Brick, Westat 

James Kohm, FTC 

Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB 

Jordan Lin, FDA 

10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Break 
 

 

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Sessions 9 and 10 run concurrently) 

9. Making the Most of Research Opportunities in the Federal

Statistical System Rooms A and B 

Organizers: FCSM 

Chair: Steven Landefeld, BEA 

Panelists: 

Roderick Little, U.S. Census Bureau 

Cynthia Clark, NASS 

Marilyn Seastrom, NCES 

John Eltinge, BLS 

10. Disseminating Public Data in the World of Search Engines 

 Room C 

Organizers: Rolph Schmidt; DOT, Edward Spar, COPAFS; 

Paul Bugg, OMB 

Chair: Richard Newell, EIA 

Panelists: 

Paul Bugg, OMB 

Victoria Velkoff, U.S. Census Bureau 

Sandra Cannon, FRB 

Tim Mulcahy, NORC 

Michael Levi, BLS 

1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Lunch on your own 
2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Sessions 11 and 12 run concurrently) 

11. Tracking attitudes and participation in and around the 2010 

Census Rooms A and B 

Organizer: Nancy Bates, U.S. Census Bureau 

Chair: Cynthia Clark, NASS 

Speakers: 

A Tracking Study of Attitudes and Participation in the 2010 Census 

Peter Miller, Northwestern University; Nancy Bates, U.S. Census 

Bureau; Gina Walejko, Northwestern University 

Public Awareness and Attitudes about the 2010 Census 

Scott Keeter, Leah Melani Christian. Pew Research Center; Mark 

Hugo Lopez, Pew Hispanic Center 

Tracking ACS Mail Response During the 2010 Census, Stephanie K. 

Baumgardner, U.S. Census Bureau 

Discussant: Richard Kulka, Abt Associates 

12. Official Statistics: Comparing and Assessing Differences in 

Estimates of Disability Room C 

 Organizer: Jennifer Madans, NCHS 

Chair: Keith Hall, BLS 

Speakers: 

Promoting Consistency: The Case of Disability Measures 

Margo Schwab, OMB 

Estimates of Disability by Question Administration Style and Demographic 

Characteristics: A Cross-Survey Comparison 

Julie Weeks, NCHS 

Characteristics of the Population with Disabilities in Four National 

Household Surveys 

Matthew Brault, U.S. Census Bureau 

Disability Statistics and Employment Policy 

Richard Horn, ODEP 
Legend 

AHRQ - Agency for Healthcare Research and 

BEA - Bureau of Economic Analysis 

BJS - Bureau of Justice Statistics/Department of Justice 

BLS - Bureau of Labor Statistics/Department of Labor 

BTS - Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

CNSTAT – Committee on National Statistics 

COPAFS – Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics 

BTS - Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

DOJ - Department of Justice 

DOT - Department of Transportation 

EIA - Energy Information Administration/Department of Energy 

ERS - Economic Research Service/Department of Agriculture 

FCSM - Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology 

FDA - Federal Drug Administration/ U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

FRB - Federal Reserve Board 

FTC - Federal Trade Commission 

GAO - Government Accountability Office 

HUD - Housing and Urban Development 

JPSM - Joint Program in Survey Methodology 

NAS - National Academy of Sciences 

NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service 

NCES - National Center for Education Statistics 

NCHS - National Center for Health Statistics 

NCI - National Cancer Institute 

NISS - National Institute of Statistical Sciences 

NORC - National Opinion Research Center 

SRS/NSF - National Science Foundation/Science Resources Statistics 

ODEP - Office of Disability Employment 

OMB - Office of Management and Budget 

RTI - Research Triangle Institute 

SAMHSA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 

SOI/IRS - Statistics of Income/Internal Revenue Service 

SSA - Social Security Administration