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AAPOR CONFERENCE OVERVIEW. Cross Cultural Research; Polling on Elections. A Myriad of Sessions. There are hundreds of sessions. Dozens by specific topics. Cross Cultural. The Dissemination of an Innovation: Survey Research 1936-1959.Tom W. Smith, NORC ( smitht@norc.uchicago.edu )
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AAPOR CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Cross Cultural Research; Polling on Elections
A Myriad of Sessions There are hundreds of sessions. Dozens by specific topics.
Cross Cultural • The Dissemination of an Innovation: Survey Research 1936-1959.Tom W. Smith, NORC (smitht@norc.uchicago.edu) • Are Opinion Surveys Undercounting Muslims Around the World?Conrad Hackett, Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life (chackett@pewforum.org); Brian Grim, Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion & Public Life (bgrim@pewforum.org)
Cross Cultural • The Importance of Ethnicity in Afghan Public OpinionJohn Richardson, D3 Systems (john.richardson@d3systems.com) • Design Considerations for a Cross-Cultural Enumeration Survey.Teresa (Ye) Jin, The Nielsen Company (teresa.jin@nielsen.com); Justin T. Bailey, The Nielsen Company (Justin.Bailey@nielsen.com); Kelly Bristol , The Nielsen Company (Kelly.Bristol@nielsen.com); Michael W. Link, The Nielsen Company (Michael.Link@nielsen.com)
Cross Cultural • All About Us or Part of a Sub-group: The Effect of Survey Context on Response Among Immigrant Respondents. Angela Fontes, NORC at the University of Chicago (fontes-angela@norc.org) • Interview Privacy and Social Desirability Effects in Cross-Cultural Survey Research: The World Mental Health Survey Experience. Zeina Mneimneh, Institute for Social Research-University of Michigan (zeinam@umich.edu)
Cross Cultural • Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity: From Design through Dissemination Beth-Ellen Pennell and Yuchieh Lin, University of Michigan and Margaret Brill, Kalamazoo College. Beth-Ellen Pennell, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan (bpennell@isr.umich.edu)
Polling on Elections • Trends in Media Polling: Public Opinion Polls, Pre-Election Polls, and Trial-Heat Questions since 1970. Chase Harrison, Harvard Business School (charrison@hbs.edu); Marc Maynard, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research; University of Connecticut (marc.maynard@uconn.edu); Richard Clark, Carl Vinson Institute of Government; University of Georgia (clark@cviog.uga.edu)
Polling on Elections • Faith in the President: How Public Perception of Barack Obama‘s Faith Shape Views of him and his Presidency. Daniel Cox, Public Religion Research Institute (dcox@publicreligion.org); Robert Suls, Pew Research Center for the People and the Press (rsuls@pewresearch.org) • The Obama Effect vs. the Clinton Effect. An Analysis of the Youth Vote in the 1992, 1996 and 2008 Presidential Elections.AAPOR 66th Annual Conference AbstractsPage 96 of 274Emanuel Boussios, Nassau Community College (emanuel.boussios@ncc.edu)
Polling on Elections • A Multi-Method Assessment of the Reliability of the 2010 Pre-Election Polls.Mark Blumenthal, Huffington Post (mark@huffingtonpost.com); Joel D. Bloom, The University at Albany, SUNY (joeldbloom@gmail.com) • How Should We Handle Undecided In Vote Preferences in Congressional District Level Political Polls? Empirical Analysis Using Micro Level Survey Datasets. Masahiko Aida, Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (maida@gqrr.com)
Polling on Elections • Mode Effects in U.S. House Race Polling: IVR versus Live Interviewer.Patrick Murray, Monmouth University Polling Institute (pdmurray@monmouth.edu)
Polling on Elections • Proliferation of Polls (Good and Bad) and the Way Media Uses Them with Less than a Critical Eye.Susan Pinkus, S.H. Pinkus Research Associates (spinkus@sbcglobal.net); Mark DiCamillo, The Field Poll (markd@field.com); Phil Trounstine, CalBuzz (phil@trounstine.com); Whit Ayres, Ayres, McHenry & Associates, Inc. (whit@ayresmchenry.com); Mark Blumenthal, Huffington Post (mark@huffingtonpost.com); Peter V. Miller, Northwestern University (P-Miller@northwestern.edu)
Lessons Learned • Prepare early (online tools, apps). • Once there– review book, map out schedule. • Follow up with those that most interest me. • Keep the thumb drive.