Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology 2023 Research and Policy Conference

Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology 2023 Research and Policy Conference

FCSM 2023 Program (click to download)

October 24-26, 2023
College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center
Hyattsville, MD

Hosted By: Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics

Session A-1: Leveraging Probability Online Survey Panels for Federally Sponsored Statistical Data Collections

Organizer: David Dutwin, NORC at the University of Chicago
Chair: Ed Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago
Discussant: Ed Mulrow, NORC at the University of Chicago

A Review of Methods to Combine Probability Surveys and/or Calibrate One Probability Survey with Official Federal Statistical Survey Data
Stas Kolenikov, NORC at the University of Chicago
Paul Scanlon, National Center for Health Statistics
James Dahlhamer, National Center for Health Statistics
Katherine Irimata, National Center for Health Statistics
Michael Yang, NORC at the University of Chicago

Assessing and Improving Calibration Weighting of Web Surveys Using the R- indicator
Rong Wei, National Center for Health Statistics
Van L Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics

A Test of a “Federal” Approach to Increase Survey Response and Fit-for-purpose of Probability Panels for Federal Data Collection
David Dutwin, NORC at the University of Chicago
Ipek Bilgen, NORC at the University of Chicago
J. Michael Dennis, NORC at the University of Chicago

Combining and Standardizing Panel Surveys as Part of a Government Survey System - an Investigation
Van L Parsons, National Center for Health Statistics
Yulei He, National Center for Health Statistics
Katherine Irimata, National Center for Health Statistics
Bill Cai, National Center for Health Statistics

Using the Household Pulse Survey to Identify Potential External Benchmarks of Economic, Social, and Health Well-Being
Priyam Patel, National Center for Health Statistics
Lauren Rossen, National Center for Health Statistics
Katherine Irimata, National Center for Health Statistics
Morgan Earp, National Center for Health Statistics

Session A-2: Using Administrative Data for Program Evaluation and Research

Organizer: Justin Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Amy Anderson Riemer, U.S. Census Bureau

Is EHRs Data Extraction for Select Long-Term Care Settings Possible?
Christine Caffrey, National Center for Health Statistics
Manisha Sengupta, National Center for Health Statistics
Angela Greene, RTI International
Michelle Dougherty, RTI International

Using Administrative Records to Calculate More Accurate COVID-19 Infection Rates in State Prisons
Elizabeth Ann Carson, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Noncitizen Coverage and its Effects on U.S. Statistics
J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau
Misty Heggeness, University of Kansas
Marta Murray-Close, U.S. Census Bureau

Combining Data Sources to Produce Nationally Representative Estimates of Hospital Encounter Characteristics
Jay Breidt, NORC at the University of Chicago
Dean Resnick, NORC at the University of Chicago
Geoff Jackson, National Center for Health Statistics
Donielle White, National Center for Health Statistics

Session A-3: Perspectives from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Organizer: Tamara Lee, Department of Veterans Affairs
Chair: Tamara Lee, Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: Patuxent

Using Small Area Estimation to Create New Tools for Community Resilience
Bethany DeSalvo, U.S. Census Bureau

CDC COVID-19 Mortality Surveillance
Diba Khan, National Center for Health Statistics
Lauren Rossen, National Center for Health Statistics
Peter Grillo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Meeyoung Park, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Casey Lyons, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sarah Witter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Matthew Ritchey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Farida Ahmad, National Center for Health Statistics
Adi Gundlapalli, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lauren Rossen, National Center for Health Statistics

Validating the Results of a Probability-based Panel Survey with Administrative Data
Divya Vohra, Mathematica
Holly Matulewicz, Mathematica
Andy Weiss, Mathematica
Willow Crawford-Crudell, Mathematica
Chandra Couzens, Mathematica
Nancy Clusen, Mathematica

A Multi-Factored Mechanism to Distribute Health Emergency Funds
Stacy Chen, The MITRE Corporation
Hongxun Qin, The MITRE Corporation
Timothy Champney, The MITRE Corporation
Rob Hartman, The MITRE Corporation
Surya Menon, The MITRE Corporation
Mary Munro, The MITRE Corporation
Yueh Quach, The MITRE Corporation

Session A-4: Statistical Products First – A Paradigm Shift for Federal Statistics

Organizer: Stephanie Shipp, University of Virginia
Chair: Audrey Kindlon, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Discussant: Camille Busette, Brookings

Evolving a Data Enterprise to Support Relevant, Timely, and Equitable Statistical Products
Erika Becker-Medina, U.S. Census Bureau
Emily Molfino, U.S. Census Bureau
Nathan Ramsey, U.S. Census Bureau
Sallie Ann Keller, U.S. Census Bureau

A New Measure of Food Insecurity: A Curated Data Enterprise Demonstration Use Case
Cesar Montalvo, University of Virginia
Vicki Lancaster, University of Virginia

Use Case: Climate Resilience of Skilled Nursing Facilities
Vicki Lancaster, University of Virginia

Art of the Possible: The Critical Role of Feasibility Use Cases for Census Modernization Efforts
Stephanie Shipp, University of Virginia
Edward Wu, University of Virginia

Session A-5: Exploring Machine Learning Techniques

Organizer: Gavin Corral, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Valbona Bejleri, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Ensemble Modeling Techniques for NAICS Classification in the Economic Census
Daniel Whitehead, U.S. Census Bureau
Brian Dumbacher, U.S. Census Bureau

A Semi-Automated Nonresponse Detector (SANDS) Model for Open-response Data
Kristen Cibelli Hibben, National Center for Health Statistics
Zachary Smith, National Center for Health Statistics
Benjamin Rogers, National Center for Health Statistics
Valerie Ryan, National Center for Health Statistics
Paul Scanlon, National Center for Health Statistics
Travis Hoppe, National Center for Health Statistics

A Score Function to Prioritize Editing in Household Survey Data: A Machine Learning Approach
Nicolás Forteza, Banco de España
Sandra García-Uribe, Banco de España

From Policy to Practice: Insights from U.S. Army Administrative Data into Soldier Performance
Skylar Haskiell, University of Virginia
Joanna Schroeder, University of Virginia
Joel Thurston, University of Virginia

Assessing Survey Questions through a Machine Learning Pipeline: Emotions and Paralinguistic Behaviors
Hanyu Sun, Westat
Ting Yan, Westat
Anil Battalahalli, Westat

Session A-6: Application of Retail Scanner Data to Calculate Monthly Area Price Measures for Foods

Organizer: Mary K. Muth, RTI International
Chair: Patrick McLaughlin, Economic Research Service
Discussant: Ana Aizcorbe, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Nonprobability Weighting for Retail Scanner Data
Saki Kinney, RTI International

Using Rolling-window Multilateral Price Indexes to Track Food Costs Across Space and Over Time
Chen Zhen, University of Georgia

Comparing Food-at-Home Monthly Area Prices (F-MAP) with the Consumer Price Index
Megan Sweitzer, Economic Research Service
Abigail Okrent, Economic Research Service

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Plenary Session
Tuesday, October 24
Organizer: Linda J. Young, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Karin Orvis, Office of Management and Budget

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Opening Remarks
Karin Orvis, Office of Management and Budget

New Challenges and New Opportunities for the Federal Statistical System
Katharine G. Abraham, University of Maryland

Approaching the five-year anniversary of the signing of the Evidence Act, the Federal statistical system faces many challenges but also an exciting new set of opportunities. Under the Act, statistical agency leaders are being asked to play an expanded role as stewards of the data held by the Federal government. Working together and with the government’s program agencies—and, in some cases, with holders of private sector data—the agencies can help to better meet the growing demand for reliable information about our society and economy and about the effectiveness of policy interventions to address societal concerns. Embracing these opportunities will increase the agencies’ relevance in a rapidly changing world and position the federal statistical system well for the coming decades.

Katharine G. Abraham is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland. Her published research includes papers on the work and retirement decisions of older Americans; how government policies affect employers’ choices concerning employment and hours over the business cycle; the effects of financial aid on the decision to attend college; discrepancies in alternative measures of employment, wages and hours; and the measurement of economic activity. She served as Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from 1993 through 2001 and as a Member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2011 through 2013. Abraham currently serves on standing academic advisory committees convened by the Congressional Budget Office, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. She is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Research Fellow of the IZA, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association, and an elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association and of the Society of Labor Economists. Abraham received her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1982 and her B.S. in economics from Iowa State University in 1976.

Session B-1: Naturally of Course – Strengthening Statistical Programs Through Natural Language Processing

Organizer: Ed Strocko, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Chair: Mehdi Hashemipour, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Incorporating Survey Weights into Structural Topic Models
Brandon Sepulvado, NORC at the University of Chicago
Caroline Lancaster, NORC at the University of Chicago
Joshua Y. Lerner, NORC at the University of Chicago
Evan Herring-Nathan, NORC at the University of Chicago
Stas Kolenikov, NORC at the University of Chicago

An NLP-Based Approach to Record Linkage
Lilian Huang, NORC at the University of Chicago
Brandon Sepulvado, NORC at the University of Chicago
Dean Resnick, NORC at the University of Chicago
Jennifer Taub, NORC at the University of Chicago
Brenda Betancourt, NORC at the University of Chicago

Applying Machine Learning Language Models to Link Similar Text Documents Together to Evaluate FAQ Coverage
Monica Puerto, U.S. Census Bureau
Kevin J Zajac, U.S. Census Bureau
Elizabeth May Nichols, U.S. Census Bureau
Shaun S Genter, U.S. Census Bureau
Brian Francis Sadacca, Accenture Federal

A Generic and Automated Staff Scraping Tool for School Webpages
Sara Alaoui, U.S. Census Bureau
Haley Hunter-Zinck, U.S. Census Bureau
Ugo Etudo, U.S. Census Bureau & Virginia Commonwealth University
Louis Avenilla, U.S. Census Bureau
Allison Zotti, U.S. Census Bureau
Yathish Kolli, U.S. Census Bureau
Patrick Campanello, U.S. Census Bureau
Anup Mathur, U.S. Census Bureau

Session B-2: Making Less Work: Impact and Innovations in Monitoring and Adjusting for Nonresponse

Organizer: Doug Williams, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Doug Williams, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Examining Response Rates in the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII)
Brittany Cheadle, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Erin Huband, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dee Zamora, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Validating the Census’ Low Response Score
Stas Kolenikov, NORC at the University of Chicago
Patrick Coyle, NORC at the University of Chicago
David Dutwin, NORC at the University of Chicago

Give it Time?: Sample Composition by Completion Date
Megan A. Hendrich, Ipsos US Public Affairs
Randall K. Thomas, Ipsos US Public Affairs

Nonresponse Bias Monitoring and Interventions in the American Community Survey
Jonathan Eggleston, U.S. Census Bureau
Stephanie Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau
Kendall Houghton, U.S. Census Bureau
Carl Lieberman, U.S. Census Bureau

Improving the Collapsing Criteria and Nonresponse Adjustment of the Consumer Expenditures Survey
Stephen Ash, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session B-3: Advanced Statistical Techniques for Survey Inference: Variance, Editing, and Weighting

Organizer: Alexia Cooper, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Chair: Alexia Cooper, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Composite Weighting for Hybrid Samples
Mansour Fahimi, Marketing Systems Group

Developing and Evaluating Alternative Editing Strategies in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
Michael D. King, U.S. Census Bureau
Lindsay M. Monte, U.S. Census Bureau
Adrianne R. Brown, U.S. Census Bureau

A Simple Solution for Adjusting Weights in a Complex Sample
Quatracia Lucky, U.S. Census Bureau
Yeng Xiong, U.S. Census Bureau

Session B-4: Equity in STEM, Health, Poverty, and Race and Ethnicity Identification

Organizer: Valerie Testa, Statistics of Income (SOI)
Chair: Valerie Testa, Statistics of Income (SOI)

Measuring Poverty Sub-annually in the United States
Ani Rudra Silwal, U.S. Census Bureau

In Their Own Words: Race and Ethnicity Self-identification in the Faculty, Academic Careers and Environments (FACE) Survey
Laura Burns Fritch, RTI International
Caren Arbeit, RTI International
KC Culver, University of Alabama
Adrianna Kezar, University of Southern California
Emily Koren, University of Southern California
John Curtis, JWC Consulting

Race and Ethnicity in SNAP Administrative Records and Census Data
James Noon, U.S. Census Bureau
Maria Perez-Patron, U.S. Census Bureau
Renuka Bhaskar, U.S. Census Bureau
Mehrgol Tiv, U.S. Census Bureau

Measuring Sexual Harassment in the Science and Engineering Enterprise
Jennifer Beck, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Elizabeth Richards, Fors Marsh Group
Anna Scolese, Fors Marsh Group
Marcus Maher, Fors Marsh Group
Rachel Walker-Kulzick, Fors Marsh Group

Examining Health Equity Measurement and Representation through the Lens of Total Survey Error
Morgan Earp, National Center for Health Statistics
John R. Pleis, National Center for Health Statistics
Lauren Rossen, National Center for Health Statistics

Techniques Tested to Improve Representation of Racial and Ethnic Minority, Younger, and Maternity Patients in a National Hospital Experience of Care Survey
William Lehrman, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Marc N. Elliott, RAND
Julie A. Brown, RAND
Katrin Hamborsoomian, RAND
Layla Parast, University of Texas
Megan K. Beckett, RAND

Session B-5: What do We Mean by “For Statistical Purposes Only”

Organizer: Michael Hawes and Sallie Keller, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau

Panelists:

• Sallie Ann Keller, U.S. Census Bureau
• Bob Sivinski, Office of Management and Budget
• Gail Mulligan, National Center for Education Statistics

Session B-6: How the Commodity Flow Survey Made its First 100 Million (Shipment Records)

Organizer: Christian Moscardi, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Cha-Chi Fan, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Discussant: Kevin Deardorff, U.S. Census Bureau

Modernizing 2022 CFS Data Collection
Berin Linfors, U.S. Census Bureau

Updating Data Editing and Review for Large-scale CFS Response Data
Gritiya Tanner, U.S. Census Bureau
Patrick Nguyen, U.S. Census Bureau

Monitoring Machine Learning Performance on Large Scale Shipment Data for the 2022 Commodity Flow Survey
Cecile Murray, U.S. Census Bureau

The Freight Analysis Framework: Leveraging Federal Statistical Programs to Understand US Goods Movement
Monique Stinson, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Stephanie Lawrence, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Session C-1: Building Diverse Leadership for the Statistical System

Organizer: Bob Sivinski, Office of Management and Budget
Chair: Kevin Scott, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Leadership Diversity Supports Underserved Communities
Hubert Hamer, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Using Diverse Perspectives to Create Useful Data
Meghan Maury, U.S. Census Bureau

Federal Statistical System - Coordinated Efforts on Guidance about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in our Data
Chris Chapman, National Center for Education Statistics

Diverse Agency Leadership vs. Diverse User Needs
Amy O’Hara, Georgetown University

Session C-2: Research on the Initial Proposals for Updating OMB Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity

Organizer: Aleia Clark Fobia, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Bob Sivinski, Office of Management and Budget
Discussant: Rogelio Saenz, University of Texas-San Antonio

Content-Related Proposals from the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards: Question Format and “Middle Eastern or North African”
Susan Jenkins, Department of Health and Human Services

Implementation-Related Proposals from the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards
Amy Branum, National Center for Health Statistics

Communications and Outreach of Stakeholders and the Public from the Interagency Technical Working Group on Race and Ethnicity Standards
Jennifer Saindon, Office of Management and Budget

Session C-3: Modernizing Data Dissemination at the National Center For Health Statistics: Evidence from Health, United States

Organizer: Renee Gindi, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Sheila Franco, National Center for Health Statistics
Discussant: Bryan Combs, National Agricultural Statistics Service

The Health, United States Redesign Research and Findings
Sheila Franco, National Center for Health Statistics

Using Communication Science to Redesign Health, United States Products, Develop Dissemination Strategies, and Monitor User Engagement
Christine Jones, National Center for Health Statistics

Reporting on the Nation’s Health using Health, United States
Renee Gindi, National Center for Health Statistics

Session C-4: How the Census Bureau is Using Administrative Records Across the American Community Survey Life Cycle

Organizer: Sandra Clark, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Sandra Clark, U.S. Census Bureau

Using Administrative Records Data in the American Community Survey: Overview
Dorothy Barth, U.S. Census Bureau

Implementing an Adaptive Approach to Collect Acreage on the American Community Survey
Ariel Binder, U.S. Census Bureau

Predicting Vacant Housing Units in the American Community Survey
Andrew Keller, U.S. Census Bureau

Adaptive and Responsive Designs with Multiple Competing Criteria: Adaptive Survey Design in the American Community Survey
Stephanie Coffey, U.S. Census Bureau
Jonathan Eggleston, U.S. Census Bureau
Kendall Houghton, U.S. Census Bureau
Carl Lieberman, U.S. Census Bureau

Session C-5: Parsing Policy: Analyzing the Impacts, Sentiments, Utilities and Risks of Cloud-Based Large Language Models and Conversational AI

Organizer: Benjamin Rogers, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Benjamin Rogers, National Center for Health Statistics

Panelists:

• Alex Farach, Microsoft
• Travis Hoppe, National Center for Health Statistics
• Tala Fakhouri, Food and Drug Administration
• Zachary Whitman, U.S. Census Bureau

Session C-6: Differential Privacy Population Estimates and Implications for Public Health Policy and Surveillance

Organizer: Angela Werner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chair: Saki Kinney, RTI International
Discussant: G. David Williamson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Assessing the Impacts of Differential Privacy on Public Health Surveillance at Varying Geographic Resolutions
Angela K Werner, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nicholas Skaff, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adam S Vaughan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Impact of Differential Privacy on Cancer Surveillance Statistics
Mandi Yu, National Cancer Institute
Jiming Jiang, University of California, Davis

Model-based hybrid small area population estimates: Combining disparate sources of local population data
Lance A. Waller, Emory University
Emily Peterson, Emory University

Session D-1: Building Evidence by Linkage to Data at the U.S. Census Bureau

Organizer: Mark A. Klee, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Barbara Downs, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Benjamin Bolitzer, Department of Commerce

The Demographics of the Recipients of the First Economic Impact Payment
John Voorheis, U.S. Census Bureau
Leah R. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau
Adam J. Cole, Department of the Treasury
Amanda Eng, U.S. Census Bureau
Ben S. Meiselman, Department of the Treasury
Kevin Pierce, Internal Revenue Service
Nikolas Pharris-Ciurej, U.S. Census Bureau

Methodology on Creating the U.S. Linked Retail Health Clinic (LiRHC) Database
Alice Zawacki, U.S. Census Bureau
Joey Marshall, U.S. Census Bureau
Donald Cherry, National Center for Health Statistics
Xianghua Yin, National Center for Health Statistics
Brian W. Ward, National Center for Health Statistics

The Labor-Market Returns to Earning Industry Credentials
Maggie R. Jones, U.S. Census Bureau
Caroline Walker, U.S. Census Bureau

Session D-2: NLSY97 COVID-19 Supplement

Organizer: Leah Christian, NORC at the University of Chicago
Chair: Holly Olson, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussant: Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau

Instrument Programming for Web and Phone Multi-Mode Administration
Rosella Gardecki, The Ohio State University
Amanda Roose, The Ohio State University

A Multi-Mode Survey Design for the NLSY97 COVID-19 Supplement
Quentin Brummet, NORC at the University of Chicago
Anthony Washburn, NORC at the University of Chicago
Leah Christian, NORC at the University of Chicago

NLSY97 COVID-19 Supplement: Initial Findings and Future Use
Donna Rothstein, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Alison Aughinbaugh, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Keenan Dworak-Fisher, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session D-3: New Perspectives and Methods on Privacy and Disclosure Control

Organizer: Brian Cramer, National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: Brian Cramer, National Center for Education Statistics
Discussant: Tom Krenzke, Westat

Estimating Preferences Over Data to Inform Statistical Disclosure Methods Decisions
Elan Segarra, Bureau of Labor Statistics

How do Stakeholders Understand Privacy? Findings from In-depth Interviews about Differential Privacy
Isabela Bertolini Coelho, University of Maryland
Samantha Chiu, Independent Consultant
Frauke Kreuter, University of Munich and University of Maryland
Jörg Drechsler, University of Maryland & Institute for Employment Research
Rolando Rodriguez, U.S. Census Bureau
Trent Buskirk, Bowling Green State University

Differential Privacy for Economic Statistics
Margaret Beckom, U.S. Census Bureau
Anthony Caruso, U.S. Census Bureau
William Sexton, Tumult Labs

Modernizing Education Data Systems through Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)
Stephanie Straus, Georgetown University
Amy O’Hara, Georgetown University

Session D-4: How Can U.S. Professional Guidelines Inform Federal Statistical Policy?

Organizer: Jennifer Park, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Chair: Rochelle E. Tractenberg, Georgetown University
Discussant: Howard Hogan, ASA Committee on Ethical Practice

Alignment of ASA Ethical Guidelines with National Guidance
Rochelle E. Tractenberg, Georgetown University
Jennifer Park, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Perspective on OMB Statistical Policy Directives
Kerrie Leslie, Office of Management and Budget

Perspective on NASEM Principles and Practices
Connie Citro, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Perspectives on OMB Data Ethics Tenets
Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau

Session D-5: Approaches for Improving Survey Response: Perspectives on Incentives, Contact Strategies, and Refusal Conversion

Organizer: Sharon Stern, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Sharon Stern, U.S. Census Bureau

You Didn’t Answer Our Survey, but What About this Text? Converting Hard-to-reach Respondents Through Text Messaging
Maura Spiegelman, National Center for Education Statistics
Allison Zotti, U.S. Census Bureau

Calling all Early Birds: Testing a Deadline-Limited Incentive in a Sequential Mixed- Mode Survey
Michelle McNamara, National Center for Education Statistics
Rebecca Medway, American Institutes of Research
Danielle Battle, American Institutes of Research
Ai Rene Ong, American Institutes of Research

Refusal Reasons: Changes Over Time and Differences Between Household Types in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Steven Fink, National Center for Health Statistics
Matt Jans, National Center for Health Statistics
Kevin Chuang, National Center for Health Statistics
Denise Schaar, National Center for Health Statistics
Jill Fleming, National Center for Health Statistics
Andrew Caporaso, Westat
Jason Clark, Westat
George Dixon, Westat
Susan Genoversa, Westat

Can a Higher Incentive Increase Physical Examination Response? Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Te-Ching Chen, National Center for Health Statistics
Matt Jans, National Center for Health Statistics
Lara Akinbami, National Center for Health Statistics
Ryne Paulose-Ram, National Center for Health Statistics
Damon Ogburn, National Center for Health Statistics
David Woodwell, National Center for Health Statistics
Allan Uribe, National Center for Health Statistics
Jessica Graber, National Center for Health Statistics

Experiments to Convert Partials to Completes
Vanessa Harrell, SSRS
Margie Engle Bauer, SSRS
Todd Hughes, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Jiangzhou Fu, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Session D-6: Application of Respondent-Centered Establishment Survey Design Principles

Organizer: Melissa Cidade, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Stephanie Studds, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Melissa Cidade, U.S. Census Bureau

Respondent-Centered Establishment Survey Design Principles: An Overview
Melissa Cidade, U.S. Census Bureau
Sarah Grady, Energy Information Administration
Kenneth Herrell, National Agricultural Statistical Service
Temika Holland, U.S. Census Bureau
Maura Spiegelman, National Center for Education Statistics

Combining Content: Considerations for Impactful Change
Heidi St.Onge, U.S. Census Bureau

Iterative Instrument Usability Testing and the AIES
Rebecca Keegan, U.S. Census Bureau

Respondent-centered Response Options and the AIES
Rebecca Hutchinson, U.S. Census Bureau

Session E-1: Advancing Federal Data Collections by Experimenting with Questionnaire Design and Content, Interview Mode, and Contact Strategy

Organizer: Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Economic Research Service
Chair: Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Economic Research Service
Discussant: Darcy Miller, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Count Me In: Challenges of Conducting a Cognitive Interview Study with Adults with an Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Ann MacFadyen, National Center for Health Statistics
Amanda Wilmot, National Center for Health Statistics
Amanda Titus, National Center for Health Statistics

A CARI Analysis of Interviewer and Respondent Behavior Within the CE Interview Survey
Ariana Welsh, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Victoria Narine, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Erica Yu, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Brett McBride, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wendy Carlton, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Are Video Interviews for Everyone? A Comparison of CAVI ‘Stayers’ and ‘Leavers’ in a Longitudinal Household Survey
Jesus Arrue, Westat
Jennifer Kelley, Westat
Brad Edwards, Westat
Rick Dulaney, Westat
Lena Centeno, Westat

Lessons Learned: A Direct Care Worker Pilot Study
Manisha Sengupta, National Center for Health Statistics
Christine Caffrey, National Center for Health Statistics
Jessica Lendon, National Center for Health Statistics
Marie Squillace, ASPE
Angela Greene, RTI International
Melissa Hobbs, RTI International

Prenotification Experiment in a Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies
Ryan Weber, RTI International
Harley Rohloff, RTI International
Tim Smith, RTI International
Elizabeth Davis, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Alexia Cooper, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sean Goodison, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Session E-2: Leveraging Data: Using Administrative and Synthetic Information

Organizer: Gavin Corral, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Lu Chen, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Can It Work for Employers? Evaluating the Expansion of Administrative-Records Use beyond Nonemployer Demographics Statistics
Adela Luque, U.S. Census Bureau
Valeska Araujo, U.S. Census Bureau & George Mason University
John Earle, George Mason University & U.S. Census Bureau
Vitaliy Novik, U.S. Census Bureau & George Washington University
Jared Wold, U.S. Census Bureau & George Mason University
Sammuel Young, Arizona State University & U.S. Census Bureau

Who is a Veteran? Evaluating DoD Data for Use in the Census Business Demographics Program
Adji Fatou Diagne, U.S. Census Bureau
Adela Luque, U.S. Census Bureau

Imputing for Extraordinary Sample Events: A Story of Targeted Donor Pools and Administrative Data
Bradley Rhein, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimating the U.S. Citizen Voting-Age Population (CVAP) Using Blended Survey Data, Administrative Record data, and Modeling
J. David Brown, U.S. Census Bureau
Genevieve Denoeux, George Washington University
Misty L. Heggeness, University of Kansas
Carl Lieberman, U.S. Census Bureau
Lauren Medina, U.S. Census Bureau
Marta Murray-Close, U.S. Census Bureau
Danielle H. Sandler, U.S. Census Bureau
Joseph L. Schafer, U.S. Census Bureau
Matthew Spence, U.S. Census Bureau
Lawrence Warren, U.S. Census Bureau
Moises Yi, U.S. Census Bureau

Session E-3: Inclusive Insights: Assessing the Implementation and Effects of Adding SOGI Questions to Large-Scale Data Collections

Organizer: Julie Weeks, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Julie Weeks, National Center for Health Statistics
Discussant: Kristen S. Miller, National Center for Health Statistics

Survey Measurement of Sex at Birth and Transgender Identity in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Kathryn O’Neill, University of Pennsylvania
Jody Herman, The Williams Institute, UCLA

Asking about Gender as a Single, Non-binary Construct Versus a Two-Step Question Approach
Valerie Ryan, National Center for Health Statistics

Order Effects and Question Wording of Gender and Sexuality Blocks on Surveys: Experimental Evidence in the US and UK
Christina Pao, Princeton University

Adding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS)
Andrea Mayfield, NORC at the University of Chicago
Marisa Wishart, NORC at the University of Chicago
Melissa Heim Viox, NORC at the University of Chicago
Hannah Murrow, NORC at the University of Chicago
Marina Vornovitsky, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Session E-4: Synthetic Data Generation for Survey Data

Organizer: Terrance D. Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Terrance D. Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussant: Monika Hu, Vassar College

Synthesis for Complex Surveys
Yajuan Si, University of Michigan
Jerry Reiter, Duke University

Synthetic Population Generation for Nested Data using Differentially Private Posteriors
Matthew R. Williams, RTI International
Hang Kim, University of Cincinatti
Terrance D. Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monika Hu, Vassar College

Private Tabular Survey Data Products through Synthetic Microdata Generation
Terrance D. Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Monika Hu, Vassar College
Matthew R. Williams, RTI International

Calibration procedure for estimates obtained from posterior approximation algorithms, with application to domain-level modeling
Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Terrance D. Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session E-5: Ensuring Scientific Integrity in the Federal Statistical System

Organizer: Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau

Panelists:

• Chris Marcum, White House
• Barry Johnson, Internal Revenue Service
• Melissa Chiu, CNSTAT
• Monique Eleby, U.S. Census Bureau
• Michael Walsh, U.S. Census Bureau

Session E-6: The Missing Data Puzzle: Exploring Imputation Methods

Organizer: Diba Khan, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Diba Khan, National Center for Health Statistics
Discussant: Phil Kott, RTI International

That’s a Long Survey! Using Split-Questionnaire Design to Reduce Respondent Burden in a State Health Survey
Cameron McPhee, SSRS
YuChing Yang, UCLA
Jiangzhou Fu, UCLA
Cordelia Horch, SSRS

Effect of Improving Data Imputation and Processing Procedures on ERS Farm Household Income Forecasts
David Williams, Economic Research Service
Wei-Yin Loh, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Daniel Ayasse, Economic Research Service
Katherine Lim, Economic Research Service
Christine Whitt, Economic Research Service

Editing Tools for Reconciling Household Energy Characteristics with Administrative Data from Energy Suppliers
L. Kaili Diamond, Energy Information Administration
S. Grace Deng, Energy Information Administration

Improved Longitudinal Imputation Method in Survey of Doctorate Recipients
Minsun Riddles, Westat
Jean Opsomer, Westat
Wan-Ying Chang, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Laura Alvarez-Rojas, Westat
Shelley Brock Roth, Westat
Medha Uppala, Westat

Evaluating Imputation Models for Totals Considering Missing Patterns
Young-Jun Kweon, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Session F-1: Who’s Keeping the Score . . . on Data Quality

Organizer: Darius Singpurwalla, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair: Darius Singpurwalla, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

An Introduction to the FCSM Framework for Data Quality
Darius Singpurwalla, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Rule-Based Data Validation and Reconciliation of Survey Responses
Gunnar Ingle, Summit Consulting, LLC
Albert Lee, Summit Consulting, LLC
Ryan Kling, Summit Consulting, LLC
Balint Peto, Summit Consulting, LLC

A Data Quality Scorecard to Assess a Data Source’s Fitness for Use
Elizabeth Mannshardt, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
John Finamore, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Lisa B. Mirel, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Julie Banks, NORC at the University of Chicago
F. Jay Breidt, NORC at the University of Chicago
Benjamin R. Peck, NORC at the University of Chicago
Kiegan Rice, NORC at the University of Chicago
Zachary H. Seeskin, NORC at the University of Chicago
Lance A. Selfa, NORC at the University of Chicago
Grace Xie, NORC at the University of Chicago

Session F-2: Dynamics of Data Linkage: Techniques and Challenges

Organizer: Tamara Lee, Department of Veterans Affairs
Chair: Tamara Lee, Department of Veterans Affairs

Measuring Innovation in Multinational Enterprises
Allison Derrick, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Use of Self-Generated Identification Codes for Data Linkages in Highly Clustered Samples Involving Youth Populations
Chidinma Nwankwo, Mathematica
Tiffany Waits, Mathematica
Avery Hennigar, Mathematica
Lourdes Fernandez, Mathematica
Amy Harris, Mathematica
William Waddell, Mathematica
Sam Boneli, Mathematica
Elizabeth Cavadel, Mathematica

Enabling Economic Statistics Modernization
Jessica Wellwood, U.S. Census Bureau
Erica Marquette, U.S. Census Bureau
Ali Obaidi, MITRE
Adrienne Chen-Young, MITRE

Linking the 1980 Post-Enumeration Program Samples to the Decennial Census
Kelsey Drotning, U.S. Census Bureau
Katie Genadek, U.S. Census Bureau

Agree to Disagree? Comparing IRS, NCOA, and Census Bureau Survey Migration Measures
Thomas B. Foster, U.S. Census Bureau
Mark Ellis, University of Washington
Lee Fiorio, University of Washington

Session F-3: Advancements in Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measurement

Organizer: Jennifer M. Ortman, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Christina Dragon, National Institutes of Health

Sex and Gender Identity Measurement in Criminal Justice System Administrative Data: Evidence from the Instrument Redesign Efforts for the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ Survey of Sexual Victimization
Emily Buehler, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Greta B. Clark, U.S. Census Bureau
Krysten Mesner, U.S. Census Bureau
Jessica A.R. White, U.S. Census Bureau

Collecting SOGI Data for the Federal Workforce
Renee Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau
Christina Dragon, National Institutes of Health

Updates on A Research Agenda for the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions on the Experimental Household Pulse Survey
Zachary Scherer, U.S. Census Bureau
Jacqueline Banks, U.S. Census Bureau

Just to Confirm: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of Survey Questions on Sex and Gender
Elise Christopher, National Center for Education Statistics
David Richards, National Center for Education Statistics
Maura Spiegelman, National Center for Education Statistics
Harper Haynes, RTI International

Testing and Implementing SOGI Questions in the American Community Survey
Elizabeth A. Poehler, U.S. Census Bureau
Jessica Holzberg, U.S. Census Bureau
Amy Symens Smith, U.S. Census Bureau

Session F-4: Democratizing Data: A Search and Discovery Platform for Public Data Assets

Organizer: Spiro Stefanou, Economic Research Service
Chair: Nancy Potok, NAPx Consulting
Discussant: Vipin Arora, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Overview of the Search and Discovery Platform and the Data Science Behind It
Nancy Potok, NAPx Consulting

Theory of Change Showing Value of ERS Statistical Data
Spiro Stefanou, Economic Research Service

Tackling Declining Response Rates: Increasing Response Rates by Farmers Because They Can See How Their Responses Can be Used to Benefit Their Own Businesses as Well as the Public
Hubert Hamer, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Forging New Partnerships: A vision for Education Statistics
Josh DeLaRosa, National Center for Education Statistics

NCSES: Making Connections Across the Data Ecosystem
Emilda Rivers, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Session F-5: Testing a New Combined Race and Ethnicity Question in Household Surveys: Agency Methods and Results

Organizer: Rebecca L. Morrison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Rebecca L. Morrison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussant: Darby Steiger, SSRS

Quantitative Testing Results from a New Race and Ethnicity Question from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tywanquila Walker, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rebecca L. Morrison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Robin Kaplan, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Victoria Narine, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Erica Yu, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Results from Qualitative Testing of a New Race and Ethnicity Question from the National Agricultural Statistics Service
Kathy Ott, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Struther Van Horn, National Agricultural Statistics Service

Reflecting a Diverse America: Qualitative Testing of Changes to Race and Ethnicity Collection in the United States
Victoria Dounoucos, RTI International
Y. Patrick Hsieh, RTI International
Daniela Glusberg, RSS
Alisú Schoua-Glusberg, RSS
Aleia Clark Fobia, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Childs, U.S. Census Bureau

A Cognitive Interview Evaluation of the Proposed Combined Race and Ethnicity Question for Statistical Policy Directive 15, Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
Stephanie Willson, National Center for Health Statistics

Session F-6: Applications of Modeling and Post Randomization to Improve Estimation

Organizer: Jennifer Rhorer, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Chair: Jennifer Rhorer, Naltional Agricultural Statistics Service

On Response Model Selection and its Use for Testing Bias of Mean Estimates in Case of Not Missing at Random Nonresponse
Michael Sverchkov, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Two Not-So-Different Approaches for Dealing with Not-Missing-at-Random Unit Nonresponse
Phillip S Kott, RTI International

Predicting the Effect of Business Births and Deaths on the Current Employment Statistics Survey: Using Sample Information to Minimize Coverage Error
Steve Mance, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chris Grieves, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Collin Witt, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Response Propensity to a Nonprobability Survey
Vladislav Beresovsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Terrance Savitsky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Matthew R. Williams, RTI International
Julie Gershunskaya, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Small area estimation of forest carbon using carbon maps and model-assisted regression in Maryland
Andrew Lister, USDA Forest Service
George Hurtt, University of Maryland
Lei Ma, University of Maryland
Ty Wilson, USDA Forest Service

Session G-1: If We Modernize the Survey, Will They Respond?

Organizer: Doug Williams, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Robin Kaplan, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Rapid Response Surveys: Household Pulse Survey 2.0
Hyon B. Shin, U.S. Census Bureau
Jennifer Hunter Childs, U.S. Census Bureau
Cassandra Logan, U.S. Census Bureau
Jason Fields, U.S. Census Bureau

National Hospital Care Survey: Redesigning the Annual Hospital Interview
Catherine Rappole, National Center for Health Statistics
Geoffrey Jackson, National Center for Health Statistics

Data Quality in the Online Panel Self-Administered Diary Test of the Consumer Expenditure Survey
Graham Jones, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nikki Graf, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wendy Carlton, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tucker Miller, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Comparison of Paper-and-pencil Versus Tablet Administration of the 2021 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Jingjing Li, PhD, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adriana Rico, MPH, CPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nancy Brener, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Alice Roberts, MS, ICF International
Jonetta Mpofu, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mike Underwood, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Changes in Survey Methods during the COVID-19 Crisis and Data Quality: the Case of the Spanish Survey of Household Finances (EFF) 2020
Elena Vozmediano, Banco de España
Laura Crespo, Banco de España
Sandra García-Uribe, Banco de España

Session G-2: Directions in Measuring Disability: Use and Evaluation of the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning

Organizer: Julie D. Weeks, National Center for Health Statistics
Chair: Laryssa Mykyta, National Center for Health Statistics
Discussant: Jennifer Madans, Center for Inclusive Policy

An Introduction to the Washington Group Short Set on Functioning
Cordell Golden, National Center for Health Statistics

Census Bureau Evaluations of Proposed Changes to the ACS Disability Questions
Natalie Young, U.S. Census Bureau

Comparing Survey Reports of Disability Using the WG-SS and ACS Question Sets
Julie D. Weeks, National Center for Health Statistics

Session G-3: Recent Advances in Data Privacy and Public Policy

Organizer: Harrison Quick, Drexel University
Chair: Jingchen Hu, Vassar College

Recent Efforts in Statistical Privacy and Public Policy
Jingchen Hu, Vassar College

To Share, or Not to Share, That is the Question: Use of Synthetic Data Approach in Criminal Justice
KiDeuk Kim, Urban Institute

Do No Harm Guide: Applying Equity Awareness on Data Privacy Methods
Claire Bowen, Urban Institute

Generating Differentially Private, Tract-level Synthetic Data for Births in Pennsylvania
Harrison Quick, Drexel University

Session G-4: Advances in Implementing Title III of the Evidence Act: Enhancing Public Trust in Official Statistics and Expanding Data Access for Evidence Building

Organizer: John Finamore, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair: Karin Orvis, Office of Management and Budget

Building Trust in Federal Statistics
Kerrie Leslie, Office of Management and Budget

Expanding Secure Access to Confidential Data Assets
Spiro Stefanou, Economic Research Service

Standard Application Process: Portal, Process, Governance
John Finamore, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

The ACDEB’s Vision of a National Service for Evidence Building
Emilda Rivers, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

The Role of the Statistical Official in Advancing Evidence Building
Alex Marten, Environmental Protection Agency

Session G-5: Innovations from the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System (CJARS) Project

Organizer: Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau

An Overview of the Criminal Justice Administrative Records System
Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau

Presenting the Justice Outcomes Explorer (JOE)
Michael Mueller-Smith, University of Michigan
Jordan Papp, University of Michigan

Socioeconomic Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Young Adulthood
Shawn Ratcliff, U.S. Census Bureau
Keith Finlay, U.S. Census Bureau
Jordan Papp, University of Michigan
Megan C. Kearns, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Cora Peterson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Session G-6: America’s DataHub Consortium: Building Capacity for the Future

Organizer: May Aydin, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair: May Aydin, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

America’s DataHub Consortium Support of NCSES Priorities
May Aydin, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

National Secure Data Service Demonstration Project
Heather Madray, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Opportunities to Engage in ADC/NSDS-D Activities
Mike Atkinson, ATI

Session H-1: Business Revenue and Employment Growth and Decline During the COVID-19 Pandemic Period: Evidence from the Business Dynamics Statistics

Organizer: Martha Stinson, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Cheryl Grim, U.S. Census Bureau

The Business Dynamics Statistics: Describing the Evolution of the U.S. Economy from 1978-2021
Martha Stinson, U.S. Census Bureau
Christopher Goetz, U.S. Census Bureau
Spencer Knoll, U.S. Census Bureau

Business Dynamics Statistics for Single-Unit Firms
Christopher Goetz, U.S. Census Bureau
Richard Beem, U.S. Census Bureau
Martha Stinson, U.S. Census Bureau
Sean Wang, U.S. Census Bureau

Employment and Revenue Dynamics of SBA Covid Relief Recipients
Richard Beem, U.S. Census Bureau
Shawn Klimek, Department of Commerce

Session H-2: Linking NCES Data to Other Data Sets: Research, Opportunities, and Challenges Linking Records from NCES Data Sets to Other Data Sets

Organizer: Brian Cramer, National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: Brian Cramer, National Center for Education Statistics

Linking NAEP and COVID Data Hub
Katherine Castellano, Educational Testing Service
Carol Eckerly, Educational Testing Service
Helena Jia, Educational Testing Service

Linking NAEP 2022 to the 2021 Monthly School Survey
Carol Eckerly, Educational Testing Service
Robert Finnegan, Educational Testing Service
Helena Jia, Educational Testing Service
Laura Jerry, Educational Testing Service

College Enrollment Benchmarks for the Grade 12 NAEP Mathematics Assessment
Burhan Ogut, American Institutes of Research
George Bohrnstedt, American Institutes of Research
Markus Broer, American Institutes of Research

Early Reading Skill Development and Characteristics of Reading Skill Profiles
B. Jasmine Park, American Institutes of Research
Xiaying Zheng, American Institutes of Research
Yuan Zhang, American Institutes of Research

Session H-3: Data Integration Techniques for Improving Economic Statistics on Multinational Enterprises

Organizer: Kyle Hood, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Chair: Ricardo Limes, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Discussant: Allison Derrick, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Multinational Firms in the U.S. Economy: Insights from Newly Integrated Microdata
Jessica McCloskey, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Fariha Kamal, U.S. Census Bureau
Wei Ouyang, U.S. Census Bureau

Linking Data Across International Survey Programs
Jennifer Bruner, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Alexis Grimm, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Using Entity Resolution to Improve Inward FDI—QCEW Estimates
Lowell Mason, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Improving FDI State-level Employment Statistics Using the QCEW
Ricardo Limes, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Ryan Smith, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Session H-4: Data Quality: Addressing Disclosure, Deidentification, and the Utility of Publicly Available Data

Organizer: Suzanne Strong, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Chair: David Johnson, National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Leveraging the FCSM Data Quality Framework to Better Communicate Data Quality
Catherine Lamoreaux, National Center for Health Statistics
Jennifer D. Parker, National Center for Health Statistics

Data Deidentification Research and Resources from the NIST Collaborative Research Cycle
Christine Task, Knexus Research
Gary Howarth, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Karan Bhagat, Knexus Research

Refining Disclosure Controls for the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
Danny Friel, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Alyssa Gillen, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Julie Krautter, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Yvangelista Saastamoinen, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Private Funding of ‘Free’ Data: A Theoretical Framework
Rachel Soloveichik, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Session H-5: Advancing the Federal Statistical Ecosystem TODAY! A ‘How- to’ Session for Supporting the FSS

Organizer: Jennifer Nielsen, National Center for Education Statistics
Chair: Jennifer Nielsen, National Center for Education Statistics

FCSM: A Brief Overview of FCSM and Ways You Can Get Involved
Jennifer Nielsen, National Center for Education Statistics
Darius Singpurwalla, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Ellen Galantucci, Federal Maritime Commission

CNSTAT: Helping Improve Federal Statistics, Methods, and Practices for Over 50 Years
Melissa Chiu, CNSTAT

COPAFS: Advancing and Promoting Understanding of Federal Statistics and Federal Statistical Agencies
Paul Schroeder, COPAFS

ASA: Promoting the Practice and Profession of Statistics®
Steve Pierson, American Statistical Association

WSS: Live or Work in the Metropolitan Washington, DC Area? Use Statistical or Data Science Methods or Data? If the Answers to These Questions are “Yes,” Join the Washington Statistical Society (WSS)
Erin Tanenbaum, NORC at the University of Chicago

Session H-6: What is Consumer Inflation? A Family of Indexes Tells the Story

Organizer: Anya Stockburger, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Thesia Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussant: Ana Aizcorbe, Bureau of Economic Analysis

A History of BLS Research Consumer Price Indexes and the Equivalized Income Quintile Series
Joshua Klick, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Anya Stockburger, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Disentangling Rent Index Differences: Data, Methods, and Scope
Brian Adams, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Lara Lowenstein, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Hugh Montag, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Randall Verbrugge, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Household Cost Indexes: Prototype Methods and Results
Robert Martin, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Joshua Klick, Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Johnson, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Paul Liegey, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session I-1: Data Driven Insights: The Utility and Policy Building of Integrated Data from Federal Statistical Agencies

Organizer: Lisa B Mirel, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair: Elizabeth Mannshardt, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Discussant: Lisa B Mirel, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Linking the Policy and Utility of Linked Data in Science and Engineering
John Finamore, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Wan-Ying Chang, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Does the Decade Matter? Examining the Impact of Using Geocodes from Different Decades in the Analysis of Merged Survey and Contextual Data
Jessie Parker, National Center for Health Statistics
Luis Roberto del Pozzo, National Center for Health Statistics
Cordell Golden, National Center for Health Statistics

Using Linked Data to Train and Validate Machine Learning Prediction Models
Orlando Davy, National Center for Health Statistics
Cordell Golden, National Center for Health Statistics

Session I-2: An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line; Recommendations and Their Implementation

Organizer: David Johnson, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Chair: David Johnson, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Discussants: Chris Mackie, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and Michelle Ver Ploeg, Economic Research Service

Recommendations and Conclusions from the CNSTAT Report
Jim Ziliak, University of Kentucky

Updating the SPM: Plans, Schedule and Using Households
Liana Fox, U.S. Census Bureau

Health Inclusive Poverty Measure Estimates in the United States: 2022
John Creamer, U.S. Census Bureau

Accounting for Rents and Net Implicit Rental Income in an SPM-like Measure through the Use of Rental Equivalence for Owner-occupied Housing
Thesia I. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jake Schild, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session I-3: A Roadmap for Disclosure Avoidance in the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Organizer: Brad Chaney, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Chair: Brad Chaney, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Discussant: Caleb R. Floyd, U.S. Census Bureau

Assessing the Level of Disclosure Risk in SIPP
V. Joseph Hotz, Duke University

Promoting Usability and Accessibility in SIPP While Respecting Respondent Confidentiality
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, The Pennsylvania State University

Virtual Data Enclaves and Secure Data Access
Heeju Sohn, Emory University

The Potential of a Remote Analysis Platform as a Tool for Protecting Confidentiality
Thomas Richard Krenzke, Westat
Natalie Shlomo, University of Manchester

Geography and Small Area Estimation in SIPP
Scott Holan, University of Missouri

Session I-4: Building on GDP: The Future of Economic Statistics

Organizer: Bob Sivinski, Office of Management and Budget
Chair: Vipin Arora, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Global Supply Chains: New Resources and the Path Forward
Tom Howells, Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEA’s Measures of Economic Well-Being
Alyssa Holdren, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Technical Advances through Environmental-Economic Accounting to Expand Statistical Measures
Charles Rhodes, Office of Management and Budget

Expanding the Frontier of Economic Statistics Using Alternative Data: A Case Study of Regional Employment
Abe Dunn, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Session I-5: Enhancing Survey Programs by Using Multiple Data Sources

Organizer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Chair: Melissa Chiu, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Discussant: Joseph Salvo, University of Virginia Biocomplexity Institute

Overview of Toward a 21st Century National Data Infrastructure: Enhancing Survey Program by Using Multiple Data Sources
Elizabeth Stuart, Johns Hopkins University

Using Multiple Data Sources to Enhance Data Equity
Kimberlyn Leary, Harvard Medical School

Measuring and Mitigating Racial Disparities in Tax Audits
Tom Hertz, Internal Revenue Service

Session I-6: Innovations in Gathering Health Data: Pilots, Methods, and Lessons

Organizer: Rich Levy, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Rich Levy, U.S. Census Bureau

The 2021 Physician Pain Management Questionnaire Pilot Study: Lessons Learned and Future Implications
Brian W. Ward, National Center for Health Statistics
Doreen Gidali, National Center for Health Statistics

Design of a Pilot Test of Businesses to Study the Effects of Omitting Select Survey Processes on Survey Response and Data Quality
David Kashihara, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Matthew Thompson, U.S. Census Bureau

Can High-quality Health Tracking Data be Collected Using a Probability Panel Sample? Results From a National Bridge Study
Jazmyne Sutton, SSRS
Ashley Kirzinger, Kaiser Family Foundation
Cameron McPhee, SSRS

Measuring the Reliability of Method Comparison Study Methodology Using Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Jennifer Rammon, National Center for Health Statistics
Kevin Chuang, National Center for Health Statistics
Te-Ching Chen, National Center for Health Statistics
Hee-Choon Shin, National Center for Health Statistics

Lessons Learned from the National Electronic Health Records Survey
Kelly L. Myrick, PhD, CPH, National Center for Health Statistics
Mohsin Mahar, MPH, Reli Group Inc.

Session J-1: Enhancing Food Policy Research Through Administrative Data Linkages

Organizer: Matthew P. Rabbitt, Economic Research Service
Chair: Mark Prell, Economic Research Service
Discussant: Constance Newmann, Food and Nutrition Service

SNAP Participation Dynamics in A Long-Term Administrative Data Panel
Laura Tiehen, Economic Research Service
Kegan O’Connor, Economic Research Service
Christian A. Gregory, Economic Research Service
Maria Perez-Patron, U.S. Census Bureau
Mark Prell, Economic Research Service
Michelle Ver Ploeg, Economic Research Service

Developing a Longitudinal Database to Facilitate Research on SNAP Participation
Renuka Bhaskar, U.S. Census Bureau
Maria Perez-Patron, U.S. Census Bureau
Brad Foster, U.S. Census Bureau
Brian Knop, U.S. Census Bureau

Estimating the Prevalence of Food Security for HUD Subsidized Housing Units though Data Linkage
Veronica E. Helms, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Emily Molfino, U.S. Census Bureau

Addressing Nonresponse Bias in Food Security Measures Using Weighting Adjustments
Jonathan Eggleston, U.S. Census Bureau
Matthew P. Rabbitt, Economic Research Service
David C. Ribar, Georgia State University
Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Economic Research Service

Session J-2: Putting Statistics on the Map, Using Spatial Analysis and Geography to Reveal the Story

Organizer: Ed Strocko, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Chair: Ed Strocko, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Tax Filing Literacy Gaps in the Small Business and Enterprising Gig Ecosystem: Exploring Spatial Socio-economic and Demographic Factors
Barbara J. Robles, Retired, Federal Reserve Board
Caroline Bruckner, American University

Reimagining Redistricting Data Products
Emily Molfino, U.S. Census Bureau
Sallie Keller, U.S. Census Bureau

Discovering Hidden Patterns in County-Level Diagnosed Diabetes Incidence in The United States Using Neural Networks: A Spatio-Temporal Analysis From 2011 to 2020
Hui Xie, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deborah B. Rolka, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Accurately Identifying and Enumerating Multiunit Housing with Remote Sensing Data for Address Frame Enhancement
Lee Fiorio, NORC at the University of Chicago
Ned English, NORC at the University of Chicago

Geospatial Heterogeneity in Inflation: A Market Concentration Story
Michael Navarrete, University of Maryland
Seula Kim, Princeton University

Session J-3: Improving Price Index Measurement: Methods for Incorporating New or Alternative Data Sources

Organizer: Kyle Hood, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Chair: Jeffrey Gonzalez, Bureau of Labor Statistics

A Bootstrap Variance Method to Evaluate Blended Import and Export Price Indexes with Census Trade Data
Daniel Yang, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Helen McCulley, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Xiao Fan, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Rozi Ulics, Bureau of Labor Statistics

A Match Adjusted R-Squared Method for Defining Products within Census Administrative Trade Data
Helen McCulley, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Preliminary Market Basket Weights for Chained CPI-U
Kate Eckerle, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Variances of Combined Consumer Price Index Survey and Alternative data
Onimissi Sheidu, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Session J-4: The Importance of Private Sector Data to Federal Statistics

Organizer: Thomas L. Mesenbourg Jr., CNSTAT
Chair: Thomas L. Mesenbourg Jr., CNSTAT

Panelists:

• Thomas L. Mesenbourg Jr., CNSTAT
• William J. Wiatrowski, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Ron S. Jarmin, U.S. Census Bureau
• Fiona Greig, Vanguard

Session J-5: Leveraging Machine Learning to Improve the Accuracy and Reliability of Official Statistics

Organizer: Kyle Hood, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Chair: Kyle Hood, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Using Machine Learning to Assess Question Performance
Anil Battalahalli, Westat
Ting Yan, Westat
Hanyu Sun, Westat

Matching Occupational Injury Data Using Augmented Siamese Neural Networks
Elan Segarra, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Using Machine Learning for Quality Assessments of Call Center Interactions – A Case Study
Elizabeth Nichols, U.S. Census Bureau
Monica Puerto, Accenture Federal
Brian Sadacca, Accenture Federal
Shaun Genter, U.S. Census Bureau
Kevin Zajac, U.S. Census Bureau

Digitization and Capture as a Service (DCaaS): Facilitating the Transition to Electronic Records for Federal Agencies
Nevada Basdeo, U.S. Census Bureau
Kevin L Schweickhardt, U.S. Census Bureau
Brandon Michael Dubbs, U.S. Census Bureau

Session J-6: Federal Statistical Infrastructure for Puerto Rico

Organizer: Carrie Dennis, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Tomás E. Encarnación, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Lorena Molina-Irizarry, U.S. Department of Commerce

New Economic Data Products and Efforts to Improve Data Access for Puerto Rico
Michael Lopez-Pelliccia, U.S. Census Bureau

The Value of Federal Data for Puerto Rico GDP
Amy Filipek, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Supporting the Transformation of Puerto Rico’s Address Infrastructure
Andrea Johnson, U.S. Census Bureau
Lynda Liptrap, U.S. Census Bureau

Session K-1: Advances on Federal SOGISC Data: The Federal Evidence Agenda, OMB Guidance, and the NASEM Report

Organizer: Christina Dragon, National Institutes of Health
Chair: Elise Christopher, National Center for Education Statistics

Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation Moving Forward
Kellan Baker, Whitman-Walker Institute

Best Practices for Collecting SOGI Data on Federal Surveys
Bob Sivinski, Office of Management and Budget

Leveraging Data to Advance Equity for LGBTQI+ People
Renee Ellis, U.S. Census Bureau

Session K-2: Collecting Race and Ethnicity in Establishment Surveys: Agency Methods and Results

Organizer: Rebecca L. Morrison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chair: Rebecca L. Morrison, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Discussant: Jeri Mulrow, Westat
Location: Chesapeake B

Challenges in Collecting and Reporting Race and Ethnicity Data in Establishments: Examples from Two Federal Surveys
Herman Alvarado, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Kathryn Piscopo, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Krysten Mesner, U.S. Census Bureau
Amy Anderson Riemer, U.S. Census Bureau

The Use of Moderated and Unmoderated Cognitive Testing to Evaluate Revised Race & Ethnicity Questions by Proxy Reporting in Establishment Surveys
Krysten Mesner, U.S. Census Bureau
Amy Anderson Riemer, U.S. Census Bureau
Jessica White, U.S. Census Bureau
Patrice Hall, U.S. Census Bureau

Evaluating the Feasibility of Collecting Detailed Race and Ethnicity Data About Students and Employees from Their Institutions
Michael Yamaner, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Jennifer Beck, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Laura Burns Fritch, RTI International

Public Schools’ Student and Teacher Race/Ethnicity Data: Findings from the School Pulse Panel
Rebecca Bielamowicz, National Center for Education Statistics
Josue Delarosa, National Center for Education Statistics
Ryan Iaconelli, National Center for Education Statistics

Session K-3: Using Data to Overcome the Supply Chain Challenges of Today and Tomorrow

Organizer: Carla Medalia, U.S. Census Bureau
Chair: Heather Evans, International Trade Administration

Re-imagining the Supply Chain at the Census Bureau
Carla Medalia, U.S. Census Bureau
Christian Moscardi, U.S. Census Bureau

The Role of Transportation Statistics in Measuring the Supply Chain
Rolf Schmitt, Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Cha-Chi Fan, Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The Role of Data in Supporting a More Resilient Manufacturing Supply Chain
Nico Thomas, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Stephen Campbell, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Farm to Market: The Agricultural Supply Chain
Kranti Mulik, USDA

Session K-4: Measuring the Health of the Federal Statistical System

Organizer: Steve Pierson, American Statistical Association
Chair: Steve Pierson, American Statistical Association

Panelists:

• Claire Bowen, Urban Institute
• Connie Citro, CNSTAT
• Nancy Potok, NAPx Consulting
• Brian Moyer, National Centor for Health Statistics
• Jonathan Auerbach, George Mason University

Session K-5: Seize the Data: Program Oversight, Policy Recommendations, and Insights from Using Linked Survey and Administrative Data

Organizer: Sirin Yaemsiri, Government Accountability Office
Chair: Jared Smith, Government Accountability Office
Discussant: Jeff Tessin, Government Accountability Office

Blending Probability Sampling with API and Administrative Data: Estimating Recall Rates for Rideshare Vehicles in the 50 States
Abinash Mohanty, Government Accountability Office
Sirin Yaemsiri, Government Accountability Office
Joanie Lofgren, Government Accountability Office

Unequal Opportunity: Leveraging Blended Data to Assess Dress Code Disparities Among K-12 Students
Frances Tirado, Government Accountability Office
Sonya Vartivarian, Government Accountability Office

Disparities in Longevity across Communities in the United States
Lijia Guo, Government Accountability Office

Session K-6: Advances in Estimation and Forecasting: Examples from the Digital Economy, Population Migration, and SNAP

Organizer: Suzanne Strong, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Chair: Suzanne Strong, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Location: Room 0105

New Estimates of the SNAP Multiplier
Erik Scherpf, Economic Research Service
Pat Canning, Economic Research Service
Sarah Rehkamp, Economic Research Service
Abby Okrent, Economic Research Service

Forecasting Migrant Encounters at the Southwest Border: Leveraging Quantitative and Qualitative Insights to Maximize Forecasting Accuracy
Justin Schon, Department of Homeland Security
Nadwa Mossaad, Department of Homeland Security
Douglas Baals, Department of Homeland Security

Measuring Digital Intermediation Services in the Digital Economy: Experimental Estimates of Rideshare, Homeshare, and Delivery Services
Tina Highfill, Bureau of Economic Analysis
Brian Quistorff, Bureau of Economic Analysis

Comparing Decennial Census Counts and Local Population and Household Estimates: A Case Study in Fairfax County, Virginia
Xuemei Han, Fairfax County Government
Fei Carnes, Fairfax County Government
Mabel Ansah, Fairfax County Government
Yan Jiang, Fairfax County Government
Michelle Gregory, Fairfax County Government
Xingyou Zhang, Bureau of Labor Statistics