The ASA, in partnership with organizations in the statistical community, launched Count on Stats—a campaign to advance the federal statistical system and awareness of its significant work. Count on Stats is a public outreach initiative that will enhance understanding of and appreciation for the importance, reliability, and trustworthiness of government statistics.
“I am pleased to partner with the ASA in increasing the awareness of and support for high-quality federal statistics,” said Count on Stats partner John Thompson. Thompson, executive director of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) and former head of the US Census Bureau, continued, “The federal statistical agencies face a number of challenges, and our support is critical to their success.”
This campaign is designed to educate and inform the public about the critically important nature of federal data, but also to counter attacks against the system. Count on Stats will consistently reaffirm the value of the work undertaken by US federal statistical agencies.
“Federal data are used to inform decision-makers from Wall Street to Main Street to the halls of Congress and beyond,” said Ron Wasserstein, executive director of the ASA. “The agencies comprising the United States federal statistical system conduct essential work that is critically important to the functions of our economy, society, and democracy.”
Partners of the initiative include the American Association for Public Opinion Research, American Educational Research Association, Association of Public Data Users, American Sociological Association, Bipartisan Policy Center, COPAFS, and National Association for Business Economics.
Stay up to date on the campaign by searching @CountOnStats on Twitter.
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