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The Joint Program in Survey Methodology and its Impact on the Federal Statistical Agency Workforce

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology, initiated in 1993, has had a major impact on the workforce at federal statistical agencies. This paper discusses the history and structure of the program as well as its impact on the careers of its graduates. In particular, it examines how employees at one of these agencies - the U.S. Census Bureau - who were supported in the master's degree program, have contributed to survey methodological research. It explores the impact of the contributions from these employees on the official statistics programs conducted by the Census Bureau. Background