grams include an attempt to stimulate major collaborative research focused on the pilot study (the Income Survey Development Program), a series of conferences based on this research, and a workshop to acquaint the research community with the SIPP. The subcommittee serves as a link between the research community and the U.S. Bureau of the Census Survey of Income and Program Participation and as a catalyst for improvement of the quality and (SIPP) precision of information about important social proThe subcommittee on the SIPP was created in re- cesses, including the distribution of income and the sponse to the committee's recognition that this new role of government in the welfare of the population. Bureau of the Census panel survey of the economic Both past and present members of the Committee well-being of the population can be a major source of data on American social conditions and trends. (For on Social Indicators are listed on page 94, and the further details, see the March 1983 issue of Items, four past and present chairmen of the committee are pages 2&-27.) The subcommittee, the establishment identified on page 92. Past and present numbers of of which was recommended by a conference held in the staff are listed on page 91. A notice concerning 1982, is sponsoring a broad program, which is de- the disposition of the library of the Center for Coorsigned to exploit the opportunity to shape and profit dination of Research on Social Indicators appears on 0 from this survey in its early years. Its current pro- page 93. broader field of science and technology studies, and over the next year the staff will carry out a number of exploratory activities designed to identify the research issues on which the Council can profitably work.
Members of the Advisory and Planning Committee on Social Indicators
1972-1983 Name
Current affiliation
Field
Years
ERIK ALLARDT
University of Helsinki University of California, Santa Barbara Lincoln, Massachusetts University of Wisconsin Harvard University University of Southern California Carnegie- Mellon University University of Chicago University of Wisconsin University of Bergen University of Michigan University of North Carolina University of Minnesota Wesleyan University University of Michigan Carnegie- Mellon University University of Chicago
Sociology
1978-1983
Sociology Physics Economics Sociology Economics Statistics Sociology Sociology Sociology Statistics Statistics Statistics Economics Sociology History Political Science/ Sociology Economics
19791979-1983 198019721977- 1981 1972-1977 1972-1976 1976-1980 1976-1982 19831977-1981 19831978-1981 1976-1982 198119831972-1977
Sociology
1972- 1978
Climatology Sociology Statistics Sociology Sociology Sociology
19791972-1976 1972-1975 1980-1983 1972-1977 1974-1978
RICHARD A. BERK RICHARD H . BOLT MARTIN H. DAVID JAMES A. DAVIS RICHARD A . EASTERLIN STEPHEN E . FIENBERG LEO A. GOODMAN ROBERT M. HAUSER GUDMUND HERNES GRAHAM KALTON GARY G . KOCH KINLEY LARNTZ STANLEY LEBERGOTT WILLIAM M. MASON JOHN MODELL JOHN F. PADGETT MANCUR OLSON NATALIE ROGOFF RAMS!3Y STEPHEN H. SCHNEIDER ARTHUR
L.
STINCHCOMBE
LEROY O . STONE NANCY BRANDON TUMA WOLFGANG ZAPF HARRIET ZUCKERMAN
94
University of Maryland Institute of Applied Social Research (Oslo) National Center for Atmospheric Research (Boulder, Colorado) Northwestern University University of Western Ontario Stanford University University of Mannheim Columbia University
VOLUME
37,
NUMBER
4