Ethics Statement

Professional Ethics

Membership in the Population Association of America (PAA) commits members to conducting research and all other professional activities in a manner consistent with United States laws and regulations at both the federal and state levels, as well as with accepted ethical standards.

The Population Association of America does not prescribe specific ethical standards but expects that its members maintain familiarity with ethical principles and actively seek to identify and address any ethical issues that may arise in the course of their professional activities. To assist members in this endeavor, the PAA wishes to draw their attention to the codes of ethics and statements of ethical principles developed by sister professional associations. The PAA encourages members to draw from these documents and from appropriate expertise the guidance required to make decisions involving ethical considerations.

American Anthropological Association
Code of Ethics
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethcode.htm

American Association for Public Opinion Research
Code of Professional Ethics and Practices
http://www.aapor.org/standardsethics

American Sociological Association
Code of Ethics
http://www.asanet.org/cs/root/leftnav/ethics/code_of_ethics_table_of_contents

American Statistical Association
Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice 
http://www.amstat.org/profession/index.cfm?fuseaction=ethicalstatistics

Association for Computing Machinery
Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
http://www.acm.org/constitution/code.html

International Statistical Institute
Declaration of Professional Ethics
http://isi.cbs.nl/ethics.htm