Full Conference Proceedings Executive Summary Overview of the Counting Couples Workshop Targets of Opportunity Policy Perspectives Research Perspectives Data and Areas for Improvement Concluding Remarks Conference Working Groups Appendices
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Summary of Opening Remarks by

Katherine Wallman
Chief Statistician
U.S. Office of Management and Budget

Katherine Wallman, Chief Statistician at the U. S. Office of Management and Budget, opened the program. She welcomed the attendees and noted that the conference was one of many important initiatives of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics:

She stated, “The forum’s principal mission is to improve the comparability of data across agencies, to enrich the types of data collected, and to enhance the reporting and dissemination of information on the status of children and families.”

Ms. Wallman indicated that the counting couples workshop is one example of the work the Forum is undertaking to improve child and family statistics across a wide range of important domains.

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