▁Ins ights ▁Association , ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁American ▁Survey ▁Research ▁Organ izations ▁( C AS RO ) ▁and ▁the ▁Mark eting ▁Research ▁Association ▁( M RA ) ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 2 5 ▁member ▁companies ▁and ▁their ▁ 3 2 , 0 0 0 ▁employees , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁afford ed ▁membership ▁benefits , ▁represent ▁nearly ▁$ 8 ▁billion ▁in ▁global ▁annual ▁re venue — about ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁research ▁industry ▁and ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁research ▁industry . ▁C AS RO ’ s ▁member ▁companies ▁ann ually ▁re aff irm ▁their ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁the ▁C AS RO ▁Code ▁of ▁Stand ards ▁and ▁Eth ics ▁for ▁Survey ▁Research ▁, ▁an ▁intern ation ally ▁respect ed ▁code ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁professional ▁standards ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁C AS RO ▁is ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁the ▁survey ▁research ▁industry ▁throughout ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁C AS RO ▁represents ▁the ▁view points ▁and ▁ag enda ▁of ▁companies ▁engaged ▁in ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁market ▁research , ▁business ▁intelligence , ▁and ▁survey ▁research — public ▁opinion , ▁social , ▁market , ▁government ▁and ▁political . ▁▁▁ ▁Member ▁companies ▁are ▁provided ▁numerous ▁benefits , ▁including ▁access ▁to ▁expert ▁legal ▁and ▁business ▁advice , ▁inclusion ▁in ▁our ▁member ▁directory , ▁a ▁tail ored ▁professional ▁li ability