Sociodemographic Questionnaire Modules for Comparative Social Surveys (eBook)
VIII, 126 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-90209-8 (ISBN)
Above all, this book focuses on the application of sociodemographic survey questions. Based on theoretical foundations, it addresses the operationalization of variables and presents socio-demographic questionnaire modules for within- and across-country comparative survey research. The book pursues three main objectives: to provide a thorough and comprehensive overview of the survey instruments currently available for the measurement of sociodemographic variables in cross-national comparative research; to offer the reader a set of harmonized international demographic standards; and to show how these standards can be implemented by the various parties involved in international comparative surveys - from the central project coordinators, to the researchers on the national survey teams, to the fieldwork agencies and their interviewers, to respondents, and eventually, to the data processing experts preparing the datasets for comparative analysis. The book offers a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and students actively involved in producing and analyzing sociodemographic survey data. The typical readers will be social science researchers, qualified consultants and professionals interested in the field of (comparative) survey research. The book can also serve as a useful supplement to introductory textbooks on survey methodology and is suitable for Bachelor and Master students of the social sciences.
Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik is professor at the Institute of Political Science at Justus Liebig-University in Gießen, Germany, and former head of the Knowledge Transfer Unit at GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim, Germany. Until 2011, he coordinated and organized the GESIS workshop and seminar program as well as the GESIS Summer School on Survey Methodology. His main research interests are standardization and harmonization of demographic and socio-economic background variables for national and international comparison and cross-country comparative survey research.
Dr. Uwe Warner was senior researcher at CEPS/'The International Network for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development (INSTEAD)', Luxembourg until 2014. His main research topics are cross-national comparative survey research, poverty, income and well-being, and socio-demographic background variables. Currently, he is visiting researcher at the Center of Methods in Social Sciences, Georg August-University Göttingen, Germany.
Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik is professor at the Institute of Political Science at Justus Liebig-University in Gießen, Germany, and former head of the Knowledge Transfer Unit at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim, Germany. Until 2011, he coordinated and organized the GESIS workshop and seminar program as well as the GESIS Summer School on Survey Methodology. His main research interests are standardization and harmonization of demographic and socio-economic background variables for national and international comparison and cross-country comparative survey research. Dr. Uwe Warner was senior researcher at CEPS/"The International Network for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development (INSTEAD)", Luxembourg until 2014. His main research topics are cross-national comparative survey research, poverty, income and well-being, and socio-demographic background variables. Currently, he is visiting researcher at the Center of Methods in Social Sciences, Georg August-University Göttingen, Germany.
Contents1List of Abbreviations41Introduction, Problem, and Research Question5References9Part I: Harmonization of Survey Questions112Harmonization of Demographic and Socioeconomic Survey Questions: From National Concepts to Internationally Comparable Measurements11References153Demographic and Socioeconomic Questions in Surveys173.1List of Demographic and Socioeconomic Variables173.2Private Household183.3Education223.4Labor Force Measures293.4.1 Labor Force Status283.4.2 Occupation313.4.3 Job Autonomy323.4.4 Developing an Instrument for Labor Force Measures333.5Total Net Household Income373.6Ethnicity433.6.1 Objective Criteria: Citizenship, Residency Status, Mother Tongue, and Migration Background443.6.2 Subjective Criteria: Ethnic Group Membership50References51Part II: The Questionnaire564The Harmonized Questionnaire for Sociodemographic Measures56References76Part III: Guidelines for Handling the Harmonized Questionnaire77References805Central Project Coordinators815.1Harmonization of Sociodemographic Variables and the Tasks and Responsibilities of the Central Project Coordinators825.2Handling National Particularities of Sociodemographic Measures835.3Handling Sociodemographic Variables84References886National Research Teams906.1Cognitive Pretesting916.1.1 The Think-Aloud Method for Pretesting Questionnaires936.1.2 Probes946.1.3 Pilot Study946.2Documentation936.3Handling Sociodemographic Variables93References967National Field Agencies and Their Interviewers987.1Project Instructions987.1.1 Project Instructions for Supervisors1017.1.2 Project Instructions for the Interviewers1027.2Interviewer Training for Face-to-Face Interviews1017.3Handling Sociodemographic Questions in the Field105References1068Respondents1088.1Answering Survey Questions1088.2Handling of Sociodemographic Variables by the Respondents109References1119Data Processing Units1129.1Data Preparation by the National Research Teams1129.2Data Preparation by the Central Project Coordinators1139.3Handling Sociodemographic Variables114References116Appendix117Further Reading 123
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.6.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | SpringerBriefs in Population Studies | SpringerBriefs in Population Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | VIII, 126 p. 7 illus., 2 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | Cham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Statistik |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| Schlagworte | analysing survey data • comparative survey research • cross-national survey • harmonization of surveys • national survey • parties involved in a survey • questionnaire modules • Social Survey • sociodemographic data • sociodemographic survey questions • sociodemographic variables • survey methodology |
| ISBN-10 | 3-319-90209-1 / 3319902091 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-319-90209-8 / 9783319902098 |
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