2016-03-15
Generations and Gender Programme Wave 1 data collection
Publication
Publication
An overview and assessment of sampling and fieldwork methods, weighting procedures, and cross-sectional representativeness
Demographic Research , Volume 34 - Issue 18 p. 498- 524
Abstract
BACKGROUND
The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) was developed to stimulate the study of a
broad range of topics of relevance to population scientists. So far, at least one wave of
the GGS has been conducted in 19 countries. If scholars want to use the GGS for
comparative purposes, it is essential that there be cross-national equivalence in terms of
survey implementation and representativeness.
OBJECTIVES
The two main goals are (1) to describe the main features of the implementation of the
GGS in participating countries, and (2) to describe and evaluate the quality of the data
collection of the GGS in terms of its cross-sectional representativeness.
METHODS
We use weighted and unweighted GGS data for 18 countries and compare this to
country-specific information.
RESULTS
The quality of sampling and fieldwork procedures of the GGS is generally good. On
average, response rates in the GGS are comparable to those in other cross-national
surveys. After weighting, the data are generally representative in terms of age, gender,
region, and household size, but less so for marital status and educational attainment.
Implications for future waves of the GGS are discussed.
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doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2016.34.18, hdl.handle.net/1765/79937 | |
Demographic Research | |
Organisation | Department of Sociology |
Fokkema, T., Kveder, A., Hiekel, N., Emery, T., & Liefbroer, A. (2016). Generations and Gender Programme Wave 1 data collection. Demographic Research, 34(18), 498–524. doi:10.4054/DemRes.2016.34.18 |