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Preparing for the German Family Panel: design and fieldwork of the Mini Panel
Vorbereitungen für das Beziehungs- und Familienpanel: Design und Feldarbeit des Minipanels
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pairfam - Das Beziehungs- und Familienpanel
Abstract The goal of the German Panel Study of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam) is the examination of intimate and family relationships based on a repeated survey (panel). A multidisciplinary point of view is used to obtain a better understanding of decision processes relevant for family ... view more
The goal of the German Panel Study of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam) is the examination of intimate and family relationships based on a repeated survey (panel). A multidisciplinary point of view is used to obtain a better understanding of decision processes relevant for family development. The disciplines involved in the pairfam project are Sociology, Psychology, Demography, and Economics. The research programme focuses on the establishment and management of intimate relationships, the timing and spacing of parenthood, the management of intergenerational relationships, and the stability of intimate relationships. Between 2004 and 2006, pairfam conducted a three-wave pilot study (Mini Panel) with about 600 respondents. The present paper describes the design and summarizes the fieldwork of the Mini Panel.... view less
Keywords
family; panel; social relations; intimacy; parents; family planning; partnership; Intergenerational relations; reproductive behavior; Federal Republic of Germany; method
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical; basic research; development of methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
25 p.
Series
Arbeitspapier des Beziehungs- und Familienpanels (pairfam), 4
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike