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Sampling and Fieldwork Practices in Europe: Analysis of Methodological Documentation From 1,537 Surveys in Five Cross-National Projects, 1981-2017
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Abstract This article addresses the comparability of sampling and fieldwork with an analysis of methodological data describing 1,537 national surveys from five major comparative cross-national survey projects in Europe carried out in the period from 1981 to 2017. We describe the variation in the quality of t... view more
This article addresses the comparability of sampling and fieldwork with an analysis of methodological data describing 1,537 national surveys from five major comparative cross-national survey projects in Europe carried out in the period from 1981 to 2017. We describe the variation in the quality of the survey documentation, and in the survey methodologies themselves, focusing on survey procedures with respect to: 1) sampling frames, 2) types of survey samples and sampling designs, 3) within-household selection of target persons in address-based samples, 4) fieldwork execution and 5) fieldwork outcome rates. Our results show substantial differences in sample designs and fieldwork procedures across survey projects, as well as changes within projects over time. This variation invites caution when selecting data for analysis. We conclude with recommendations regarding the use of information about the survey process to select existing survey data for comparative analyses.... view less
Keywords
Europe; sampling theory; international comparison; field research; research project; data collection method
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Research Design
Free Keywords
cross-national comparative surveys; sample representativeness; sampling and fieldwork procedures; survey documentation; ZA6863 v1.0.0: Eurobarometer 87.3 (2017); ZA4800 v4.0.0: European Values Study 2008: Integrated Dataset (EVS 2008); ZA3430 v1.0.0: International Social Survey Programme: Social Inequality III - ISSP 1999; ZA6770 v2.1.0: International Social Survey Programme: Work Orientations IV - ISSP 2015
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 186-207
Journal
Methodology: European Journal of Research Methods for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, 16 (2020) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2795
ISSN
1614-2241
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed