Sampling and fieldwork practices in Europe: Analysis of methodological documentation from 1,537 surveys in five cross-national projects, 1981-2017
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Jabkowski, Piotr
Kołczyńska, Marta
Abstract / Description
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.
Keyword(s)
cross-national comparative surveys sample representativeness sampling and fieldwork procedures survey documentationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-09-30
Journal title
Methodology
Volume
16
Issue
3
Page numbers
186–207
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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Review status
peerReviewed
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Jabkowski, P., & Kołczyńska, M. (2020). Sampling and fieldwork practices in Europe: Analysis of methodological documentation from 1,537 surveys in five cross-national projects, 1981-2017. Methodology, 16(3), 186-207. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2795
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Jabkowski, Piotr
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Kołczyńska, Marta
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Date of first publication2020-09-30
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Abstract / DescriptionThis 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationJabkowski, P., & Kołczyńska, M. (2020). Sampling and fieldwork practices in Europe: Analysis of methodological documentation from 1,537 surveys in five cross-national projects, 1981-2017. Methodology, 16(3), 186-207. https://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2795en_US
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ISSN1614-2241
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5692
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6296
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/meth.2795
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3460
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.3461
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Keyword(s)cross-national comparative surveysen_US
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Keyword(s)sample representativenessen_US
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Keyword(s)sampling and fieldwork proceduresen_US
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Keyword(s)survey documentationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleSampling and fieldwork practices in Europe: Analysis of methodological documentation from 1,537 surveys in five cross-national projects, 1981-2017en_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleMethodology
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Page numbers186–207
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Volume16
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US