Sociodemographic Questionnaire Modules for Comparative Social Surveys

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