Session: European Social Survey: Achieving Rigour Through Face to Face Surveys
Time: Wednesday 6th July, 11:15 - 12:45
Convenor:
Mr Rory Fitzgerald (European Social Survey (ERIC) City University London)
Abstract Details
The European Social Survey (ESS) is a biennial cross-national social survey established in 2002. Following a decade long research programme the ESS made the decision not to switch to mixed mode interviewing in the foreseeable future. This was due to concerns about the feasibility of a switch and concerns about the negative impact it would have on data quality and comparability across time and countries.
This session starts with a short overview of the survey and a foregrounding of the mixed mode decision given by the session Chair, followed by three papers focused on face to face interviewing.
Presentation downloads
Presenter: Vandenplas Caroline
Linking interviewer 'speed' with interviewer effect on answer content
Presenter: Verena Halbherr
Presenter: Rainer Schnell
The level of the session is: Accessible
Presentation details
Presentation 1
Start time: 11:25
Presentation title: Fieldwork efforts, nonresponse bias and data quality in the European Social Survey
Presenter:
Ms Verena Halbherr (GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)
Presentation 2
Start time: 11:45
Presentation title: Health in the general population will be overestimated by web-surveys
Presenter:
Dr Kathrin Thomas (Centre for Comparative Social Surveys City University London)
Presentation 3
Start time: 12:05
Presentation title: Linking interviewer effects on answer content with interviewer effects on interview length in the ESS
Presenter:
Dr Caroline Vandenplas (University of Leuven)