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Harmonising Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables for Cross-National Comparative Survey Research
Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Jurgen H. P.; Warner, Uwe
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Paperback. Num Pages: 290 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHBD; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
This book explains harmonisation techniques that can be used in survey research to align national systems of categories and definitions in such a way that comparison is possible across countries and cultures. It provides an introduction to instruments for collecting internationally comparable data of interest to survey researchers. It shows how seven key demographic and socio-economic variables can be harmonised and employed in European comparative surveys. The seven key variables discussed in detail are: education, occupation, income, activity status, private household, ethnicity, and family. These demographic and socio-economic variables are background variables that no survey can do without. They frequently ... Read more
This book explains harmonisation techniques that can be used in survey research to align national systems of categories and definitions in such a way that comparison is possible across countries and cultures. It provides an introduction to instruments for collecting internationally comparable data of interest to survey researchers. It shows how seven key demographic and socio-economic variables can be harmonised and employed in European comparative surveys. The seven key variables discussed in detail are: education, occupation, income, activity status, private household, ethnicity, and family. These demographic and socio-economic variables are background variables that no survey can do without. They frequently ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789402400045
SKU
V9789402400045
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99-15
About Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Jurgen H. P.; Warner, Uwe
Prof. Dr. Jürgen H.P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik is head of Knowledge Transfer Unit of GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim, Germany. He is coordinating coordinate and organize the GESIS workshop and seminar program and organize the GESIS Summer School on Survey Methodology, starting in 2012. His main research interests are standardization and harmonization of demographic and socio-economic background ... Read more
Reviews for Harmonising Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables for Cross-National Comparative Survey Research
“The monograph is devoted to the problem of cross-national comparative measurement in survey studies. … The book is interesting, innovative, and can serve to all those who are engaged in cross-national studies facilitating achievement of the comparative measurement in survey research.” (Stan Lipovetsky, Technometrics, Vol. 58 (2), 2016)