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Exploring Language Effects in Crosscultural Survey Research: Does the Language of Administration Affect Answers About Politics?
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Abstract We study if the language of administration of a survey has an effect on the answers of bilingual respondents to questions measuring political dimensions. This is done in two steps. In the first we test whether the measurement instruments are equivalent for the same individual in two languages. After... view more
We study if the language of administration of a survey has an effect on the answers of bilingual respondents to questions measuring political dimensions. This is done in two steps. In the first we test whether the measurement instruments are equivalent for the same individual in two languages. After measurement invariance is established, we test if latent mean differences are significant across the two languages. We also test if the correlation of the same concept in two languages is equal to one or not. Results show evidence for language effects, the latent correlation is below one, although mean differences are not significant. We use data of the LISS migration panel in a within subject design, respondents answer a questionnaire twice first in Dutch and then in their (second) native language among Arabic, English, German, Papiamento and Turkish.... view less
Keywords
survey research; intercultural comparison; multilingualism; response behavior; opinion research; political opinion; data capture; correlation
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
language effects; bilingualism; measurement equivalence
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 127-150
Journal
Methods, data, analyses : a journal for quantitative methods and survey methodology (mda), 12 (2018) 1
ISSN
2190-4936
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed