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Standardisation and Harmonisation of Socio-Demographic Variables (Version 2.0)
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Abstract Demographic and socio-economic variables are, as a rule, the independent variables in survey research,. For a comparison of the attitudes and behaviour of the respondents across different surveys, a standardisation of these independent variables is essential. In Germany, a working group established ... view more
Demographic and socio-economic variables are, as a rule, the independent variables in survey research,. For a comparison of the attitudes and behaviour of the respondents across different surveys, a standardisation of these independent variables is essential. In Germany, a working group established by the umbrella organisations of the groups that conduct surveys - academic social researchers, commercial market and social researchers, and the Federal Statistical Office - has developed and formulated such an instrument, which is known as the "Demographic Standards". The individual variables of the current edition (2010) are described here. In the case of cross-cultural and cross-national comparisons, however, standardisation is not possible. Here, the only way to establish comparability is to harmonise the individual variables across the cultures or countries participating in the survey. The various harmonisation techniques and the rules to be observed when applying them are described.... view less
Keywords
survey research; attitude research; measurement instrument; data preparation; data documentation; survey; socioeconomic factors; demographic factors; standardization (meth.); intercultural comparison; international comparison; harmonization
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Mannheim
Page/Pages
11 p.
Series
GESIS Survey Guidelines
Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0