Evaluating the quality of sampling frames used in European cross-national surveys: SERISS Deliverable.

Angelica Maineri, Annette Scherpenzeel, Johanna Bristle, Senta-Melissa Pflüger, Sarah Butt, Stefan Zins, T. Emery, Ruud Luijkx

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Abstract

This report addresses the quality of the population registers which are currently being used as sampling frames in countries participating in the four cross-European surveys cooperating in SERISS: the European Social Survey (ESS), the European Values Study (EVS), the Gender and Generations Program (GGP), and the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). It summarizes what efforts have been undertaken by register authorities to improve and update the registers and presents an inventory of the main problems encountered in the field by survey sampling experts. In addition, it discusses the quality of alternative methods of sampling and possible improvements. Finally, the report reflects on how the major problems in sampling frames affect survey research and how they could be tackled to jointly improve sampling practices.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherSERISS - Synergies for Europe's Research Infrastructure in the Social Sciences
Number of pages19
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameSERISS-Deliverable
No.2.2

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