Methodologies for surveys of employers and employees

Abstract

"This chapter of the Guidelines discusses in more detail some of the practicalities of administering surveys of employers and employees. It draws on the survey methods literature and the experience of the consortium in order to identify methodological options and best practice in the following areas, which represent the broadly-chronological stages of a survey (...). The principle aim of the chapter is to present a summary discussion of the practical issues that will be faced when seeking to administer surveys of employers and employees, as opposed to surveys of the general population. It is expected that the chapter will also provide a framework which might serve as the starting point for making design-related decisions when seeking to implement any prospective survey in a particular country. (...) The chapter proceeds in three main sections. Section II addresses the issues confronted in sampling. Section III considers the matter of contacting sample members and collecting data. Finally, section IV discusses methods of data preparation, analysis and dissemination. An appendix presents a summary of international classifications that are applicable for cross-national survey data." (Text excerpt, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Allan, S., Amossé, T., Le Guel, F., Lorenz, N., Pahnke, A., Cruysen, A. & Vroome, E. (2010): Methodologies for surveys of employers and employees. In: MEADOW Consortium (Hrsg.) (2010): The MEADOW guidelines, p. 245-326.