Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts

by Harkness, Janet A.; Braun, Michael; Edwards, Brad; Johnson, Timothy P.; Lyberg, Lars E.; Mohler, Peter Ph.; Pennell, Beth-Ellen; Smith, Tom W.

• ISBN13: 9780470177990
• ISBN10: 0470177993
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-03
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Written and edited by experts in the fields, Survey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts provides an overview of comparative multinational, multiregional, and multicultural issues in survey methodology. Part of the Wiley Series in Survey Methodology, this volume explores the issue of quality in multipopulation surveys and the level of methodological expertise in comparative survey research. The text, including models of design, multilingual issues, and more on developing countries, is fundamental for statisticians, researchers, and students interested in design and implementation of international, national, and cultural comparative surveys.

Author Biography

Janet A. Harkness, Phd, is Director and Graduate Chair of the Survey Research and Methodology Program and Gallup Research Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Michael Braun, Phd, is Senior Consultant at GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Germany). Brad Edwards is Vice President and Associate Director at Westat, Inc. Timothy P. Johnson, Phd, is Professor and Director of the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lars Lyberg, Phd, is Chief Scientist at Statistics Sweden. Peter Ph. Mohler, Phd, is Professor at University of Mannheim (Germany). Beth-Ellen Pennell, Phd, is Director of Survey Research Operations at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Tom W. Smith is Director of the general Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Setting the Stage
Comparative Survey Methodology	p. 3
Equivalence, Comparability, and Methodological Progress	p. 17
Questionnaire Development
Designing Questionnaires for Multipopulation Research	p. 33
Creating Questions and Protocols for an International Study of Ideas About Development and Family Life	p. 59
Managing the Cognitive Pretesting of Multilingual Survey Instruments: A Case Study of Pretesting of the U.S. Census Bureau Bilingual Spanish/ English Questionnaire	p. 75
Cognitive Interviewing in Non-English Languages: A Cross-Cultural Perspective	p. 91
Translation, Adaptation, and Assessment
Translation, Adaptation, and Design	p. 117
Evaluation of a Multistep Survey Translation Process	p. 141
Developments in Translation Verification Procedures in Three Multilingual Assessments: A Plea for an Integrated Translation and Adaptation Monitoring Tool	p. 157
Culture, Cognition, and Response
Cognition, Communication, and Culture: Implications for the Survey Response Process	p. 177
Cultural Emphasis on Honor, Modesty, or Self-Enhancement: Implications for the Survey-Response Process	p. 191
Response Styles and Culture	p. 203
Key Process Components and Quality
Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Cross-National Comparative Studies	p. 227
Sampling Designs for Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Survey Programs	p. 251
Challenges in Cross-National Data Collection	p. 269
A Survey Process Quality Perspective on Documentation	p. 299
Harmonizing Survey Data	p. 315
Nonresponse
The Use of Contact Data in Understanding Cross-National Differences in Unit Nonresponse	p. 335
Item Nonresponse and Imputation of Annual Labor Income in Panel Surveys from a Cross-National Perspective	p. 355
Analyzing Data
An Illustrative Review of Techniques for Detecting Inequivalences	p. 375
Analysis Models for Comparative Surveys	p. 395
Using Polytomous Item Response Theory to Examine Differential Item and Test Functioning: The Case of Work Ethic	p. 419
Categorization Errors and Differences in the Quality of Questions in Comparative Surveys	p. 435
Making Methods Meet: Mixed Design in Cross-Cultural Research	p. 455
Global Survey Programs
The Globalization of Survey Research	p. 477
Measurement Equivalence in Comparative Surveys: the European Social Survey (ESS)-From Design to Implementation and Beyond	p. 485
The International Social Survey Programme: Annual Cross-National Surveys Since 1985	p. 497
Longitudinal Data Collection in Continental Europe: Experiences from the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)	p. 507
Assessment Methods in IEA's TIMSS and PIRLS International Assessments of Mathematics, Science, and Reading	p. 515
Enhancing Quality and Comparability in the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)	p. 525
The Gallup World Poll	p. 535
References	p. 545
Subject Index	p. 595
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