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Instructors: Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Marek Fuchs
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Dept. 02 - Institute of Sociology
Displayed in timetable as:
02-22-2102-se
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
In most Western societies, the proportion of elderly citizens is growing. At the same time, the role of the elderly is changing rapidly: They are nowadays actively taking part in many areas of social live (among others: work, leisure, consumption, elections). Accordingly, they are also considered as respondents in general population surveys (e.g. GSS, ESS, SOEP) or surveys with a particular focus on the elderly (e.g. SHARE).
Methodological research has demonstrated that the elderly respondents differ in their response behavior from younger respondents. In this seminar, we will analyze focus on various data quality indicators well established in survey methodology. Participants will chose one particular indicator and assess this indicator for elderly vs. young respondents using survey data sets provided to participants. Analyses will be conducted standard statistical software.
Literature:
Craik, F. I. M. (2014). Memory, aging, and survey measurement. In N. Schwarz, D. C. Park, B. Knäuper, & S. Sudman (Eds.), Cognition, Aging, and Self-Reports (2 ed., pp. 95-115). Psychology Press.
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