Item comparability in cross-national surveys: results from asking probing questions in cross-national web surveys about attitudes towards civil disobedience

Autor: Behr, Dorothée, Braun, Michael, Kaczmirek, Lars, Bandilla, Wolfgang
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie
Social sciences
sociology
anthropology
Probing
Web surveys
Mixed method
Comparability
Cross-national survey research
ZA3950: International Social Survey Programme: Citizenship - ISSP 2004
Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis
Statistical Methods
Computer Methods
Befragung
Online-Befragung
Umfrageforschung
Methode
Analyse
Indikator
ziviler Ungehorsam
ISSP
Fallstudie
Kanada
Dänemark
Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Ungarn
Spanien
USA
Interpretation
Deutungsmuster
Regressionsanalyse
Vergleich
survey
online survey
survey research
method
analysis
indicator
civil disobedience
case study
Canada
Denmark
Federal Republic of Germany
Hungary
Spain
United States of America
interpretation
pattern of interpretation
regression analysis
comparison
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Zdroj: Quality & Quantity, 48, 1, 127-148
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 1573-7845
DOI: 10.1007/s11135-012-9754-8
Popis: This article focuses on assessing item comparability in cross-national surveys by asking probing questions in Web surveys. The "civil disobedience" item from the "rights in a democracy" scale of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP) serves as a substantive case study. Identical Web surveys were fielded in Canada (English-speaking), Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Spain, and the U.S. A category-selection and a comprehension probe, respectively, were incorporated into the Web surveys after the closed-ended "civil disobedience" item. Responses to the category selection-probe reveal that notably in Germany, Hungary, and Spain the detachment of politicians from the people and their lack of responsiveness is deplored. Responses to the comprehension probe show that mainly in the U.S. and Canada violence and/or destruction are associated with civil disobedience. These results suggest reasons for the peculiar statistical results found for the "civil disobedience" item in the ISSP study. On the whole, Web probing proves to be a valuable tool for identifying interpretation differences and potential bias in cross-national survey research.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository
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