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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Measuring Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables in Cross-National Research
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Harmonising Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables: Objectives
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International Standards for Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables
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International Instruments for Selected Variables
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Suggested Conventions for Selected Variables for Which Comparative Instruments Do Not Exist
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About this book
The book consists of five parts and a concluding chapter. Part 1 covers general problems and presents solutions for the harmonisation of data from different national and/or cultural contexts. In the second part EUROSTAT and ESOMAR present their established standard instruments. Tested instruments each covering one variable (i.e. occupation, education) are presented in the third part. The fourth part again includes suggested tools for the harmonisation of single variables for which standardised instruments are not yet available (i.e. age, religion, ethnicity, household, family, income). The last part presents selected empirical analyses demonstrating the use and fruitfulness of instruments presented before.
This book is mainly written for two groups. First, researchers and practitioners involved in comparative research in Europe. Second, researchers working with data of the statistical offices of European countries and data from institutions of the European Union.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Cross-National Comparison
Book Subtitle: A European Working Book for Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables
Editors: Jürgen H. P. Hoffmeyer-Zlotnik, Christof Wolf
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9186-7
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-47731-7Published: 28 February 2003
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4828-3Published: 06 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4419-9186-7Published: 28 June 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 413
Topics: Sociology, general, Economics, general, Population Economics, Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance