Advances in Comparative Survey Methods: Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts (3MC) (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology)

Covers the latest methodologies and research on international comparative surveys with contributions from noted experts in the field Advances in Comparative Survey Methodology examines the most recent advances in methodology and operations as well as the technical developments in international survey research. With contributions from a panel of international experts, the text includes information on the use of Big Data in concert with survey data, collecting biomarkers, the human subject regulatory environment, innovations in data collection methodology and sampling techniques, use of paradata across the survey lifecycle, metadata standards for dissemination, and new analytical techniques. This important resource: * Contains contributions from key experts in their respective fields of study from around the globe * Highlights innovative approaches in resource poor settings, and innovative approaches to combining survey and other data * Includes material that is organized within the total survey error framework * Presents extensive and up-to-date references throughout the book Written for students and academic survey researchers and market researchers engaged in comparative projects, this text represents a unique collaboration that features the latest methodologies and research on global comparative surveys. Timothy P. Johnson, PhD, Director of the Survey Research Laboratory and Professor of Public Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago. Beth-Ellen Pennell, Director of International Survey Operations at the Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Ineke A. L. Stoop, PhD, Head Methodology Department at The Netherlands Institute for Social Research|SCP and member of the Core Scientific Team of the European Social Survey. Brita Dorer, researcher at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Mannheim, Germany and head of the translation team of the European Social Survey (ESS). Preface xix Notes on Contributors xxiii Section I Introduction 1 1 The Promise and Challenge of 3MC Research 3 Timothy P. Johnson, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Ineke A.L. Stoop, and Brita Dorer 2 Improving Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural (3MC) Comparability Using the Total Survey Error (TSE) Paradigm 13 Tom W. Smith 3 Addressing Equivalence and Bias in Cross-cultural Survey Research Within a Mixed Methods Framework 45 Jose-Luis Padilla, Isabel Benitez, and Fons J.R. van de Vijver Section II Sampling Approaches 65 4 Innovative Sample Designs Using GIS Technology 67 Stephanie Eckman, Kristen Himelein, and Jill A. Dever 5 Within-household Selection of Respondents 93 Achim Koch Section III Cross-cultural Questionnaire Design and Testing 113 6 Overview of Questionnaire Design and Testing 115 Julie A.J. de Jong, Brita Dorer, Sunghee Lee, Ting Yan, and Ana Villar 7 Sensitive Questions in Comparative Surveys 139 Anna V. Andreenkova and Debra Javeline 8 Implementing a Multinational Study of Questionnaire Design 161 Henning Silber, Tobias H. Stark, Annelies G. Blom, and Jon A. Krosnick 9 Using Anchoring Vignettes to Correct for Differential Response Scale Usage in 3MC Surveys 181 Mengyao Hu, Sunghee Lee, and Hongwei Xu 10 Conducting Cognitive Interviewing Studies to Examine Survey Question Comparability 203 Kristen Miller 11 Setting Up the Cognitive Interview Task for Non-English-speaking Participants in the United States 227 Hyunjoo Park and Patricia L. Goerman 12 Working Toward Comparable Meaning of Different Language Versions of Survey Instruments: Do Monolingual and Bilingual Cognitive Testing Respondents Help to Uncover the Same Issues? 251 Patricia L. Goerman, Mikelyn Meyers, Mandy Sha, Hyunjoo Park, and Alisu Schoua-Glusberg 13 Examining the Comparability of Behavior Coding Across Cultures 271 Timothy P. Johnson, Allyson Holbrook, Young Ik Cho, Sharon Shavitt,Noel Chavez, and Saul Weiner Section IV Languages, Translation, and Adaptation 293 14 How to Choose Interview Language in Different Countries 295 Anna V. Andreenkova 15 Can the Language of Survey Administration Influence Respondents’ Answers? 325 Emilia Peytcheva 16 Documenting the Survey Translation and Monitoring Process 341 Dorothe Behr, Steve Dept, and Elica Kraj eva 17 Preventing Differences in Translated Survey Items Using the Survey Quality Predictor 357 Diana Zavala-Rojas, Willem E. Saris, and Irmtraud N. Gallhofer Section V Mixed Mode and Mixed Methods 385 18 The Design and Implementation of Mixed-mode Surveys 387 Edith D. de Leeuw, Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin, and Joop J. Hox 19 Mixed-mode Surveys: Design, Estimation, and Adjustment Methods 409 Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin, Richard Valliant, Steven G. Heeringa,and Edith D. de Leeuw 20 Mixed Methods in a Comparative Context: Technology and New Opportunities for Social Science Research 431 Nathalie E. Williams and Dirgha J. Ghimire Section VI Response Styles 455 21 Cross-cultural Comparability of Response Patterns of Subjective Probability Questions 457 Sunghee Lee, Florian Keusch, Norbert Schwarz, Mingnan Liu, and Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin 22 Response Styles in Cross-cultural Surveys 477 Mingnan Liu, Z. Tuba Suzer-Gurtekin, Florian Keusch, and Sunghee Lee 23 Examining Translation and Respondents’ Use of Response Scales in 3MC Surveys 501 Ting Yan and Mengyao Hu Section VII Data Collection Challenges and Approaches 519 24 Data Collection in Cross-national and International Surveys:Regional Case Studies 521 Kristen Cibelli Hibben, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Sarah M. Hughes,Yu-chieh (Jay) Lin, and Jennifer Kelley 25 Survey Data Collection in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Challenges, Strategies, and Opportunities 533 Sarah M. Hughes and Yu-chieh (Jay) Lin 26 Survey Challenges and Strategies in the Middle East and Arab Gulf Regions 555 Justin Gengler, Kien Trung Le, and David Howell 27 Data Collection in Cross-national and International Surveys: Latin America and the Caribbean 569 J. Daniel Montalvo, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Elizabeth J. Zechmeister 28 Survey Research in India and China 583 Charles Q. Lau, Ellen Marks, and Ashish Kumar Gupta 29 Best Practices for Panel Maintenance and Retention 597 Nicole Watson, Eva Leissou, Heidi Guyer, and Mark Wooden 30 Collection of Biomeasures in a Cross-national Setting: Experiences in SHARE 623 Luzia M. Weiss, Joseph W. Sakshaug, and Axel Borsch-Supan 31 Multinational Event History Calendar Interviewing 643 Yfke P. Ongena, Marieke Haan, and Wil Dijkstra 32 Ethical Considerations in the Total Survey Error Context 665 Julie A.J. de Jong 33 Linking Auxiliary Data to Survey Data: Ethical and Legal Challenges in Europe and the United States 683 Kirstine Kolsrud, Linn-Merethe Rd, and Katrine U. Segadal Section VIII Quality Control and Monitoring 705 34 Organizing and Managing Comparative Surveys 707 Lesli Scott, Peter Ph. Mohler, and Kristen Cibelli Hibben 35 Case Studies on Monitoring Interviewer Behavior in International and Multinational Surveys 731 Zeina Mneimneh, Lars Lyberg, Sharan Sharma, Mahesh Vyas,Dhananjay Bal Sathe, Frederic Malter, and Yasmin Altwaijri 36 New Frontiers in Detecting Data Fabrication 771 Michael Robbins Section IX Nonresponse 807 37 Comparing Nonresponse and Nonresponse Biases in Multinational,Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts 809 James Wagner and Ineke A.L. Stoop 38 Geographic Correlates of Nonresponse in California: A Cultural Ecosystems Perspective 835 Matt Jans, Kevin McLaughlin, Joseph Viana, David Grant, Royce Park and Ninez A. Ponce 39 Additional Languages and Representativeness 859 Oliver Lipps and Michael Ochsner Section X Multi-group Analysis 879 40 Measurement Invariance in International Large-scale Assessments:Integrating Theory and Method 881 Deana Desa, Fons J.R. van de Vijver, Ralph Carstens and Wolfram Schulz 41 Approximate Measurement Invariance 911 Kimberley Lek, Daniel Oberski, Eldad Davidov, Jan Cieciuch, Daniel Seddig, and Peter Schmidt 42 Data Harmonization, Data Documentation, and Dissemination 933 Peter Granda 43 Basic Principles of Survey Data Recycling 937 Kazimierz M. Slomczynski and Irina Tomescu-Dubrow 44 Survey Data Harmonization and the Quality of Data Documentation in Cross-national Surveys 963 Marta KoBczyDska and Matthew Schoene 45 Identification of Processing Errors in Cross-national Surveys 985 Olena Oleksiyenko, Ilona Wysmulek, and Anastas Vangeli 46 Item Metadata as Controls for Ex Post Harmonization of International Survey Projects 1011 Marta KoBczyDska and Kazimierz M. Slomczynski 47 The Past, Present, and Future of Statistical Weights in International Survey Projects: Implications for Survey Data Harmonization 1035 Marcin W. ZieliDski, Przemek PowaBko, and Marta KoBczyDska Section XII Looking Forward 1053 48 Prevailing Issues and the Future of Comparative Surveys 1055 Lars Lyberg, Lilli Japec, and Can Tongur Wiley Series In Survey Methodology 1083 Index 1087