Research Paper Universita Degli Studi di Siena Dipartimento di Metodi Quantitativi: Serie Speciale: Working on Panel 1

European household panel studies -Siena working paper-

Authors

Publication date

1994

Volume

3-40

Subjects

Survey Methodology and Sociology Of Households

Notes

National household panel studies have been established in a number of European countries. They are a major social scientific resource for understanding social and economic dynamics. This paper provides details on: 1) the nature and objectives of household panel studies; 2) the advantages of panel data; 3) the various external panel studies. A number of points concerning household panel studies are discussed by reference to the British Household Study - sample design; questionnaire design; and data collection and dissemination issues.

Published with Sample design for a longitudinal analysis...; working paper; Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences - Longitudinal Sampling Surveys for the Analysis of Socio-Economic Phenomena, Siena, May 3-4, 1993

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