Abstract:

The aim of the PAWCER project is to conduct comparative research on attitudes towards the welfare state, climate change and energy in order to deepen the understanding of conflict, identity and memory.
The subject of this pretest are two questions on political orientation (left-right scale) and on attitudes towards income disparities and redistribution.
The questions were tested via face-to-face cognitive interviews.

*Note: The items were tested in German. The items documented here are English translations of the original German wordings.*

Citation:

Neuert, C., Meitinger, K., Stiegler, A., Beitz, C., & Schmidt, R. (2017): Left-Right Scale & Income Differences (PAWCER Project) (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.

DOI:

http://doi.org/10.17173/pretest84

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct	Question documented in ZIS
1	In politics one sometimes speaks of "left" and "right". Where on the scale on this list would you rate yourself if 0 was left and 10 was right? [In der Politik spricht man manchmal von „links“ und „rechts“. Wo auf der Skala auf dieser Liste würden Sie sich selbst einstufen, wenn 0 für links steht und 10 für rechts?]	Single Question	Classification on political right-left scale
2	Please look at this list now and tell me how much you agree or disagree with the following statement. The state should take measures to reduce income disparities. [Bitte schauen Sie jetzt auf diese Liste und sagen Sie mir, wie sehr Sie der folgenden Aussage zustimmen oder wie sehr Sie diese ablehnen. Der Staat sollte Maßnahmen ergreifen, um Einkommensunterschiede zu verringern.]	Single Question	Attitude to redistribution	No

Number of Participants:

Selection of Target Population/Quotas:

Quota sampling. The selection of the target population was based on: Age (18 – 38 years, 39 – 59 years, 60 – 80 years) and sex:

2 Females and 2 Males, 18-38 years old
1 Female and 2 Males, 39-59 years old
2 Females and 1 Male, 60-80 years old

Test Date:

02/2017

Number of cognitive interviewers:

Pretests conducted in the lab (video-recorded):

Pretests conducted via phone or externally (audio-recorded):

Survey mode:

PAPI

Pretest mode:

CAPI

Procedure:

Use of an evaluation questionnaire

Incentive for respondents:

30 Euros

Project Description:

The aim of the PAWCER project is to conduct comparative research on attitudes towards the welfare state, climate change and energy in order to deepen the understanding of conflict, identity and memory. Cross-country analyses of survey and contextual data explore similarities and differences between Europe and Russia, as well as converging or diverging trends in these areas. The research is based on the analysis of existing and forthcoming survey data. The data will be collected through the European Social Survey (ESS), a biennial academic survey. The project is funded by the initiative ERA.Net RUS Plus.

Website:

https://www.gesis.org/en/research/external-funding-projects/archive/pawcer

Client:

ESS

Dr. Angelika Scheuer

Pretest Report (German):

Pretest Report (English):

Citation: Neuert, C., Meitinger, K., Stiegler, A., Beitz, C., & Schmidt, R. (2017): Left-Right Scale & Income Differences (PAWCER Project) (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.

Left-Right Scale & Income Differences (PAWCER Project) (English Version) - Cognitive Pretest