GESIS Pretest Database - International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015 (English Version)

Abstract:

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is an international cooperation programme that conducts an annual joint survey on topics relevant to the social sciences. Since its foundation in 1984, the ISSP has grown to 48 member countries in 2013.
The subject of this pretest are questions from the ISSP survey in Germany about work-life-balance, working hours, and the bond with the employer.
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. The translations do not correspond exactly to the formulations in the English ISSP 2015 source questionnaire.*

Citation:

Lenzner, T., Neuert, C., & Otto, W. (2014): International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015 (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

DOI:

10.17173/pretest89

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct
1	Have you ever foregone opportunities to advance your career for your family - or would you do so if necessary?	Single Question	Weighting of family and career
2	Have you ever given up a professional activity with high responsibility for your family - or would you do so if necessary?	Single Question	Weighting of family and career
3	Have you ever, just for the sake of your family life, maintained a professional activity that was not satisfactory for you - or would you do so if necessary?	Single Question	Weighting of family and career
4	Which of the following statements best applies to your usual working hours?	Single Question	Usual working hours
5	To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?	Multi-Item Scale	Commitment to employer
6	Have you ever been professionally disadvantaged in the last five years, e.g. when applying for a job or in terms of pay or promotion?	Single Question	Professional disadvantage
7	In your opinion, what were the main reasons for the discrimination?	Single Question	Reasons for professional disadvantage
8	To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?	Multi-Item Scale	Connection with profession

Number of Participants:

15

Selection of Target Population/Quotas:

Quota sampling. Only people of full age and in employment. Test persons were selected according to age (18 - 40 years; 41 years and older), education (university entrance qualification: yes/no) and sex.

2 women and 2 men, 18-40 years, no university entrance qualification (Abitur)
3 women and 1 man, 18-40 years, university entrance qualification (Abitur)
2 women and 2 men, 41+ years, no university entrance qualification (Abitur)
1 woman and 2 men, 41+ years, university entrance qualification (Abitur)

Test Date:

01/2014

Number of cognitive interviewers:

5

Pretests conducted in the lab (video-recorded):

15

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

-

Survey mode:

PAPI

Pretest mode:

CAPI

Incentive for respondents:

30 Euro

Project Description:

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is an international cooperation programme that conducts an annual joint survey on topics relevant to the social sciences. Since its foundation in 1984, the ISSP has grown to 48 member countries in 2013.

Website:

http://www.gesis.org/issp

Client:

GESIS
Dr. Evi Scholz

DOI of Data Set in the GESIS Data Archive:

dx.doi.org/10.4232/1.12744

Pretest Report (German):

Pretest Report (English):

Interview protocol (German):

Citation:

Lenzner, T., Neuert, C., & Otto, W. (2014): International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) 2015 (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences