Effect on reported levels of female labour force participation in developing countries of questionnaire design, sex of interviewer and sex/ proxy status of respondent: description of a methodological field Experiment

Anker, Richard,

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Abstract: Working paper on the impact of survey questionnaire design, sex of interviewer and sex-proxy status of sample respondent (research method) on reported levels of woman worker labour force participation in developing countries. Comprises a case study of methodological Experiment (Methods Test) in India and Egypt. Shows that the accuracy of research results depends on the definitions and type of questions used and on the interviewers and respondents selected. Bibliography.

Keywords: questionnaire; sex; interview; sample; research method; women workers; labour force participation; case study; methodology; experiment; research; definition.; questionnaire; sexe; interview; échantillon; méthode de recherche; travailleuses; taux d'activité; étude de cas; méthodologie; expérience; recherche; définition; cuestionario; sexo; entrevista; muestra; método de investigación; trabajadoras; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; estudio de casos; metodología; experimento; investigación; definición (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 82 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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