Research project AG/DD/004 (Research action AG)
Panel study on voting behaviour, in relation with social status, attitudes and opinions of the electorate; placing the data at disposal for the researchers.
Objectives
- Carrying out a survey based upon a representative sample of about 4800 voters in the whole country);
- Analysis of results according to the scientific theoretical standards in the field and to the outputs from the previous studies;
- Use of advanced methodology for quality control of the sampling and the analysis.
Workplan
1.analysis of the results of 1991 and 1995 elections (to be continued)
- analysis and a.o. construction of scales of attitudes;
- evaluation of the 1991 and 1995 questionnaires;
- evaluation of the work of the interviewers;
- publications on 1991 and 1995 elections (to be continued);
- service to the users (to be continued).
2.Preparing the survey on the next legislative election (1999)
- new questionnaire;
- sampling methodology;
- training of interviewers;
- refinement of panel study techniques;
- pilot survey.
3.Carrying out the third survey
- random sampling;
- survey of 4800 voters;
- data encoding, data quality control;
- construction of a working database.
4.Preliminary analysis
- preliminary analysis on the main voting determinants and on vote transfers;
- comparison with the previous survey;
- publication of results.
5.Constructions of database and codebooks
- production of the final version of database;
- integration of the data from the three Regions and production of a national codebook;
- data service for national and European users.
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