Survey Methods in Multinational, Multiregional, and Multicultural Contexts

Written and edited by experts in the fields, Survey Methods in Multicultural, Multinational, and Multiregional Contexts provides an overview of comparative multinational, multiregional, and multicultural issues in survey methodology. Part of the Wiley Series in Survey Methodology, this volume explores the issue of quality in multipopulation surveys and the level of methodological expertise in comparative survey research. The text, including models of design, multilingual issues, and more on developing countries, is fundamental for statisticians, researchers, and students interested in design and implementation of international, national, and cultural comparative surveys.

Janet A. Harkness, Phd, is Director and Graduate Chair of the Survey Research and Methodology Program and Gallup Research Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln. Michael Braun, Phd, is Senior Consultant at GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (Germany). Brad Edwards is Vice President and Associate Director at Westat, Inc. Timothy P. Johnson, Phd, is Professor and Director of the Survey Research Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Lars Lyberg, Phd, is Chief Scientist at Statistics Sweden. Peter Ph. Mohler, Phd, is Professor at University of Mannheim (Germany). Beth-Ellen Pennell, Phd, is Director of Survey Research Operations at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Tom W. Smith is Director of the general Social Survey at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.