TY - JOUR
T1 - Collecting survey data among the 50+ population during the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - The survey of health, (share)ageing and retirement in Europe
AU - SHARE-ERIC Central coordination
AU - Scherpenzeel, Annette
AU - Axt, Kathrin
AU - Bergmann, Michael
AU - Douhou, Salima
AU - Oepen, Andrea
AU - Sand, Gregor
AU - Schuller, Karin
AU - Stuck, Stephanie
AU - Wagner, Melanie
AU - Börsch-Supan, Axel
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© European Survey Research Association.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - While the COVID-19 crisis resulted in a vast number of new research projects springing up like mushrooms everywhere, it had severe consequences for ongoing survey research and in particular for running data collections. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was hit by the virus in the middle of its Wave 8 data collection, which had to be suspended in all 28 participating countries. Responding to the evolving crisis situation and taking steps to resume fieldwork was especially challenging for SHARE, since (1) the 50+ population is more severely affected by COVID-19 than younger age groups and (2) the measures taken by governments in response to the outbreak differed across the countries. Against this background, we discuss possible solutions for adaptations regarding the mode of data collection, questionnaire content, sample design, and actual fieldwork.
AB - While the COVID-19 crisis resulted in a vast number of new research projects springing up like mushrooms everywhere, it had severe consequences for ongoing survey research and in particular for running data collections. The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) was hit by the virus in the middle of its Wave 8 data collection, which had to be suspended in all 28 participating countries. Responding to the evolving crisis situation and taking steps to resume fieldwork was especially challenging for SHARE, since (1) the 50+ population is more severely affected by COVID-19 than younger age groups and (2) the measures taken by governments in response to the outbreak differed across the countries. Against this background, we discuss possible solutions for adaptations regarding the mode of data collection, questionnaire content, sample design, and actual fieldwork.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Fieldwork disruption
KW - In-person interviewing
KW - Panel surveys
KW - Survey fieldwork
KW - Telephone interviewing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086328744&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7738
DO - 10.18148/srm/2020.v14i2.7738
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85086328744
SN - 1864-3361
VL - 14
SP - 217
EP - 221
JO - Survey Research Methods
JF - Survey Research Methods
IS - 2
ER -