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Study title

Finding the right questions: Overcoming methodological difficulties associated with measuring participation at a local level

Creator

Gilbertson, J, Sheffield Hallam University

Study number / PID

851741 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-851741 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

The present study sets out to explore an apparent increase in participation in local organisations reported in the 2004 survey and to validate respondents' survey responses. The study assesses whether it is possible to design a new participation question which offers better value for money i.e. facilitates a similar level of understanding of the types of groups respondents are involved in and better captures their understanding of social participation, yet is sufficiently short to make it a viable option for local surveys.

Building on primary longitudinal survey data from a previous study measuring social capital in South Yorkshire Coalfield communities, this study explores a number of methodological concerns related to the extent of participation in these communities. The aim is to devise a set of survey questions better matched to respondents' understanding of participation which elicit an accurate assessment of participation, and are designed to be efficient for effective use in other local surveys. The research approach involves factor analysis to explore relationships between responses to survey questions about participation in local groups. In-depth interviews to better understand activities residents are engaged in and to validate existing survey responses. Findings will inform methodological review of existing survey methods and may help to suggest a more appropriate set of questions.

Topics

Society and culture

Keywords

PARTICIPATION (ELSST)LOCAL COMMUNITIES (ELSST)VOLUNTARY WORK (ELSST)2015

Methodology

Data collection period

01/10/2007 - 31/05/2009

Country

England

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Text

Data collection mode

In-depth interview (with respondents who took part in a previous longitudinal survey of social capital in South Yorkshire communities) . Some respondents took part in a previous longitudinal survey measuring social capital in South Yorkshire coalfield communities. Conducted in 2000 and 2004 a sample of 3,771 interviews was achieved, with 1071 of these respondents interviewed at both waves. This ESRC study drew its qualitative respondents from longitudinal sample. Of the 1000 or so respondents who made up the longitudinal sample just over half (51 per cent) were over 55 and 68 per cent were female. Respondents were grouped into a number of categories which took into account age, sex and qualifications as well as their responses to the question on participation in local organisations in 2000 and 2004.Four groups of respondents were interviewed. (No in 2000 and yes in 2004 - 11 interviews; Yes in 2000 and yes in 2004 -12 interviews; Yes in 2000 and no in 2004 - 9 interviews; No in 2000 and no in 2004 - 10 interviews)

Funding information

Grant number

RES-000-22-2287

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2015

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.

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