# How comparable are the cross-national surveys in the Generations and Gender Survey Round II?

Aisling Connolly, Thibaud Ritzenthaler, Olga Grünwald, Arianna Caporali

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# How comparable are the cross-national surveys in the Generations and Gender Survey Round II?

Aisling Connolly, Thibaud Ritzenthaler, Olga Grünwald, Arianna Caporali

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# How comparable are the cross-national surveys in the Generations and Gender Survey Round II?

Aisling Connolly, Thibaud Ritzenthaler, Olga Grunwald & Arianna Caporali

## The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)

The GGS is a cross-national panel survey on life-course and family dynamics of individuals aged 18-79 years.

<figure><img src="image_2.png" /><figcaption>*Combines both income and work modules</figcaption></figure>

<caption>**Sweden** and **Germany** score the lowest with **41%** and **85%** comparability</caption>

## History of the Baseline Questionnaire

<figure><img src="image_3.png" /><figcaption>*Many countries also fielded similar COVID-19 and additional modules</figcaption></figure>
# How comparable are the cross-national surveys in the Generations and Gender Survey Round II?

Aisling Connolly, Thibaud Ritzenthaler, Olga Grunwald & Arianna Caporali

## The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)

The GGS is a cross-national panel survey on life-course and family dynamics of individuals aged 18-79 years.

<figure><img src="image_3.png" /><figcaption>*Combines both income and work modules</figcaption></figure>

<caption>**Sweden** and **Germany** score the lowest with **41%** and **85%** comparability</caption>

## History of the Baseline Questionnaire

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**Phase 1:**
**GGS-I**
**Questionnaire**
Developed in 2005
Fielded in 20
countries

<figure><img src="image_5.png" /></figure>

**Phase 2:**
**Development**
**and Testing**
Coding, test pilots
and amendments

<figure><img src="image_6.png" /></figure>

**Phase 3:**
**GGS-II Baseline**
**Questionnaire**
Country-specific
deviations
Optional questions

## Comparability to GGS-II Baseline Questionnaire

* **12 countries** were assessed on their comparability to the latest version of the GGS-II Baseline Questionnaire.

* **Country-specific and optional questions** were not included in the comparison.

### Methodology

* The comparability rate is calculated as on the number of questions in **country's questionnaire over** to the number of questions in the **core questionnaire**.

### Implications of non-comparable surveys

**Reduced data comparability**
Sweden 41% comparability vs. Denmark 98%

**Influence on data usage**
Higher comparability → usage in publications

**Effects on research quality**
Gaps in data affect the quality and robustness of findings

## Overview of Optional and Country-specific Modules

<table><caption>*Many countries also fielded similar COVID-19 and additional modules</caption><thead><tr><th>Module</th><th>Key concepts</th><th>Country fielded</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Reasons for having children</td><td>Parental instinct, lifelong joy, demanding for women</td><td>ARG, DNK, FIN, AUT, NOR</td></tr><tr><td>Theory of Planned Behaviour</td><td>Impact of children; Intentions to have children; Opinions on more children</td><td>CZE, URY, ARG</td></tr><tr><td>Sustainable Development Goals</td><td>Sexual autonomy; Contraceptive autonomy; Healthcare autonomy</td><td>All countries except NOR and SWE</td></tr><tr><td>Global uncertainties</td><td>Climate change, military conflicts, global epidemics, economic uncertainty etc.</td><td>NOR, GBR, FIN, EST, SW</td></tr><tr><td>Functional limitations</td><td>Difficulty to see, hear, care for self, communicate, walk, remember.</td><td>MLD, URY</td></tr></tbody></table>