Gender and Generations Survey (GGS)

Summary

Strengths: This survey is part of the harmonised multi-country Generations and Gender Program (GGP), which makes it possible for international comparisons. Weaknesses: To date, Austria's version of the Gender and Generations Survey (GGS) has covered only some of the themes included in the original GGP designed survey (Austrian GGS focused on fertility, family planning, and household characteristics, and has not included measures on intergenerational and gender-specific relationships; the composition of the household and physical living conditions; division of labor in the household, social networks; private and public financial aid services; mobility and health).

Type of data

Data Source
Survey

Type of Study
Survey same

Data gathering method
Face-to-face

Access to data

Conditions of access
Free access to microdata for researchers upon request and registration on the GGP website: http://www.ggp-i.org/create-an-account.html

Type of available data (e.g. anonymised microdata, aggregated tables, etc.)
Anonymised microdata

Formats available
Aggregate and Microdata available through internet portal

Coverage

Coverage Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes
The survey has been carried out in 2008/2009, 2012/2013, 2016/2017 (projected). In 2008, 5,000 individuals constituted the sample. The sample data for 2012/2013 is not yet available.

First year of collection
2008

Stratification if applicable

Base used for sampling

Geographical coverage and breakdowns
By state (Bundesland)

Age range
2008/2009: 18-44

Statistical representativeness
Special group, please specify

Coverage of main and cross-cutting topics
Data collected on socioeconomic information about participants (education, occupation, income), information about partnerships and fertility history, attitudes and values of individuals with regard to family and relationships Corresponds to Intergenerational Relationships, Public Attitudes towards Ageing and Wellbeing Topics

Linkage

Standardisation
ISCED, ISCO

Possibility of linkage among databases
Linked to other participating countries (15); possibility of linkage to Microcensus

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable
No entry errors reported

Breaks
No breaks reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection
Interviewers are required to complete training before going into the field to ensure familiarity and consistency in terminology and coding. No inconsistencies reported

Governance

Contact information
Norbert Neuwirth, Austrian Institute for Family Studies
Austrian Institute for Family Studies, University of Vienna (Österreichisches Institut für Familienforschung, Universität Wien (ÖIF)); Austria: In collaboration with the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) and implemented by Statistik Austria
Grillparzerstraße 7/9
1010 Vienna Austria Phone: +431427748901
Email: ggp(at)oif.ac.at
Url: https://www.ggp-i.org/data/

Timeliness, transparency
Data for the first wave of the survey collected in 2008/2009; Aggregate and microdata available via online portal in 2010. According to the GGP Austria website, data for the second wave, collected in 2012/2013, should be available in 2014.