Technical reports provide an overview of the methodology employed on each Wave of the study.
Wave 13
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the thirteenth wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Introduction
- Fieldwork design
- Contact and co-operation
- Movers and tracing
- Translations
- The interview
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response
- Data preparation
Wave 12
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the eleventh wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response to web survey
- Overall Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 11
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the eleventh wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response to web survey
- Overall Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 10
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the tenth wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response to web survey
- Overall Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 9
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the ninth wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response to web survey
- Overall Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 8
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the eighth wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response to web survey
- Overall Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 7
This report provides an account of the methodology used in the seventh wave of Understanding Society.
It contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 6
These reports provide an account of the methodology used in the sixth wave of Understanding Society and the IEMB.
The mainstage report contains sections on:
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response
- Data Preparation
The IEMB report contains sections on:
- Overview of survey design
- Interview components
- Movers and Tracing
- Sampling
- Piloting
- Translated interviews
- Advance letters
- Fieldwork
- Interviewer materials and incentives
- Response
- Data preparation
Wave 6 technical report (pdf)
Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost (IEMB) technical report (pdf)
Wave 5
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 4
- Fieldwork Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Piloting
- Briefings and interviewer materials
- Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 3
- Survey Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Movers and Tracing
- Translations
- The Interview
- Briefings and interviewer documents
- Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 2
- Survey Design
- Contact and Co-operation
- Translations
- The Interview
- Briefings and materials
- Response
- Data Preparation
Wave 1
- Sample Design
- Developing Survey Instruments
- Translations
- Fieldwork
- Response Rates
- Data Preparation