Wave 2018
Period of Data Collection: April 2018 to June 2018 (part 1, main), July 2018 to December 2018 (part 2, additional) |
Data Collector: Centre of Sociological Research at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences |
Sample:
POLPAN 2018 comprises two panel samples and a renewal sample of young.
- The first panel sample contains all 2013 POLPAN respondents who agreed to be re-contacted (n = 2739). These people are aged 26-95 in 2018 (they were born between 1923 and 1992). The number of realized interviews is 1837. RR (Response Rate) = 74%.
- The second panel sample contains respondents first interviewed in 2008, but not re-interviewed in 2013. It comprises people aged 31-35 in 2018. The number of realized interviews is 38. RR = 23%.
- The renewal sample covers young people aged 21-25 in 2018 (i.e. born between 1993 and 1997). 602 new respondents were selected from the PESEL register (The Universal Electronic System for Registration of the Population), applying a simple random sampling method for selection. The number of realized interviews is 286. RR = 54%
RR=[INT/(N-NA-RD-NP)] *100 [%]
Where
RR |
Response rate |
INT |
Number of interviews |
N |
Total sample size |
NA |
Address not valid |
RD |
Respondent deceased |
NP |
Excluded from the population (living in the institution, emigrated) |
|
Total Number of Completed Interviews: 2,161 (including 1,875 interviews with panel respondents and 286 with new respondents) |
Mode of Data Collection: Pen and Paper Personal Interviews (PAPI) with standardized questionnaire |
Implementation of the POLPAN 2018 survey according to the particular versions of the questionnaire:

POLPAN 2018: Histories of participation in the survey:
