Generations and Gender Survey study profile

Authors

  • Anne H. Gauthier Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, University of Groningen (RUG)
  • Susana Laia Farinha Cabaço Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3285-5551
  • Tom Emery Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW), Erasmus University Rotterdam http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6137-9577

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14301/llcs.v9i4.500

Keywords:

Panel microdata, Cross-national, family dynamics, Life course trajectories, Inter-generational relations

Abstract

The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) is a panel study on families, life course trajectories and gender relations. The GGS is part of the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP), a unique research infrastructure providing open access data to registered researchers. We will be focusing on the GGS waves that were already collected. With large samples per country, the GGS microdata provides researchers with a key resource to examine changes in family life, inter-generational and gender relations. The analysis of these trends is at the core of the research produced in several social science disciplines and the GGS data users have extensively used it to better understand topics such as the transition to adulthood, partnership formation and dissolution, fertility, gender roles and caring responsibilities. In the first part of this study profile, we focus on the design features of the GGS (data collection and adjustment, panel maintenance, and coverage) and subsequently we provide an overview of the organisational setup and outputs of the GGP. In the last part we reflect on the opportunities and challenges ahead of the next round of data collection.

Author Biographies

Anne H. Gauthier, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, University of Groningen (RUG)

Senior researcher, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; Honorary Professor of Comparative Family Studies, University of Groningen; Scientific coordinator, Generations and Gender Programme.

Susana Laia Farinha Cabaço, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

Researcher, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute.

Tom Emery, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW), Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute; Faculty of Social Sciences (FSW), Erasmus University Rotterdam.

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Published

2018-10-19

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2018): Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

Section

Study Profile

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