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COUPLES - Social Stratification, Cohesion and Conflict in Contemporary Families (1998-2011)

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Methods

Method description

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Method (instruments)

Population, unit of observation

The unit of analysis is the couple, meaning that each line corresponds to a couple. However, some specifications should be considered: Wave 1 - couple (both partners were interviewed) Wave 2 - couple (only the female partner from the original couple of wave 1 was interviewed) Wave 3 - couple (several situations: both partners of the original couple, only one partner of the original couple, new partner of the original couple, both partners from the cohort refreshment in wave 3)

Participant selection or sampling method (census, random sampling, other sampling method (specify))

Wave 1 - Random stratified sampling by region (oversampling of French and Italian-speaking parts) Wave 2 - Female partners from the original couple (wave 1) Wave 3 - Respondents from wave 1 (in couple or alone), new partners and cohort refreshement (randomly selected)

Other significant comments

See the attached documents.