Design issues in collecting Design issues in collecting the data on Ego-Centered the data on Ego-Centered Social Networks on the Web Social Networks on the Web Gašper Koren, Valentina Hlebec, Vasja Vehovar, and Katja Lozar Manfreda [Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana] RC33 - Sixth International Conference on Social Science Methodology Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 20 th 2004
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Design issues in collecting Design issues in collecting the data on Ego-Centered the data on Ego-Centered
Social Networks on the WebSocial Networks on the Web
Gašper Koren, Valentina Hlebec,
Vasja Vehovar, and Katja Lozar Manfreda
[Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana]
RC33 - Sixth International Conference on Social Science Methodology
Amsterdam, the Netherlands, August 20th 2004
Presentation outline
1. Aim of the study
2. Collecting data on ego-centered social
networks
3. Data collection
4. Results
5. Conclusions
6. Further research
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Aim of the studyTo test some relevant methodological issues for collecting data on complex issues with self-administered survey methods (Web Survey):
1. Influence of graphical design
2. Way of collecting data on repeating
questions
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EGO
Vesna
Gašper
TinaPete
r
Mark Vasja
Katja
Network Generator
• Emotional support (Burt, 1984 )
• One out of four types of social support (Cohen and Wills, 1985)
“From time to time, most people discuss important personal matters with other people, for instance if they have problems at work, at
university, with partner or parents or other similar situations. Who are the people with
whom you discuss personal matters that are important to you?“
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Data collectionJuly - October 2001
• RIS – Research on Internet in Slovenia Web Survey • Over 14.000 respondents• 1009/631 respondents answerd on module about interpersonal relationships
Survey I.
August - September 2003
• Special Survey on Social Networks• 291/261 respondents
Survey II.
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Survey I. (2001)• 631 valid respondents
• 4 different network generators (measuring 4 different types of social support), 1 graphical design
• Ego should answer 11 questions for every listed alter (alter-vise questioning)
• 2 different types of question instructions (question wording)