Survey Research Among Older Migrants: Age-Related Differences in Contact and Cooperation.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Given the increasing academic interest in older migrants, this study aims at examining the likelihood of establishing contact and cooperation in a survey among first-generation migrants in Germany, comparing migrants of age 50 and older with younger migrants (aged 16-49).

Research design and methods

We analyze data from the Migrants' Welfare State Attitudes (MIFARE) study collected in Germany, which contains information about first-generation migrants from 9 different origin groups living in private households. Potential survey participants were contacted via mail and invited to participate in a paper- or online-based survey. In addition, an incentive experiment was implemented and age-dependent response rates were analyzed. Using logistic regressio

SUBMITTER: Seibel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9295202 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature