Besonderheiten und Problemlagen der quantitativen Befragung bei MigrantInnen

Abstract

Scientific studies with migrants gain importance in the context of globalization but there is hardly any methodological reflection in survey research. Several research deals with sampling of migrants for representative studies but till now there is only little scientific analysis about survey errors during the fieldwork and in regard to the interview conditions. This article refers to measurement errors, which can be ascribed to the questionnaire, the interaction between the interviewer and the respondent and the behaviour of the migrant himself. These biases are analysed based on a study about the integration of migrants in the city of Salzburg. An accompanying analysis of possible measurement errors was done in the construction of the questionnaire as well as in the context of fieldwork. Because of the accurate documentation of the interviews and the methodological analysis of the results the article may open new perspectives in the field of quantitative survey research with migrants.