GENERATIONS AND GENDER SURVEY IN RUSSIA: Parents and Children, Men and Women in Family and Society 2 nd wave IWG, 13 May, 2008 Oxana Sinyavskaya, IISP

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Generations and Gender Surveys in Russia – 2 nd wave The Russian GGS 2 nd wave was conducted by the IISP (Moscow) with the financial support of the: Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, UNFPA, Russian Charitable Foundation Victoria, Russian Savings Bank Sberbank Rossii and Ford Foundation. The design and standard survey instruments of the GGS were adjusted to the Russian context by the IISP (Moscow) and the Demoscope Independent Research Center (Moscow).

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Sampling – general approach Multi-stage probability sample of dwelling units Dwelling units households Households respondent (Kish procedure) Sample can be linked to the Education and Employment Scheme (EES) survey and to Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS)

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Sampling – RusGGS tasks – panel analysis + representative cross- sectional analysis by date (2007) 3 types of sample to construct one Panel – years old New respondents of 21 to 79 to replace those who left Special screening – new respondents of years old

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Percent of wastes by type of settlement

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Month of interview (old and new sample) New sample Old sample

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): RusGGS-2007: Two Questionnaires Panel sample = 2004Repair18-20 Panel Questionnaire Questionnaire for newcomers 70% of respondents Full version 30% of respondents Abridged version +

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Questionnaires Adaptation: Excluded Core Questions Both questionnaires exclude: Activity and Education History (a whole chapter – but: EES-2005) Detailed data on a Ps condition The exact incomes received from particular sources Some value orientations The questionnaire for newcomers also excludes: Emotional condition, satisfaction with personal relationships (children, partner, parents) and status Details of parents situation Monetary transfers

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Questionnaires Adaptation: Added Questions Pension reform module Demographical policy module Alimentary payments module Length of a R and Ps current statuses Details of accommodation Details of Rs employment: branch of industry informal payments Information about credits, bank transfers

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): 2 nd wave interview duration: still too long Old sample 30 to 220 minutes Mean = 100 minutes 10% = 60 minutes 25% = 80 minutes 50% = 100 minutes 75% = 120 minutes 90% = 135 minutes New sample 27 to 200 minutes Mean = 84 minutes 10% = 55 minutes 25% = 65 minutes 50% = 80 minutes 75% = 100 minutes 90% = 120 minutes Total sample 10% = 1 hour and less 25% = 1 hour 15 minutes and less 33% = 1 hour 20 minutes and less 50% = 1 hour 30 minutes and less 66% = 1 hour 45 minutes and less 75% = 1 hour 55 minutes and less 90% = 2 hours 10 minutes and less

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Possibilities of Panel Maintenance: Respondents, who agree to be interviewed repeatedly 55.8% of total sample have agreed to be interviewed after 3 years AND provided telephone numbers of people who can be contacted if R will move That consists of 26.7% of new sample and 73.3% of old sample Among new sample the percent of agreeable= 49.7% old sample the percent of agreeable = 58.4%

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Sample distribution by type of settlement

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Sample by the number of members in households Number of members in household 2004 (all)2007 (all)2007 (panel) 1 17,117,016,7 2 27,828,829,3 3 26,325,925,3 4 18,618,018,1 5 6,76,66,7 6 and more 3,53,73,8 Total100 Average size of hh = 2,8 persons

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Age structure of males and females sub-samples by RusGGS and population statistics MalesFemales Share of women: original sample = 64,9%; weighted by Kish = 62,6%; statistics = 54,1%

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Partnership Patterns in GGS-2004 and GGS-2007, males Later first partnership

Independent Institute for Social Policy (IISP): Partnership Patterns in GGS-2004 and GGS-2007, females Later first co-resident partner and marriage