Speakers


BILLIET, Jaak


Curriculum

Jaak is professor at the Center for Survey Methodology Katholic University Leuven.

More: http://cwisdb.cc.kuleuven.ac.be/research/E/expertX3276.htm

 

Measuring the Emotional Economy in Europe

Educational backgrounds explanatory Variable and a Disturbing Variable in social Surveys

Jaak Billiet pointed out that respondents with low education levels distort the results of the survey. He proved that there is a higher item and unit non-response at low-educated respondents as well as a decreased stability -- therefore validity -- of their responses over time.

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References

http://ewis.za.uni-koeln.de/FinalReport/Toc481983615.htm
http://www.vliz.be/cgi-bin/vmdc2web.exe?action=ProID&ProID=79
http://www.ehess.fr/centres/ceifr/assr/N114/046.pdf


Publications

http://www.kadoc.kuleuven.ac.be/old/publicaties/s23.htm