@article{HaugLochnerHuber, author = {Haug, Sonja and Lochner, Susanne and Huber, Dominik}, title = {Methodological Aspects of a Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Asylum Seekers in Germany}, series = {mda - methods data analyses}, volume = {13}, journal = {mda - methods data analyses}, number = {2}, publisher = {GESIS - Leibniz-Institut f{\"u}r Sozialwissenschaften}, doi = {10.12758/mda.2019.02}, pages = {321 -- 340}, abstract = {This field report presents and discusses methodological issues and challenges encountered in a mixed-methods research project on asylum seekers in Bavaria, Germany. It documents the research design of, and field experiences in, a quantitative survey based on a quota sampling procedure and a qualitative study, both of which were conducted in collective accommodation for asylum seekers at selected locations in that federal state. Standardized PAPI multiple-topic questionnaires were completed by asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, Eritrea, and Iraq (N = 779); most of the questionnaires were self-administered. In addition, 12 qualitative face-to-face biographical interviews were conducted in order to gain an in-depth understanding of attitudes and experiences of asylum seekers. This report focuses on the following aspects: the use of gatekeepers to facilitate participant recruitment; sampling procedures; the involvement of interpreters in the data collection process; response bias and response behaviors among asylum seekers; and the experiences gained from data collection in collective accommodation for asylum seekers.}, language = {en} }