Children’s Reports of Parents’ Education Level: Does it Matter Whom You Ask and What You Ask About?

Education researchers who study the effect of family social background on student achievement often use students’ survey reports of parental education to investigate these effects. However, past research has demonstrated that students misreport their parents’ education levels. We expand upon this re...

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Main Authors: Frauke Kreuter, Stephanie Eckman, Kai Maaz, Rainer Watermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Survey Research Association 2010-12-01
Series:Survey Research Methods
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Online Access:https://ojs.ub.uni-konstanz.de/srm/article/view/4283