Generations and Gender Survey – Round II (GGS-II)

The Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) is conducted by the Generations & Gender Programme (GGP) research infrastructure.

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This is an international study that aims to collect data on family dynamics, intergenerational relations and population structure.

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Objectives

The GGS survey continues and inherits the experience of the Fertility and Family Survey (FFS) conducted in the 1990s by the Population Unit of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Since its creation (2000), GGP provides harmonised, large-scale, longitudinal and cross-national panel data on individual life courses and family dynamics. Through the GGS survey series, it follows individuals and respondents through relationships, marriages, parenting, divorces, deaths and many of the opportunities and challenges people face along the life course. The context database integrates survey data with regional and national level indicators to help better understand the role that policies and other contextual factors play in the lives of individuals and families. This information, collected according to the principles of Open Science, is ideal for formulating scientific knowledge-based responses relevant in shaping social policies to address contemporary challenges.

The second round of the GGS survey is currently underway, involving several countries in Europe and beyond.

GGS-II will follow interviewees through relationships, marriages, parenting, divorces, deaths and other life course opportunities and challenges, gathering information according to the principles of Open Science, which are ideal for formulating social policies based on scientific knowledge adapted to contemporary challenges.

Description of the service

GGS-II collects information on a sample of 12,500 individuals, statistically representative of the Italian resident population aged between 18 and 59.
The GGS-II questionnaire covers the following topics

Basic socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents;

Life stories: relationship with current partner and past relationships, type of relationship, differences of opinion; relationship with and children, adoptions, time devoted to their care;

Fertility: sexuality and health, current pregnancy or intention/ability to have children; use of treatment to facilitate conception, use of contraceptives;

Family decisions: relationships with other family members, family organisation, help and support, child care, childcare, shopping decisions, organisation of income and monthly expenses, help with housework and childcare;

Generations: respondent’s relationship with their parents, respondent’s family history and childhood, parents’ education, transition to adulthood;

Well-being: Respondent’s well-being and health status, satisfaction with their life, ability to carry out normal daily activities, social and emotional support;

Work: Respondent’s and partner’s current and past employment status, distance of workplace to home, use of maternity/paternity/parental leave;

Income: Respondent’s and family’s financial situation, type of income, payment delays;

Attitudes: religious denomination, participation in religious services, opinions on family prospects and relationships.

To whom it is addressed

GGS-II is integrated within the FOSSR infrastructure and provides services to Italian and foreign research staff, policy makers and institutional actors, civil society as well as all partners involved in the project.

Information

For information and contacts please write to: ggs@irpps.cnr.it.

The Italian GGS-II survey is coordinated by the Istituto di Ricerche sulla Popolazione e le Politiche Sociali (IRPPS) of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), partner of FOSSR, together with the Università Commerciale ‘Luigi Bocconi’ of Milan.

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