Technical reports

Technical reports provide an overview of the methodology employed in each Wave of the Innovation Panel.

Wave 17

This report provides an account of methodology used in the seventeenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 17 technical report (pdf)

Wave 16

This report provides an account of methodology used in the sixteenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 16 technical report (pdf)

Wave 15

This report provides an account of methodology used in the fifthteenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 15 technical report (pdf)

Wave 14

This report provides an account of methodology used in the fourteenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 14 technical report (pdf)

Wave 13

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the thirteenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Piloting and development
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 13 technical report (pdf)

Wave 12

This report provides an account of methodology used in the twelfth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample composition
  • Fieldwork design
  • Experiments
  • Fieldwork documents
  • The interview
  • Piloting and development
  • Briefings
  • Response
  • Data
Wave 12 technical report (pdf)

Wave 11

This report provides an account of methodology used in the eleventh wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Overview of the survey design
  • Sampling
  • Methodological experiments
  • Scripting of mixed-mode instrument
  • Phase 1: Online only
  • Phase 2: Face-to-face fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 11 technical report (pdf)

Wave 10

This report provides an account of methodology used in the tenth wave of Understanding Society’s Innovation Panel.

It contains sections on:

  • Overview of the survey design
  • Sampling
  • Methodological experiments
  • Scripting of mixed-mode instrument
  • Phase 1: Online only
  • Phase 2: Face-to-face fieldwork – refreshment sample only fieldwork period23
  • Phase 3: Face-to-face fieldwork – refreshment and longitudinal sample fieldwork period
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 10 technical report (pdf)

Wave 9

This report provides an account of methodology used in the ninth wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Overview of the survey design
  • Sampling
  • Methodological experiments
  • Scripting of mixed-mode instrument
  • Phase 1: Online only
  • Phase 2: Face-to-face fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 9 technical report (pdf)

Wave 8

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the eighth wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Overview of the survey design
  • Sampling
  • Methodological experiments
  • Scripting of mixed-mode experiment
  • Phase 1: CAWI data collection
  • Phase 2: CAWI fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 8 technical report (pdf)

Wave 7

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the seventh wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Survey design
  • Methodological experiments and testing
  • Sampling
  • Phase 1: CAWI data collection
  • Phase 2: CAWI fieldwork
  • Phase 3: CAWI mop-up and CATI interviewing
  • Data preparation
  • Fieldwork documents
Wave 7 technical report (pdf)

Wave 6

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the sixth wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Survey design
  • Methodological experiments and testing
  • Sampling
  • CAWI data collection
  • CAPI fieldwork (with CAWI alongside)
  • CATI interviewing (with CAWI alongside)
  • Meter reading follow-up
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 6 technical report (pdf)

Wave 5

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the fifth wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample design
  • Experiments
  • Mixed modes experiment
  • Contact and co-operation procedures
  • The Interview
  • Fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 5 technical report (pdf)

Wave 4

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the fourth wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample design
  • Experiments
  • Early Bird Appointments
  • Contact and co-operation procedures
  • The Interview
  • Fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 4 technical report (pdf)

Wave 3

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the third wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • Sample design
  • Experiments
  • Contact and co-operation procedures
  • The Interview
  • Fieldwork
  • Response
  • Data preparation
Wave 3 technical report (pdf)

Wave 2

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the second wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • sample design
  • IP2 experiments
  • fieldwork
  • the interview
  • response
  • data preparation
Wave 2 technical report (pdf)

Wave 1

This report provides an account of the methodology used in the first wave of the Innovation Panel of Understanding Society.

It contains sections on:

  • sample design
  • fieldwork
  • response
  • data preparation
Wave 1 technical report (pdf)