?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13916%2F&rft.title=A+Social+Survey+on+Asylum+Seekers+in+and+around+Vienna+in%0D%0AFall+2015%3A+Methodological+Approach+and+Field+Observations&rft.creator=Kohlenberger%2C+J.&rft.creator=Buber-Ennser%2C+I.&rft.creator=Rengs%2C+B.&rft.creator=Al+Zalak%2C+Z.&rft.description=In+late+2015%2C+a+survey+called+DiPAS+(Displaced+persons+in+Austria+survey)+was+carried+out+in+and+around+Vienna+to+study+the+socio-demographic+characteristics%2C+values+and+attitudes+of+asylum+seekers+arriving+in+Austria+in+2015.+In+that+year%2C+the+number+of+persons+seeking+refuge+in+Europe+was+substantially+high%2C+with+Austria+being+the+fourth+largest+receiving+country+of+asylum+seekers+in+Europe.+This+data+collection+is+the+first+of+its+kind+in+Austria+and+to+our+knowledge+the+first+in+Europe+focusing+on+the+recent+arrivals+of+Syrian%2C+Iraqi%2C+and+Afghan+asylum+seekers.+First+results+on+human+capital+and+attitudes+of+DiPAS+respondents+have+been+published+recently.+The+current+paper+presents+the+methodological%0D%0Aapproach+of+collecting+these+data%2C+experiences+from+survey+preparation%2C+and+insights+from+the+field+phase.+Findings+address+four+key+challenges+faced+by+surveys+of+the+highly+mobile+and+vulnerable+group+of+asylum+seekers%2C+namely+(1)+representativity%2C+(2)+language+barriers%2C%0D%0A(3)+ethical+considerations%2C+and+(4)+cultural+diversity.+We+discuss+concrete+solutions+and+recommendations+for+similar+(inter)national%2C+cross-cultural+surveys%2C+and+provide+insights+for+planning+longitudinal+studies+on+displaced+persons+who+recently+arrived+in+Europe.&rft.publisher=Vienna+Institute+of+Demography%2C+VID+Working+Paper+6%2F2016&rft.date=2016&rft.type=Other&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text&rft.language=en&rft.rights=cc_by&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fid%2Feprint%2F13916%2F1%2FWP_06_16__6_.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kohlenberger%2C+J.%2C+Buber-Ennser%2C+I.%2C+Rengs%2C+B.%2C+%26+Al+Zalak%2C+Z.+%3Chttps%3A%2F%2Fpure.iiasa.ac.at%2Fview%2Fiiasa%2F13.html%3E++(2016).++A+Social+Survey+on+Asylum+Seekers+in+and+around+Vienna+in+Fall+2015%3A+Methodological+Approach+and+Field+Observations.++++Vienna+Institute+of+Demography%2C+VID+Working+Paper+6%2F2016+%2C+Vienna.+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oeaw.ac.at%2Ffileadmin%2Fsubsites%2FInstitute%2FVID%2FPDF%2FPublications%2FWorking_Papers%2FWP_06_16__6_.pdf