Methodology of the German National Sex Survey – GeSiD (German Health and Sexuality Survey)
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Methodology of the German National Sex Survey – GeSiD (German Health and Sexuality Survey). / Matthiesen, Silja; Pietras, Laura; Bode, Heidrun; Cholmakow-Bodechtel, Constanze; Cerwenka, Susanne; Pfister, Martin; von Rüden, Ursula; Steinacker, Günter; Wiessner, Christian; Briken, Peer; Dekker, Arne.
In: J SEX RES, Vol. 58, No. 8, 2021, p. 1008-1018.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Methodology of the German National Sex Survey – GeSiD (German Health and Sexuality Survey)
AU - Matthiesen, Silja
AU - Pietras, Laura
AU - Bode, Heidrun
AU - Cholmakow-Bodechtel, Constanze
AU - Cerwenka, Susanne
AU - Pfister, Martin
AU - von Rüden, Ursula
AU - Steinacker, Günter
AU - Wiessner, Christian
AU - Briken, Peer
AU - Dekker, Arne
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD) was carried out in 2018/2019 to provide up-to-date measures of sexual behavior, sexual attitudes and sexual lifestyles of the adult population. We describe the methods used in GeSiD which surveyed the general population in Germany aged 18–75 years (with oversampling of younger adults aged 18–35 years). This article focuses on study design, recruitment, and response rate and discusses the strategies implemented to enhance the response rate compared to the pilot study. Overall, 4.955 interviews were completed with a response rate of 30.2%. The data were weighted by age, gender, education, nationality, and region to reduce possible bias. Compared to the German 2018 census, the weighted sample provides good representativeness for selected respondent characteristics. The computer-assisted interviews consisted of a combination of face-to-face and self-completion components. They covered a broad perspective on sexual health, which included topics such as online sexual activities, pleasure, sexual dysfunction, and sexual violence. Reliable data on sexual and reproductive health in Germany are urgently needed for evidence-based prevention and health promotion work, to inform sexual health policy and for cross-national comparisons of the development of sexual behavior in Europe.
AB - The German Health and Sexuality Survey (GeSiD) was carried out in 2018/2019 to provide up-to-date measures of sexual behavior, sexual attitudes and sexual lifestyles of the adult population. We describe the methods used in GeSiD which surveyed the general population in Germany aged 18–75 years (with oversampling of younger adults aged 18–35 years). This article focuses on study design, recruitment, and response rate and discusses the strategies implemented to enhance the response rate compared to the pilot study. Overall, 4.955 interviews were completed with a response rate of 30.2%. The data were weighted by age, gender, education, nationality, and region to reduce possible bias. Compared to the German 2018 census, the weighted sample provides good representativeness for selected respondent characteristics. The computer-assisted interviews consisted of a combination of face-to-face and self-completion components. They covered a broad perspective on sexual health, which included topics such as online sexual activities, pleasure, sexual dysfunction, and sexual violence. Reliable data on sexual and reproductive health in Germany are urgently needed for evidence-based prevention and health promotion work, to inform sexual health policy and for cross-national comparisons of the development of sexual behavior in Europe.
U2 - 10.1080/00224499.2021.1875188
DO - 10.1080/00224499.2021.1875188
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
VL - 58
SP - 1008
EP - 1018
JO - J SEX RES
JF - J SEX RES
SN - 0022-4499
IS - 8
ER -
