SHARE main data collection of Wave 9 and preparation of Wave 10 in 12 countries to maintain EU coverage

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The overall aim of this proposed project is to maintain full EU coverage in SHARE Wave 9 and Wave 10 to provide the largest possible SHARE database to the research community, the EU Commission, and supranational organisations such as OECD or WHO. This includes the data collection of Wave 9, data cleaning, and the first preparations of the Wave 10 questionnaire in 12 SHARE member countries. The overall aim will be achieved by extending the support of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion in the eight EU member states that joined SHARE in Wave 7 (Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Malta, Cyprus) and in four “crisis countries” (Portugal, Spain, Greece, Estonia). To reach this aim, SHARE needs financial support for the following activities: 1. To manage and coordinate the project and foster internal communication via conferences, working meetings, and electronic means (WP1) 2. To provide the SHARE survey instruments and fieldwork management tools for the data collection of Wave 9 (WP2) 3. To administer and monitor the main data collection of SHARE Wave 9 in the 12 countries (WP3) 4. To enforce strict survey standards and common procedures to SHARE’s multi-team setup in order to insure top quality, consistency and efficiency throughout the entire project (WP4) 5. To organise and execute data processing and data cleaning procedures (WP5) 6. To start preparing the content of the Wave 10 questionnaire (WP6) The data gained from this project will produce results based on Wave 9 data in the areas of long-term care, healthcare, informal care, labour force participation, work-life balance, pensions, and access to social protection of respondents aged 50 and older. Moreover, data from the SHARE Corona Survey will shed light on the long-term effects of the pandemic and the epidemic control decisions to contain COVID-19.