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Quantitative survey research requires micro data. Country level data are always based on sampling. There exists a fairly general acceptance that sampling should be probability based. The available sampling frame may be inadequate and nonresponse may be high and selective. These nuisances are becoming more common for many reasons. An important reason is the survey mode that is more often telephone or web since these are cheaper and more comfortable. However, the frames for such surveys are more restricted than in the case of face-to-face interviewing. Nonresponse has been generally increasing over recent decades. Moreover, multinational surveys have been becoming more common, and the success in sampling and data collection will have a crucial role in order to get comparable estimates. Also, longitudinal approaches are often desired to follow individuals over time.

The session invites researchers who share these challenges and who have new experiences in these areas. Both multinational and national sampling issues are welcome. It would also be interesting to present papers in which anticipated nonresponse has been taken into account in the sampling design.