Effect on reported levels of female labour force participation in developing countries of questionnaire design, sex of interviewer and sex/ proxy status of respondent: description of a methodological field Experiment.

Working paper on the impact of survey questionnaire design, sex of interviewer and sex-proxy status of sample respondent (research method) on reported levels of woman worker labour force participation in developing countries. Comprises a case study of methodological Experiment (Methods Test) in India and Egypt. Shows that the accuracy of research results depends on the definitions and type of questions used and on the interviewers and respondents selected. Bibliography.