Plan a GGS in your country

Why join GGP?

Participating in the GGP offers countries a unique opportunity to address urgent population challenges with robust, internationally comparable data. The GGS supports policymaking and national strategies on family, fertility, gender equality, and demographic resilience.

The GGP offers:

• High-quality, policy-relevant data to inform national and international responses to low fertility, aging, youth transitions, gender inequality, and family diversity.
• Global infrastructure with local flexibility, using a common questionnaire that can be tailored with country-specific modules and administrative data linkages.
• Scientifically and policy rigorous design, with large samples, longitudinal follow-up, multi-mode collection, and GDPR compliance.
• Efficient, fully supported implementation with centralized tools for translation, programming, and monitoring, ensuring cost-effectiveness and cross-country comparability.
• Alignment with global goals, contributing to monitoring UN Sustainable Development Goals such as reproductive health (3.7.1) and gender autonomy (5.6.1).

Interested in Joining the GGP?

We welcome expressions of interest from countries that would like to participate in upcoming survey rounds. The Central Coordination Team can support you in exploring funding options, building national partnerships, and preparing for survey implementation

Steps to get involved

If your institution is interested in collaboration with the GGP and fielding the Generations & Gender Survey (GGS) in your country, the initial step is to contact our Central Coordination Team at ggp@nidi.nl.

Further steps to get involved in the GGS:

1. Forming a national team:
   Although a single institution may field the GGS in its country, we strongly recommend to form a broad national consortium including key stakeholders involved in population studies, statistics and relevant ministries.
2. Building your political and scientific case to secure funding:
   It is the responsibility of national teams to identify possible sources of national and regional funding. However, the Central Hub can provide support in the preparation and submission of your funding application including building the political and scientific case.
3. Planning your fieldwork:
   The staff at the Central Hub works closely with national teams to plan and execute the fieldwork using the best software and survey tools. Assistance is also provided to help with the translation, harmonisation and documentation processes.
4. Documenting and disseminating the results of the fieldwork and data analysis:
   In addition to fieldwork activities, national teams are encouraged to plan in advance and budget other activities related to documentation and communication in order to raise awareness of the survey, and disseminate its findings. The Central Hub supports national teams to develop such engagement and dissemination activities as part of their overall plan to participate in the GGP.

FAQ

1. What is the required sample size for the GGS?
   For countries covering the population aged 18-59, the minimum net sample size is 5,000. For those covering the population aged 18-79, the minimum net sample size is 10,000.
2. Can we field the survey online?
   Yes, we have extensive experience collecting data both in person and online.
3. Can we add extra questions and modules?
   Yes, extra questions and modules can be added in consultation with the Central Hub.
4. How much does fieldwork cost?
   Fieldwork costs vary significantly from country to country. The GGP has several measures in place to try and control costs and this is central to its design. For fieldwork cost estimates for your country, please contact the Central Hub at ggp@nidi.nl. There is a fixed cost for fieldwork support from the GGP of €20,000 per country per wave. This cost covers the development and deployment of the questionnaire and all licensing costs.
5. How many waves do we have to commit to?
   The GGS is designed to be conducted over at least 3 waves, 3 years apart. Fieldwork can begin with commitments for only one wave, but we encourage national teams to include costs for panel maintenance within the first wave budgets.
6. Who owns the data once it is collected?
   The national team retain ownership of the data in perpetuity. The GGP Central Hub facilitates archiving, harmonisation and dissemination to the research community.