Assessing cross-national equivalence of measures of xenophobia: Evidence from probing in web surveys

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 383-395

  Braun, Michael ^a   Behr, Dorothée ^a   Kaczmirek, Lars ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 84887900090     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/eds034     Document Type: Article

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