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68 WEDNESDAY 20 JULY2.5 Survey innovaons in data collecon for longitudinal surveys of the generalpopulaonTo be held on July 20, 2011 from: 09:00 to 10:30, in room 340.Coordinated by:• Jonathan Burton - University of Essex, United Kingdom• Emanuela Sala - University of Milano Bicocca, Italy2.5.1 Innovaons in Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal StudyJ. Burton 2 , E. Sala 11 University of Milano Bicocca, Italy; 2 University of Essex, United KingdomLongitudinal surveys across the world are introducing innovaons to improve response rates, increase dataquality or to collect new types of data. Understanding Society: the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)is a large new household panel survey for the UK. In this presentaon we give a broad overview of this newsurvey, with an emphasis on innovaons that have been introduced. One major element of the new study isan Innovaon Panel. This is a longitudinal panel which allows the tesng and development of new quesons,and new ways of asking exisng quesons. This is not the sole source of innovave data collecon methods,however. On the main sample we use geographical idenfiers to allow geo-coded linkages to facilitate analysisof local area and neighbourhood effects. Respondents have been asked for their consent to link administraveinformaon to their survey responses...2.5.2 Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) - Evoluon of data collecon methodsJ. Corey 11 Australian Bureau of Stascs, AustraliaAs the children in our study have grown and changed, so have the methods we use to collect the data. Wechange our methods of collecon for a number of reasons:• To promote engagement in the study by ourrespondents,• To keep up-to-date with technology2.5.3 Using a Daily Prospecve Life-Chart Method to Examine the Impact of Life Events on the Course ofBipolar DisordersW. van der Vaart 3 , J. van Zaane 2 , S. Draisma 1 , J. Smit 41 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands; 2 Vrije universiteit, ggzingeest, Netherlands; 3 University for Humaniscs/ GGZ inGeest Instute of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Netherlands; 4 Vrije Universiteit MedicalCenter Amsterdam, NetherlandsLife events have been found to influence the course of mood disorders, like bipolar disorders. However, themechanisms through which they operate are not clear yet. Generally, most studies claim that it is not theimpact of a single life event that triggers bipolar disorders, but assume an addive effect of mulple life events.It’s unknown though, whether this also applies to short-term effects of relavely common life events. Also it’sunclear how the effects of events may change over me; an issue that is complicated by the fact that dates oflife events oen are subject to recall error.2.5.4 Challenges in Data Collecon and Data Protecon: The Naonal Educaonal Panel StudyI. Ristau 1 , S. Meixner 1 , N. Lidzba 1 , A. Müller-Kuller 1 , J. von Maurice 1 , H. Blossfeld 11 Naonal Educaonal Panel Study (NEPS), GermanyIn modern knowledge-based sociees, educaon is not only the key for economic growth and prosperity but itis also decisive for coping with the challenges of a rapidly changing and globalizing world. The German Naonal