Life History Calendar Method

This study compared two interview methods.

Life history calendar method. First it can improve the quality of the retrospective data by helping the respondent to relate both visually and mentally the timing of several kinds of events. The lhc method was developed in the context of longitudinal research to record central events that can occur in a respondent s life. Adapting the life history calendar method.

A commonly used structured interview method and the life history calendar lhc method which combines a visual calendar with a semistructured interview schedule to help respondents gain better access to long term memory. Life history is a method of qualitative research frequently but not exclusively used in anthropology and in the health sciences today. This study compared two methods of collecting data regarding lifetime experience of ipv.

Comparison of two studies conducted with samples drawn from the same sampling. From quantitative to qualitative. One data collection approach that may be particularly useful for research with sexual minority youth is the life history calendar lhc method.

A sample of nine hundred u s 23 year olds originally interviewed in 1980 were asked about the incidence and timing of various life events in the nine years sin. A sample of ninehundred u s 23 year olds originally interviewed in 1980. It provides an alternative to empirical methods for identifying and documenting health patterns of individuals and groups.

Advantages of an lhc a life history calendar can have two main advantages for collecting retrospective survey data. The life history calendar lhc method freedman thornton camburn alwin young demarco 1988 and a commonly used. This paper details the authors selection design and use of a life history calendar lhc to collect retrospective life course data.

The life events calendar lec used in a number of fields for collecting retrospective data on one or more aspects of individuals lives has been variously referred to as the life history calendar event history calendar life chart interview calendar method calendar interviewing and timeline followback method. The life history calendar. This paper details the authors selection design and use of a life historycalendar lhc to collect retrospective life course data.