Slagelse, Denmark:
May 1998

The purpose of this work shop was to develop the conceptual design of an international survey of living conditions in the Arctic.

The major decisions were:

· A quantitative survey based on qualitative studies

· A comparative study based on a common survey

· Survey data must be combined with regional "system reports"

· One core of common questions-additional with regionally specific questions allowed

· Three levels (a) inter-regional level, (b) regional level and (c) community level (depending on local funding)

· Geographical limitation: Inuit and Saami living in the Arctic

· Units of sampling: Inuit and Saami households (1) random

· Units of analysis: Individuals and households

· Age 16+

· The research design must mirror the life forms and welfare priorities of the respondents

· The aim is not only to map living conditions - but also to identify forces for social, economic and cultural change as well as consequences of change

· Theoretical and model deduced selection of living conditions indicators (The household production model (a.o))

· Coherent set of indicators. Measuring Both descriptive as well as cumulative measures are employed